International Business News - Class http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A federal judge has allowed a class-action lawsuit accusing telecommunications company Embarq Corp. of age discrimination and illegally canceling retirement benefits to move forward. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/judge-allows-class-action-against-embarq-sprint.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:30:59 EST An elaborate scheme to create fictitious victims of class-action lawsuits yielded more than $40 million in bogus claims for six people now facing fraud charges, federal authorities announced Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/feds-accuse-6-of-40-million-class-action-scheme.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:06:32 EST Retired steelworker Claude Cunningham strides into the John McCain campaign office on Main Street and asks for yard signs. "I don't know if anybody around here will vote for Obama or not. But I know the answer won't be me," he says, chuckling while loading up his burly arms. "He's a joke." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/163470-middle-class-politics.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/presidential-race-zeros-in-on-middle-class.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/presidential-race-zeros-in-on-middle-class.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:28:15 EDT The steel mills and coal mines of western Pennsylvania helped fuel the nation's economic engine. Today, old factory shells and boarded-up storefronts stand as bleak reminders of those once-prosperous times. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/mccain-losing-ground-with-working-class-whites.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:26:45 EDT Target Corp. has agreed to pay $6 million in damages to plaintiffs in California unable to use its online site as part of a class action settlement with the National Federation of the Blind, a leading advocacy group for blind people. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/target-settles-suit-with-natl-federation-of-blind.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:10:37 EDT Britain's Ben Ainslie has won his third straight Olympic sailing gold with a commanding win in the final medal race for Finn class sailors. American Zach Railey took the silver Sunday during his games debut, while Guillaume Florent of France won the bronze. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/110559-beijing-olympics-sailing-finn-men.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080817/britains-ainslie-wins-finn-sailing-gold.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080817/britains-ainslie-wins-finn-sailing-gold.htm Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:20:25 EDT A group of investors launched a multibillion-dollar class-action lawsuit in an Ontario court Wednesday against the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, alleging misrepresentations about the bank's exposure to the plunging U.S. subprime mortgage market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/cibc-faces-class-action-lawsuit-from-investors.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:35:56 EDT A federal judge has granted class-action status for a lawsuit over wages filed by two former Dell Inc. customer service employees in Roseburg. The order signed July 10 by U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin in Eugene covers Dell customer service employees in Oregon, Texas, Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma from February 8, 2004, to the present. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/oregon-judge-certifies-class-action-against-dell.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:58:28 EDT China's national anthem struck up and 200 young students bellowed along inside a huge tent at a camp for homeless earthquake survivors. "Classmates, this is our school," the teacher said after the music abruptly cut off. "Each one of us must study hard and turn difficulty into strength." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/51690-china-earthquake.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/china-quake-survivors-return-to-classes.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/china-quake-survivors-return-to-classes.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 14:08:07 EDT Jeff Greenwood is in a class by himself. The Opheim High School senior was the only student to graduate from the school Friday. But the small event drew a big name. Gov. Brian Schweitzer gave the commencement address. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/mont-gov-speaks-at-commencement-for-class-of-one.htm Sat, 17 May 2008 21:18:01 EDT What do you want your cell phone to be able to do? Massachusetts Industry of Technology professor Hal Abelson put that question to about 20 computer science students this semester when he gave them one assignment: Design a software program for cell phones that use Google Inc.'s upcoming Android mobile operating system. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45616-android-class.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/mit-students-show-power-of-open-cell-phone-systems.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/mit-students-show-power-of-open-cell-phone-systems.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 14:32:12 EDT Barack Obama's problem winning votes from working-class whites is showing no sign of going away, and their impression of him is getting worse. Those are ominous signals as he hopes for strong performances next week in Indiana and North Carolina primaries that would derail the candidacy of Hillary Rodham Clinton, his rival for the Democratic presidential nomination. Those contests come as his candidacy has been rocked by renewed attention to his volatile former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and by his defeat in last month's Pennsylvania primary. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43741-obama-working-class-whites.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080503/obamas-appeal-to-working-class-whites-faltering-polls-show.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080503/obamas-appeal-to-working-class-whites-faltering-polls-show.htm Sat, 03 May 2008 10:19:44 EDT Italy's dairy group Parmalat SpA said Friday it will issue new stock valued at more than $36 million to settle a class-action case against it in the U.S. Southern District Court of New York. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080502/parmalat-reaches-settlement-in-us-class-action-case.htm Fri, 02 May 2008 07:28:56 EDT