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Suits Target Credit Info on Receipts

Recent lawsuits contend retailers and restaurant chains are violating a federal law that restricts credit card information on receipts. Defendants include Rite Aid Corp., Wendy’s International Inc., FedEx Corp., TJX Cos. and Inter Ikea Systems BV, according to the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.). The suits say receipts may not…

Apr 30, 2007 2:58 PM CDT

Blogger Settles Threatened Big-Firm Libel Case

A Nashville, Tenn., woman and a local recruiting firm that had threatened to sue her over her blogged description of a bad experience there have agreed to settle their differences. The dispute apparently was resolved after Katherine Coble agreed to remove “select portions” of her blog that headhunter J.L. Kirk…

Apr 18, 2007 12:09 AM CDT

New Mortgages Planned to Forestall Foreclosures

Against a backdrop of planned legislation now being drafted in Congress to rein in runaway subprime lenders, two of the nation’s mainstream mortgage mainstays are developing new products to help beleaguered borrowers. With millions potentially facing foreclosure litigation because of high-rate adjustable mortgages and unsuitable products marketed to those who…

Apr 17, 2007 6:02 PM CDT

Internet—and Law?—Supports Blogger in Spat

It used to be that a business suing an individual, with the help of a well-known local law firm, had a big advantage. But that’s not necessarily true today. In an ongoing spat between a Nashville, Tenn., woman and a recruiting firm over a critical post on her blog about…

Apr 16, 2007 6:45 PM CDT

Gasoline Suits Claim Padded Profits

At least nine lawsuits around the country claim that some gas stations are padding profits by selling warm gasoline, ABC News reports. Gas expands when it is warmed, so drivers get less of it in their tanks in hot weather. The fuel industry standard says gas should be sold at…

Apr 10, 2007 5:11 PM CDT

Cruise Ship Art Auctions Targeted

A class action lawsuit in New Jersey alleges that a company that conducts art auctions on about 70 cruise ships sometimes uses phantom bidders to drive up prices. The suit was filed against Park West at Sea, according to The Arizona Republic. “They were shills that weren’t even there,” alleges…

Apr 9, 2007 8:09 PM CDT

Suits Target Credit Info on Receipts

Blogger Settles Threatened Big-Firm Libel Case

New Mortgages Planned to Forestall Foreclosures

Internet—and Law?—Supports Blogger in Spat

Gasoline Suits Claim Padded Profits

Cruise Ship Art Auctions Targeted

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