Anheuser-Busch has systematically cheated consumers and violated Texas law by watering down Budweiser and its other beers to reduce alcohol content below advertised levels, a federal lawsuit filed last Thursday in Dallas alleges. The lawsuit states that the alcohol content is mislabeled on the brands Budweiser, Michelob, Michelob Ultra, Hurricane High Gravity Lager, King Cobra, Busch…
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According to Reuters, Merck & Co have agreed to pay $688 million to settle two U.S. class-action lawsuits brought by shareholders who say they lost money because the company concealed the poor results of a clinical trial of the anti-cholesterol drug Vytorin. The federal lawsuits, led by several pension funds, alleged that Merck and Schering-Plough…
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Following the merger of Continental and United Airlines, many loyal customers were left high and dry as United cut benefits for frequent fliers. A federal judge recently denied United Airline’s motion to dismiss allowing a lawsuit brought on behalf of many United customers to proceed. The lawsuit is expected to be certified as a class…
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A recent lawsuit accuses FedEx of systematically overcharging business and governmental customers on a wide scale. The class action lawsuit claims that FedEx charged the higher residential rate for packages that were being sent to many businesses and governmental offices at the higher residential rate. The suit alleges that FedEx overcharged these customers by as…
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A condo resident in Manhattan’s Financial District made homeless by Hurricane Sandy is suing his condominium board and the company that manages his building, alleging fraud and gross negligence. According to an article in the New York Daily News, Jonathan Stark is demanding $35 million in damages for himself and other condo owners in the…
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The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by American Express over a disagreement which credit cards retailers must accept. Many high-end retailers want to be able to accept certain American Express credit cards which require payment of the entire balance each month, while not accepting newer credit cards from American Express which…
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Walmart, one of the largest retailers in the world, has been criticized for many years regarding its labor practices. It has been a constant target for various wage and hour litigation in the past few years. In fact, last year the Supreme Court blocked a class action brought on behalf of approximately 1.6 million women…
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In the years following the financial crisis, it came to light that the standards for qualifying loans for mortgages were insufficient at best. Foreclosures were very much at the heart of the 2008 financial collapse. Amidst this collapse, many homeowners have sought to block the bank’s foreclosures of their home on the grounds that the…
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