Thursday, September 9 2010
FTC SUES LED LIGHT MAKER
WASHINGTON – LED lightbulbs, which are growing in popularity, are at the core of a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission over claims about how bright the lights actually are, and how long they last.
STRIKE BY BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS TO COST THEM $2 MILLION
MONTREAL – As first reported by the Montreal Gazette, an illegal strike during an ice storm six years ago will cost the city’s blue collar union $2 million after a Superior Court judge ruled in favour of a class action launched by Montrealers who suffered damages and injuries because of the union’s conduct.
COMPETITION BUREAU RECEIVES COMPLAINT AGAINST ROGERS’ CHATR SERVICE
OTTAWA – The unlimited talk and text service offered by Rogers, Chatr, is the topic of a complaint filed by Mobilicity with the Competition Bureau. Specifically, Mobilicity alleges that Rogers’ Chatr is too similar to it own unlimited talk and text offering.
OBAMA SEEKING APPEALS COURT RULING TO GREEN LIGHT STEM CELL RESEARCH
WASHINGTON - Yesterday the Obama administration sought a ruling in an appeals court for an emergency stay that would lift the ban on federal funding of research involving human embryonic stem cells.
FORMER BODYGUARD TO BRITNEY SPEARS SUING POP STAR FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT
LOS ANGELES – According to TMZ, Fernando Flores, a former bodyguard to Britney Spears is suing her claiming that she sexually harassed him.
