Archive for the ‘Class action’ Category

Man Files First Player-Launched Suit Against “Gold Farmers”

Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Posted in Class action, MMORPGs, New Complaint, News | 8 Comments »

If there exists a segment of the population more vocal and protective of their hobby than gamers, I would love to meet them. No longer content with complaining on forums and signing meaningless Internet petitions, Antonio Hernandez, a former Orlando-area ...

Microsoft Faces Potential Class Action Over Xbox Live Charges

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007 Posted in Class action, Microsoft, New Complaint | No Comments »

In August of 2007, a Georgia man filed suit in state court claiming that Microsoft broke Georgia law by allowing his son, a minor, to use his debit card to sign up for Xbox Live and further violated Georgia consumer ...

Settlement in Hot Coffee case? I thought you’d never ask.

Friday, November 9th, 2007 Posted in Class action, Rockstar, Settlement | 5 Comments »

Take 2 Interactive recently announced that a settlement has been reached in the Hot Coffee Mod class action. Pending final approval from the US Dictrict Court for the Southern District of New York, members of the class will be ...

O.J. Simpson must pay

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 Posted in Class action, Settlement | 2 Comments »

Finally, finally, finally the original law evading celebrity ("LEC"), O.J. Simpson, is back in the news and, refreshingly, this time it's not in his favor. Reuters is reporting that the ex-football star will have to turn over any money he ...

Microsoft settles Xbox “Fall Update” case

Monday, August 6th, 2007 Posted in Class action, Microsoft, Settlement | No Comments »

According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Microsoft has recently settled the dispute of Kevin Ray v. Microsoft Corp. The case, originally filed as a proposed class action, was settled as an individual action. In the case, Ray alleged that the ...

More Microsoft woes, Class action brought for disc scratches

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007 Posted in Class action, Microsoft, New Complaint | 2 Comments »

Hot off Microsoft's announcement that a 3-year warranty program would be put in place to alleviate consumer complaints about "general defects" in the Xbox 360 console, a Florida man, Jorge Brouwer, has filed a class action lawsuit against Microsoft claiming that the Xbox 360 ...

Shareholders tell Midway to ‘Get over here,’ attempt fatality [Update]

Saturday, July 7th, 2007 Posted in Class action, Fraud, Midway, New Complaint | No Comments »

A federal securities fraud suit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleges that Midway Games Inc., creators of Ms. Pac-Man and Mortal Kombat, misled their investors about the company's financial condition ...