Aug 27, 2009
Madden NFL game purchasers will soon have their day in court after a U.S. District Judge recently denied Electronic Art's motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit that claims the company engaged in unlawful and anti competitive agreements that monopolized the market for football video games and nearly doubled the price of its popular game, Madden NFL.
The lawsuit alleges EA established agreements with the National Football League (NFL), The NFL Players Union, Arena Football League and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), that ... Read More
Aug 19, 2009
PG&E, the California's largest owner of utility poles and right-of-ways, is applying herbicides this spring to reduce fire risk even though weed removal with string trimmers has proven effective.
Contractors for PG&E, such as Texas-based Trees Inc., are applying a toxic mix of several chemical formulations to control plants growing at the base
of poles and within utility line right-of-ways.
According to a source within PG&E, poles displaying square aluminum tags and a separate six-digit number are scheduled to be sprayed while poles displaying a ... Read More
Aug 18, 2009
PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and JOSEPH F. DEMAREST, JR., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the ... Read More
Aug 17, 2009
Two real estate agents, as well as two state-licensed real estate appraisers, were indicted this morning by a federal grand jury for allegedly participating in a massive mortgage fraud scam that caused more than $40 million in losses to federally insured banks. An 85-page indictment returned this morning by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles charges Joseph Babajian, 54, of West Los Angeles; Kyle Grasso, 36, of Santa Monica; Lila Rizk, 40, of Trabuco Canyon; and Scott Robinson, 44, of Dana Point. ... Read More
Aug 6, 2009
Subway and Livenation.com have teamed up to bring you A belly full of food, and an evening full of fun all for $10.00. However there is a catch, I know, "how could that be Thom?" Well it's true, Subway is running a national commercial touting "buy a sandwich, and we'll entertain you." Well if they make news on our site than you know there is a catch. What Subway fails to tell you is that this only applies to certain venues across ... Read More
