Archive for the Legal News Category
Cramming: A Scamming Perennial Makes a Comeback
As cell phones have become more numerous than people over the last decade, so too have the bills become gargantuan. Few people don’t at least know of someone who was hit with huge cell phone overages: thousands of dollars racked up by someone completely unaware of the true cost of their lengthy chatting and texting [...]
Small Business a Big Priority for U.S. Economy
The U.S. Treasury said on Friday that a White House proposal for a $30 billion loan fund would help to stop the credit drought for small businesses, as business owners said their inability to get financing is curbing expansion, and hurting viability in a slower economy.
The Obama administration has said plenty of the right words [...]
The Not so Great Compromise
As more and more Americans are coming down with acute allergies to the political bickering surrounding health care, the Democratic Party once again claims to have the cure: A Compromise between the two warring parties presented today by the Obama Administration.
This plan reflects a keen effort to try and address the most vocal critics from [...]
Toyota Likely to Avoid Large Civil Fines Due to Recall
Toyota’s normally stellar reputation for safety and quality has seemingly disappeared with their announcement of the recall of more than 8 million automobiles sold in the United States.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has been vocal in his criticism of the automaker, including hints which lead many to believe he’s considering large civil fines against Toyota for [...]
Space shuttle engineer sentenced for spying
Dongfan Chung, former United States space shuttle engineer, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday for espionage. A California judge found the man guilty of “economic espionage to benefit a foreign country”. The 74 year old engineer had worked on the Rockwell International space shuttle program before being accused of stealing documents on the shuttle (as well [...]
THE PEOPLE’S CHAMP — Andrew Cuomo goes after GameStop, Barnes and Noble and 20 other online merchants for “tricking customers”
NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo never sleeps.
GameStop has been deemed a possible culprit, by Cuomo, for slamming unknowing on-line customers with extraordinary fees and account charges. The Attorney General’s office has issued a subpoena to GameStop, (not to mention 21 other online merchants) for their relationship with “membership discount clubs”. Included in the list, but not [...]
News corp. settles with Valassis for $500 million
Global media company, News Corp., has decided to settle the alleged anticompetitive behavior lawsuit with Valassis Communications Inc. out of court. News America Marketing will shell out $500 million along with entering into a 10 year shared mail distribution agreement with a Valassis subsidiary, Valassis Direct Mail.
Valassis and News America Marketing both publish coupons for newspapers [...]
