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Continental Tire North America Inc. retirees have filed a class-action lawsuit against the company over medical benefits.

A class action lawsuit filed November 7, 2005 against Toyota Motor Corporation and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company alleges the two companies sold "defective tires" to certain buyers of Toyota's popular Sienna minivans. The suit, filed by a pair of New York Law firms on behalf of Stanley Monk and other buyers of the Sienna, claims "run-flat" tires produced by Goodyear under the company's Dunlop brand wear out after approximately 10,000 miles of use, said an attorney representing the class.

U.S. District Court Judge Arthur Tarnow granted class action status to a lawsuit filed by Ford UAW retirees. The lawsuit seeks to approve the landmark health care deal that the union and automaker approved by a razor-thin margin late last year. Under the agreement, retired autoworkers would start paying monthly contributions, annual deductibles and co-payments for some medical services up to a maximum of $370 a year for individuals and $752 for a family. Currently these fees are not paid by employees.

Sometimes, class actions provide the only means of curbing companies' fraudulent behavior in the arena of consumer services. The parties have reached a tentative $7.35 million settlement in a class action against Sears, Roebuck and Company on behalf of all persons throughout the United States who purchased the Sears AccuBalance tire balancing service between May 1, 1989, and June 30, 1994. Proof of claims forms must be postmarked no later than November 1, 2003, to be considered valid.

Owners of certain GM SUVs and Trucks have reported problems with their speedometers.

When you make an insurance claim, you can bet the company would really rather not pay it. The parties have reached a tentative $1,785,000 settlement in an action filed against American Express Property Casualty Companies, American Express Assurance Company, and IDS Property Casualty Insurance Company on behalf of all persons who, during the period from November 6, 1992, to September 25, 2003, were injured in automobile accidents while a driver or passenger in an automobile insured under one of the companies’ auto insurance policies, and whose medical bills were not paid in full up to the policies’ limits. The settlement includes any medical providers who received an assignment of rights to the insured persons’ rights regarding claims for payment of medical expenses. Claim forms must be postmarked by March 2, 2004, to be considered valid.

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