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Several class actions have been filed against tool manufacturer Spear & Jackson, Inc. (OTC:SJCK.OB) and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between July 14, 2003, and April 15, 2004. The actions claim that the defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market over this time period, thereby artificially inflating the price of the company's securities.

A class action has been filed against body armor manufacturer Armor Holdings, Inc., on behalf of all persons, agencies, or entities that purchased, owned, have been issued, or possess vests containing Zylon, manufactured by Armor Holdings between April 7, 1999, and April 7, 2004. The action alleges that Zylon, the protective fiber used in the vests, deteriorates when exposed to heat and other conditions over time so that the vests lose their protective qualities.

Studies have now shown that light cigarette smokers compensate in various ways to make up for reduced levels of nicotine that they get. Two class actions have been filed against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Philip Morris USA, Inc., respectively, on behalf of all current or former smokers of Marlboro Lights, Camel Lights, Salem Lights, and Winston Lights in the state of Washington. The actions allege that the companies’ marketing strategies violate state consumer protection laws by actively concealing the fact that light cigarette smokers not only get as much or more tar as regular smokers, but may be smoking a more addictive product as well.

A national class action has been filed in Florida against wireless service giant, Sprint PCS. The action is brought on behalf of all U.S. residents who have either been charged an early termination fee for canceling their Sprint PCS service, or who have been forced to maintain their Sprint PCS service in order to avoid early termination fees. The Sprint users allege that Sprint has breached its contract with customers by not providing adequate service and by not investigating problems with service sufficiently. The action is brought under state contract law and state laws regulating unfair and deceptive business practices and seeks compensatory and punitive damages as well as disgorgement of profits and injunctive and declaratory relief.

Matthew Enderlin, an Arkansas resident, filed a class action lawsuit against XM Satellite Radio, claiming that the company's marketing of its music channels as completely commercial free is "false, misleading and deceptive." The lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District of Arkansas, seeks punitive damages and to prohibit the D.C. company from advertising and selling "commercial-free" products.

On April 16, 2002, Ames True Temper, Inc. recalled about 650,000 wheelbarrows as a result of possible issues with plastic assemblies and rims. When filled with compressed air, the plastic wheelbarrow rims may break or even explode. This can cause plastic shards from the explosion to fly out possibly injuring consumers.

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