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You’ve heard the stories of consumers suing companies, companies suing each other, and corporate scandals resulting in litigation; now you can get the inside perspective in our Corporate Lawsuits section.

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Can Amazon Legally Delete Books from Your Kindle?
Sep 2009

In July 2009, Amazon discovered two of George Orwell's books had been digitally uploaded to its Kindle e-book store by a company that didn't own the rights. Amazon pulled the e-books from its site and remotely deleted copies from customers' Kindles without notice. The retail giant did refund the purchase price, but Kindle users likened the remote deletion to Amazon coming into their homes, taking a purchased book from their bookshelves, and leaving a few dollars in its place. more...

Donald Trump's Casino Company Files Third Bankruptcy
May 2009

How do you distance yourself when a company that shares your name files bankruptcy for the third time? Quit. more...

Biggest Class Action Lawsuits of 2008
Dec 2008

False advertising, slighted employees, and cheated stockholders: We take a look at some of 2008's biggest class action lawsuits. more...

Tobacco companies pay big bucks for anti-smoking campaigns
Sep 2008

If you've watched television over the last few years, you've probably seen one or two of the more controversial anti-smoking ads that run during prime viewing hours. In one commercial, the camera zooms in on fatty deposits squeezed from the aorta of a 32-year old smoker. Another commercial features cowboys and models, traditional tobacco icons, cuddling up to body bags. So why aren't the tobacco companies outraged by these advertisements? more...