http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog America's Premier Online Legal News Source Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:20:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/extended-warranty-do-you-need-it-what-if-a-repair-claim-is-denied-09389.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/extended-warranty-do-you-need-it-what-if-a-repair-claim-is-denied-09389.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:19:42 +0000 AbiK http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9389 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/extended-warranty-do-you-need-it-what-if-a-repair-claim-is-denied-09389.html/feed 1 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/gambling-for-justice-class-action-lawsuit-v-small-claims-court-place-your-bets-09333.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/gambling-for-justice-class-action-lawsuit-v-small-claims-court-place-your-bets-09333.html#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:28:12 +0000 AbiK http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9333 It's a well-chronicled sentiment: class action lawyers get rich on attorneys' fees and the little guy gets stiffed. Whether true or not—and there are arguments on both sides—it's easy to see how a settlement check for $1.13 can make a plaintiff feel like 'thanks, but no thanks'. And that brings us to the case of Heather Peters, who is suing Honda in small claims court over her claim that Honda engaged in false advertising when it stated her 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid had a 50 MPG rating]]> http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/gambling-for-justice-class-action-lawsuit-v-small-claims-court-place-your-bets-09333.html/feed 0 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/channeling-picasso-for-oscillo-flu-relief-fraud-09289.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/channeling-picasso-for-oscillo-flu-relief-fraud-09289.html#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:43:52 +0000 AbiK http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9289 Picasso must be rolling in his grave if he's seen the latest round of that homeopathic 'remedy', Oscillo, and its flu symptom relief ads. Yes, the same Oscillo that found itself on the receiving end of a class action lawsuit last August for fraudulent marketing—something about its being "nothing more than a sugar pill."]]> http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/channeling-picasso-for-oscillo-flu-relief-fraud-09289.html/feed 5 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/las-lookout-fastin-weight-loss-ad-read-the-small-print-09275.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/las-lookout-fastin-weight-loss-ad-read-the-small-print-09275.html#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:08:51 +0000 AbiK http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9275 LAS Lookout takes aim at consumer fraud; this time, it's a Fastin weight loss ad with disclaimers galore.]]> http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/las-lookout-fastin-weight-loss-ad-read-the-small-print-09275.html/feed 0 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/week-adjourned-12-30-11-09259.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/week-adjourned-12-30-11-09259.html#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:44:31 +0000 LucyC http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9259 A weekly wrap up of class action lawsuits and settlements for the week ending December 30, 2011.]]> http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/week-adjourned-12-30-11-09259.html/feed 0 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/week-adjourned-12-23-11-09244.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/week-adjourned-12-23-11-09244.html#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:26:48 +0000 LucyC http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9244 A weekly wrap of the latest class action lawsuits and settlements, December 23, 2011]]> http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/week-adjourned-12-23-11-09244.html/feed 0 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/off-the-rack-gift-cards-newest-scam-target-09240.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/off-the-rack-gift-cards-newest-scam-target-09240.html#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:23:12 +0000 AbiK http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9240 Now there's a gift card scam in which scammers simply scan or copy the account number that's visible on the backs of most gift cards. ]]> http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/off-the-rack-gift-cards-newest-scam-target-09240.html/feed 2 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/jersey-shore-bar-caught-in-vodka-switch-scam-09197.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/jersey-shore-bar-caught-in-vodka-switch-scam-09197.html#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:27:55 +0000 AbiK http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9197 A Jersey shore martini bar gets caught in a vodka switching scam, and pays]]> http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/jersey-shore-bar-caught-in-vodka-switch-scam-09197.html/feed 0 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/erectile-pump-scam-makes-a-winner-a-loser-09095.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/erectile-pump-scam-makes-a-winner-a-loser-09095.html#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:05:59 +0000 AbiK http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9095 Gary Winner loses when his penis enlargement pump scam is uncovered as Medicare Fraud.]]> http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/erectile-pump-scam-makes-a-winner-a-loser-09095.html/feed 1 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/oreck-vacuum-class-action-again-oreck-air-purifier-too-08958.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/oreck-vacuum-class-action-again-oreck-air-purifier-too-08958.html#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:52:41 +0000 AbiK http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=8958 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/oreck-vacuum-class-action-again-oreck-air-purifier-too-08958.html/feed 2