Radio

‘$1 Buy’ Rent Deals Spark Class Action

Struggling Wagga Wagga mother of five Casey Simpson paid Radio Rentals $3320 for a used bed worth $480 and she still doesn’t own it. Ms Simpson, who is leading a $50 million class action launched by Maurice Blackburn lawyers against Radio Rentals on Wednesday, claims its “Rent, Try, $1 Buy” contract misled her. She says instead of letting her buy the used …


Radio Rentals Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit

Retail giant Radio Rentals has been hit with a class-action lawsuit, which claims thousands of customers using the “Rent, Try, $1 Buy” scheme were ripped off after signing misleading and dodgy contracts. Law firm Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, who filed the lawsuit in Sydney’s Federal Court today, claims Radio Rentals targeted low-income and vulnerable customers, who believed they could “rent-to- …


In Sirius XM Lawsuits, Settlement Might Cement Digital Music Monopolies

Sirius XM Satellite Radio’s recent settlement with ex-members of the 60s rock group The Turtles over royalty payments for old recordings has the potential to solidify the dominant position of big music services like Sirius XM, at the expense of new music services, independent and Web-based radio stations, and the listening public. If approved by the court, the settlement would give Sirius XM …


Glenn Beck Settles Lawsuit With Saudi Student He Accused of Financing Boston Marathon Bombings

Glenn Beck has settled a lawsuit filed by the Saudi Arabian student he wrongly accused of providing financial backing for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Beck, the conservative radio host and entrepreneur, had repeatedly identified Abdulrahman Alharbi, a 20-year-old Saudi scholarship student living in greater Boston, as the individual who funded the attacks that were carried out by Dzhokhar …


Taylor Swift Excused From Jury Duty Over Conflict With Her Pending Sexual Assault Lawsuit

He said Miss Swift would be happy to serve in any other type of case. The pop star was sued last year by a former Coloradan radio DJ who claims that he lost his job because of allegations the singer made about him grabbing her backside during a 2013 photo shoot. In June 2013, David Mueller, who is known on the radio as “Jackson”, went to a meet-and-greet with Taylor Swift, and brought along his …


$35 Million Settlement Proposed in Robo-Dialing Class Action Against SiriusXM

A settlement between SiriusXM and Francis W. Hooker, Jr., who brought suit against the company in 2012, has been submitted to Arenda L. Wright Allen, the Eastern District of Virginia judge appointed to the case. If approved, SiriusXM would establish a $35 million settlement fund from which “notice, administrative costs, service awards, and attorneys fees, costs, and other expenses” would be …