A class-action lawsuit was filed last week against General Motors that claims the company failed to fix a defect in hundreds of thousands of Chevy Impalas sold in 2007 and 2008. The lawsuit claims a defect in the vehicles causes the rear tires to become misaligned and easily worn down. GM fixed the defect in all Impalas used for police work, but failed to address the problem in the more-than 423,000 cars owned by civilians.
GlaxoSmithKline Plc has paid $120 million to resolve more than 100 lawsuits in the past nine months over their denture cream, Poligrip. The lawsuits complained that the cream caused neurological disorders in users because of the high levels if zinc. The suits also claimed the company failed to warn its consumers about the risk to zinc exposure.
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Notices were sent out this week to purchasers of the weight-loss supplement Akavar, notifying them of a class-action lawsuit against the maker of Akavar. The suit claims the marketing of the product, which says “eat all you want and still lose weight,” has not been tested in clinical trials or evaluated by doctors. The phrase is misleading, fraudulent and deceptive, the suit alleges. |
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Hospital chain Tenet Healthcare Corp. has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over the deaths of patients at a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina. More than 30 patients died after the hospital lost power and temperatures rose to over 100 degrees. The suit claims the hospital “wasn’t prepared to care for patients and had no emergency plan to evacuate.” The terms of the settlement were undisclosed. |
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A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Proctor & Gamble, makers of Fixodent denture cream, claiming the product makes users ill because of its high zinc content. Plaintiffs in the suit claim the cream has caused them neurological illnesses and limb numbness, among other things. The suit also claims there have been studies done linking denture users with neurological disease. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. |
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A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the National Football League by 400 fans whose tickets were denied at the Super Bowl. The $5 million suit claims the fans, who had spent thousands of dollars on travel and tickets were denied their seats when they arrived at the game. The suit also represents a group of people who were moved to temporary metal seats with obstructed views after being promised much better seats. |
iPhone 4 users have filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple that claims the glass casing on the phones crack much easier than advertised. The glass is supposed to be “super-durable and scratch-resistant,” Apple claims, but in reality the casing is very fragile, the lawsuit states. Recent data shows the “latest model of the iPhone broke 82 percent more often than the iPhone 3GS,” the Washington Post reports. The suit is seeking reimbursement for the cost of the phone and repairs.
A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against Toyota Motors over headlight failures in the Toyota Prius. The suit, which covered more than 2,500 complaints, targeted a defect in the Prius which caused the car’s headlights to shut off without warning. As part of the settlement, Toyota will reimburse the cost to fix the headlights and extend owners’ warranties
A federal judge has approved a class-action lawsuit against Netflix Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. over an alleged monopoly agreement. Netflix customers claim in their suit the two companies “conspired in 2005 to divide the market for selling and renting DVDs in order to reduce competition.” As a result of the agreement, the plaintiffs claim to have paid “supracompetitive” prices
A federal judge has approved a class-action lawsuit against video game maker Electronic Arts (EA) over accusations of price fixing. The lawsuit claims the company inflated prices of their popular sports games by as much as 70 percent. The company “violated antitrust and consumer protection laws by holding exclusive license agreements with NFL, NCAA, and Arena Football League,” the suit alleges.
