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California DAs, Diet Company Reaches 900K Settlement

A group of California prosecutors say they’ve reached a settlement with a weight loss company that claimed people could lose weight by spreading a so-called “sprinkle diet” over their food. District attorneys from nine California counties announced on Monday that …

Lawyer Sues Microsoft Over Surface Tablet Storage

A California lawyer is suing Microsoft Corp., claiming the Surface tablet he bought doesn’t have all the storage space the company advertised. Andrew Sokolowski, a lawyer in Los Angeles, claims that he bought a Surface with 32 gigabytes of storage …

GM Wins Dismissal Of Lawsuit Over Einstein Image

A federal judge in California has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the use of Albert Einstein’s image in a magazine ad by General Motors. The 2009 ad for GM’s Terrain vehicle had Einstein’s face on top of a fit, muscular man …

Southwest Pays Refunds After Computer Glitch

Southwest Airlines said Sunday it has begun filing refunds to customers who were accidentally billed multiple times for a single flight, after a half-price online ticket promotion backfired. The special sale designed to celebrate Southwest’s reaching the three million mark …

McDonald’s Not Smiling Over Happy Meals Lawsuit

A lawsuit seeking to stop McDonald’s Corp. from offering toys with Happy Meals must be dismissed because parents can always choose not to buy the meals for their children, the hamburger giant said in a court filing late Monday. The …