Sears accused of violating consumer fraud law
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Retailer Sears, Roebuck & Co has been hit with a lawsuit seeking class-action status that alleges a company Web site compromises customers' private information.
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Minnesota's attorney general has sued  credit card issuer Capital One Financial Corp. COF.N,  accusing the big U.S. credit card issuer of falsely advertising  low rates and defrauding consumers.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission brought accounting fraud charges yesterday against three former Kmart executives and five representatives of companies that supplied Kmart with brand-name products.
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Customers of several popular online retailers, including Fandango.com, Priceline.com , and Staples.com, were victims of an alleged Internet scheme in which their credit cards were charged a monthly fee for a ``discount club" membership they had never requested, according to a class action lawsuit filed yesterday in US District Court in Massachusetts.
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Three tool buyers sued Sears, Roebuck and Co., accusing the retailer of false advertising and consumer fraud through ads stating its Craftsman tool line is "Made in U.S.A."
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A Michigan-based executive for PepsiCo Inc. of Purchase and two former executives of PepsiCo&#39;s Frito-Lay division were sued by federal regulators yesterday for allegedly helping Kmart falsify its earnings.
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Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly yesterday accused a major mall operator in a suit of illegally selling a gift card with numerous fees and a one-year expiration date, but the terms haven't deterred the Massachusetts Department of Social Services from purchasing $250,000 worth of the cards this year for its clients.
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A former marketing executive, in a legal battle, accuses the companyâs chief of violating its policies.
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Philip Morris USA challenged a $10.1 billion consumer fraud ruling Wednesday, telling the Illinois Supreme Court that its &quot;light&quot; cigarettes performed as advertised.
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Console maker accused of fraud, accuses bank of misrepresentation
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Attorney General Jim Petro is suing Best Buy, alleging the electronics retailer has engaged in unfair and deceptive business practices.
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Business & money: Permira accused of failing to protect shop staff.
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Sears faces a class-action lawsuit after making the purchase history of its customers public on its Managemyhome.com Web site.
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Fannie Mae, the largest buyer of US home loans, was accused of securities fraud by Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro, who said the company manipulated its earnings to artificially inflate its stock price.
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Sears Canada Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Cohen was fired as head of the country&#39;s No. 3 department-store chain after less than four years amid declining sales and profit.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co. has agreed to pay $500,000 to resolve federal allegations that it failed to report known defects on riding lawnmowers, federal safety officials said Friday.
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A fired Wal-Mart Stores Inc.   marketing executive has accused the retailer&#39;s chief  executive of violating its ethics policy by accepting discounts  on yachts, diamonds and personal gifts from vendors and others  eager to work with the company.