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Macy's to Martha Stewart: Your J.C. Penney Deal Is Not a Good Thing
6:00AM 1/28/2012
Martha Stewart has a new legal problem to contend with: Macy's, which had an exclusive licensing deal with her namesake company, has filed a lawsuit against Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia for hooking up with J.C. Penney.
With patent infringement accusations going every which way in recent months, we're certainly familiar with Apple/Samsung banter. Now Apple has thrown yet another punch at the Korean smartphone maker, targeting its Galaxy S II, Galaxy S Plus and eight other handsets.
Japanese optics giant Olympus is suing several former executives and its current president, seeking millions of dollars in damages after revelations about a decade-plus scheme that hid $1.7 billion in securities losses from investors.
More than 13 million Bank of America debit-card customers could see some repayment for excessive overdraft fees the bank charged them over the course of a decade. A federal judge has approved a $410 million settlement to compensate customers who were charged fees as a result of the bank posting transactions from highest to lowest dollar amount, rather than in the order they occurred.
When you need to give yourself a whole new image, there's nothing like changing your name. Which may be why high fructose corn syrup, the scourge of dieticians and dieters everywhere, wants to rebrand itself "corn sugar." But there's one big obstacle: the sugar industry, which is going to court to protect its good name.
Rent-to-Own Deals Are a Massive Ripoff, Consumer Reports Finds
7:00AM 6/23/2011
No credit check, low weekly payments and carry it home today? If you think rent-to-own stores' deals are too good to be true, you're right. They're a ripoff that leave unwary consumers paying the equivalent of up to 311% interest, according to a new investigation by Consumer Reports.
Sharper Image Wants to Repay Its Ill-Treated Gift Card Holders
10:30AM 4/13/2011
Like a spirit from beyond the grave, bankrupt Sharper Image Corp. is back and searching for its former gift card holders. But this is a benevolent ghost: Its mission is to start the process of finding and reimbursing them.
Three Companies to Refund Consumers For Phone Bill 'Cramming'
8:00AM 4/06/2011
Three companies in three states have agreed to pay consumers back for what amounts to years of unwanted, unauthorized charges on their local phone bills, a practice commonly called "cramming." In some cases, the charges had nothing to do with using the phone.
The companies agreed to refund a total...
A New York judge has called off a deal between Google and the book industry that would have created a universal library. But a new deal could still go forward with modifications.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs Ordered to Testify in iTunes Antitrust Case
10:09AM 3/22/2011
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been ordered by a federal judge to answer questions in an iTunes antitrust lawsuit, according to Reuters. Jobs will respond to allegations that Apple designed its software in a way that prevented competitor RealNetworks' music files from playing on iPods.
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