Dish TV to pay Vt. $125,000 to settle letter wording 
Published: August 29, 2011
Tags: television, unfair business practices, Vermont
The state of Vermont says DISH Network is going to pay $125,000 to resolve a complaint about a letter to some subscribers that including wording the state considered unfair and deceptive.
Bank of America to settle overdrafts suit for $410 million
Published: May 25, 2011
Tags: bank fees, Bank of America, overdraft, unfair business practices
Bank of America would pay $410 million to settle its piece of a broad lawsuit involving excessive overdraft fees on debit cards in a deal tentatively approved by a federal judge in Miami.
Woman sues bank over parrot repossession
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: April 19, 2010
Tags: Bank of America, Pennsylvania, trespassing, unfair business practices
A Pittsburgh-area woman is suing Bank of America, claiming one of its contractors trashed her house and took her parrot while wrongly repossessing her home.
Bar association needn’t sell mailing list
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 2, 2010
Tags: bar association, unfair business practices
A local bar association didn’t violate state unfair trade practices law when it refused to sell its membership mailing list to a businessman who offered low-cost mediation in competition with its members’ services, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
Abbott Labs pays $22.5M to settle state suits
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: January 8, 2010
Tags: consumer protection, unfair business practices
Drugmaker Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle allegations that it tried to block generic competition to a popular cholesterol medication, according to state officials.
Firms awarded $12.8M in Dell crime-camera suit
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: November 3, 2009
Tags: unfair business practices
A New Orleans jury found Dell Inc. liable Monday for $12.8 million in damages over unfair competition and conspiracy claims in a lawsuit involving the city’s problematic crime camera surveillance program.
Federal jury awards Albuquerque dentist $44M
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: October 16, 2009
Tags: contracts, unfair business practices
A federal jury awarded an Albuquerque, N.M., dentist $44 million after he claimed a rival dental equipment supplier tried to run his startup company out of business.
Ariz. firm awarded $57M in unfair trade suit
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: August 20, 2009
Tags: unfair business practices
A Phoenix flooring company has been awarded nearly $57 million — believed to be Arizona’s largest verdict of the year — in connection with a lawsuit that accused a Mexican tile manufacturer of unfair business practices.
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