Posts tagged ClassAction

Microsoft faces class action lawsuit due to Xbox Live outages

by Griffin McElroy (Jan 5th 2008 5:30PM)

It appears that a sincere apology and the promise of a free arcade game aren't enough to satisfy the unbridled rage of some Xbox Live users suffering from frequent outages -- three Texas residents slapped Microsoft with a class action lawsuit yesterday, claiming that the disruption of the service ...

Sony to cough up $8.5m settlement, devs finally get paid

by James Ransom-Wiley (Jun 27th 2007 5:57PM)

The law offices of Shapiro, Haber & Urmy have publicized the settlement terms of a class action lawsuit filed against SCEA in February 2005, which alleged that the company failed to compensate a number of game developers for overtime work. The settlement will see $8.5 million paid out to ...

Class action lawsuit could be building against Microsoft for 360 fall update woes

by James Ransom-Wiley (Dec 7th 2006 11:55AM)

Team Xbox has singled out a recent posting on the official Xbox forums declaring a class action lawsuit has been filed against Microsoft because of hardware problems initiated by the Xbox 360 Fall Dashboard Update. The alleged plaintiff, known by gamertag REDRUM6622, has supposedly accused Microsoft ...