Black & Hispanic Kids Targeted With Unhealthy Food Ads
The vast majority of food-related TV advertisements aimed at young black and Hispanic consumers promote unhealthy foods, according to a new study.
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Shareholder Class Action
Directors of the online retailer Wayfair sold shares for $87.7 million at prices inflated by false and misleading statements, after which the share price sank by $14, shareholders say in a federal class action.
Read morePonzi Feeder Fund
A class claims in court that Acrebay Capital Management, Credit Portfolio Lending II and their directors defrauded investors through a feeder fund for a $345 million Ponzi scam.
Read moreFiat Chrysler Reaches $800M Deal to Settle Emissions Case
Fiat Chrysler is expected to pay about $800 million to resolve claims that it used illegal software to cheat on emissions tests on more than 104,000 Ram pickup trucks and Jeep SUVs.
Read moreWorker of the Week
A customer who was slightly injured by a defective soda machine at a McDonald’s claims in court an employee took her into a bathroom to photograph her injuries, and would not let her go until she was photographed topless: “It’s policy,” the employee said, according to the complaint in Multnomah County Court.
Read moreDemocrats Challenge Trump With Drug-Cost Legislation
Leading congressional liberals are unveiling a legislative package that aims to radically reduce what Americans pay for prescription drugs by linking prices to lower costs in other countries.
Read moreUS Clothier Cuts Off Chinese Factory in Internment Camp
A U.S. supplier of T-shirts and other team apparel to college bookstores cut its ties Wednesday with a Chinese company that drew workers from an internment camp holding targeted members of ethnic minority groups.
Read moreFan Who Fought Super Bowl Ticket Hoarding Loses Suit
The New Jersey Supreme Court sided with the NFL on Wednesday over its decision to hold a public lottery for just 1 percent of tickets to the 2014 Super Bowl.
Read moreTexas Sues ClubCorp
Texas sued ClubCorp and 27 affiliates, including country clubs and athletic clubs, demanding an audit and delivery of $53 million in unclaimed property, mostly membership deposits, in Travis County Court.
Read moreHilton Class Action
In a federal class action, 36 named plaintiffs claim Hilton Grand Vacations defrauds people with cold phone calls claiming they won a prize, which is actually just a pitch for a timeshare scheme.
Read moreBank Embezzlement
UBS customers claim in court that the bank allowed its financial services officer to embezzle $5 million from their accounts.
Read moreAir Travelers Feeling Effects of Government Shutdown
The partial government shutdown is starting to affect air travel. Some U.S. airports had long lines at checkpoints over the weekend, apparently caused by a rising number of security officers calling in sick while they are not getting paid.
Read moreNew California Governor Sets Sights on Health Care Reform
n his first day in office, newly inaugurated California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan to lower prescription drug costs and make it easier for Golden State families to get insurance coverage.
Read moreEducation Fraud
The Institute of Reflexology falsely claimed that those who completed classes and got certified could practice reflexology in all 50 states, defrauding students of $2,700 apiece, 26 Chinese-speaking Tennesseans claim in court
Read moreCryptocurrency Fraud
Nano, BitGrail and others defrauded investors of $170 million in cryptocurrency that was “lost” on BitGrail, consumers claim in a federal class action.
Read moreLawsuit Over Microplastics in Nestle Water Thrown Out
A lawsuit claiming food and beverage giant Nestle misled consumers about its water quality by allowing high levels of microplastics in its products was dismissed by a federal judge.
Read moreRental Car Privacy
A class claims in Superior Court that Avis Budget Group gathers personal information from customers who pair their smartphones with rental cars’ entertainment systems, then fails to clear the system, making such data available to the next customer.
Read moreLos Angeles Sues the Weather Channel
Los Angeles’ city attorney sued The Weather Channel on Thursday, claiming it fraudulently and deceptively uses its Weather Channel App “to amass its users’ private, personal geolocation data,” not, as advertised — “to provide them with ‘personalized local weather data’”— but to monetize the information by selling it to third parties.
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