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Update: Class-action suit charges Apple with music monopoly A class-action suit filed against Apple alleges the company unfairly uses technological restrictions with its iPod line and iTunes Music Store to beat out competitors.The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Vote Fluctuations in Minnesota Not Unusual Despite the legal saber-rattling as the campaigns gear up for a recount in Minnesota, WCCO-TV notes the changing vote totals "may look suspicious" but "it's really not that unusual." "The night that Sen. Norm Coleman defeated former Vice President Walter Mondale in the 2002 U.S. Senat Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Senate Action on Stimulus Plan Will Not Delay Tax Rebates - FOXBusiness Boston GlobeSenate Action on Stimulus Plan Will Not Delay Tax RebatesFOXBusiness - 11 hours agoWASHINGTON, Jan 31, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The facts are clear: Senate action on the stimulus package will not delay the rebates by a single day.Sena Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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NYC pays $21 mln to settle class action race suit NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City has agreed to pay $21 million to settle a class action lawsuit that claimed the city's parks department discriminated against black and Hispanic employees seeking better pay and promotion, officials said on Tuesday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Obama Would Win Michigan, Clinton Would Not Sen. Barack Obama "holds a small lead over Sen. John McCain in the race for Michigan's 17 electoral votes, but McCain holds a significant lead over Hillary Clinton," according to a new EPIC-MRA poll.In general election match ups, Obama leads McCain, 43% to 41%, while McCain leads Clinton Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Gallery: VC Money Drives Solar-Tech Innovation Around the World : Photo: Emily Lang/Wired.comSAN FRANCISCO -- Despite uneven support from the U.S. government, solar power is experiencing a global explosion. Concerns over climate change and rising energy prices have driven billions of dollars into developing the efficiency and variety of technologies that cap Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Gallery: VC Money Drives Solar-Tech Innovation Around the World : Photo: Emily Lang/Wired.comSAN FRANCISCO -- Despite uneven support from the U.S. government, solar power is experiencing a global explosion. Concerns over climate change and rising energy prices have driven billions of dollars into developing the efficiency and variety of technologies that cap Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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PPP Poll: Obama Leads in Georgia, GOP Race Deadlocked A new Public Policy Polling survey in Georgia finds Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. Hillary Clinton, 51% to 41%, in the Democratic presidential race. Key findings: Obama gets 73% of the black vote. He trails Clinton 56% to 36% in the white vote, but that keeps it close enough to afford Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Can Obama's money buy him love - CNN China DailyCan Obama's money buy him loveCNN - 5 hours agoBy Leslie Sanchez (CNN) -- As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama has proven he's "better, stronger, faster" than any other Democrat in the race.‘Burbs may be Obama bastion; Latino-rich communities, not Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Smith Maintains Edge in Oregon Senate Race A new SurveyUSA poll in Oregon shows Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) fighting off rival Jeff Merkley's (D) challenge, 49% to 37%. Key findings: "Smith, considered by some to be vulnerable among the Republicans who must defend US Senate seats in 2008, leads today among both men and women, lea Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Toshiba, Samsung in race to ship 256GB solid-state drives Toshiba matches Samsung by shipping a 256GB solid-state drive, but Toshiba's drive rivals magnetic drives in size while delivering better performance. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNET |
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Minnesota Senate Race Goes to Recount The Associated Press "is uncalling the Minnesota Senate race."Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) finished ahead of Al Franken (D) "early Wednesday in the final vote count, but his 571-vote margin falls within the state's mandatory recount law. That law requires a recount any time the margin betwe Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Democrats Gain as Stevens Loses His Senate Race - New York Times New York TimesDemocrats Gain as Stevens Loses His Senate RaceNew York Times - 1 hour agoMark Begich, left, declared victory Tuesday in his bid to unseat Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, right. Mr. Stevens’s party opted to wait for vote totals rather than voting on his e Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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THE NOTE: Race, Gender Dominate Dem Race Obama-Clinton feud turns nasty, while GOP drives into Michigan Home > Rss Directory > General > ABC News |
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Leading Class-Action Lawyer Is Sentenced to Two Years in Kickback Scheme William S. Lerach was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to forfeit $7.75 million for concealing illegal payments to a plaintiff in class-action lawsuits. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Appeals Court Panel Throws Out Class Action Over Light Cigarettes In a victory for the tobacco industry, a federal appeals court threw out on Thursday an $800 billion class-action lawsuit on behalf of smokers who said they had been misled that light cigarettes were safer than regular ones. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Class-Action Lawyer Gets 30 Months in Prison Melvyn I. Weiss, the prominent class-action lawyer, was sentenced to 30 months in prison by a federal district judge in Los Angeles for his role in concealing illegal kickbacks to plaintiffs. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Officials: Irish "no" vote will not stop EU enlargement - Xinhua Gulf TimesOfficials: Irish "no" vote will not stop EU enlargementXinhua - 1 hour agoLUXEMBOURG, June 16 (Xinhua) -- A "No" vote in Ireland to the European Union (EU)'s Lisbon Treaty will not stop further enlargement of the 27-nation bloc, EU officials said on Monday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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EMC accused of stifling discrimination claims while battling class-action Denies alleged sexist ways EMC ignored internal discrimination claims from female employees whilst fighting a class action lawsuit filed by other female employees.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Dell faces class action lawsuit from workers The lawsuit claiming the computer company underpaid call center workers could draw as many as 5,000 plaintiffs now that it's been given class-action status in Oregon. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNET |