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The New York Daily News has been slapped with the first class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of cheated winners of its bungled "Scratch n' Sniff" contest. The suit is filed in Bronx Civil Court, seeking unspecified damages on behalf of "thousands" of people who were cruelly jilted by the newspapers contest mess.

Federal law prohibits the use of fax machines for sending unsolicited advertisements. The class has been certified in a class action filed against car wash company Carnett’s, Inc. on behalf of up to 73,500 persons who received advertisements over their fax machines in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The action seeks between $500 and $1500 damages per fax sent as allowed by the Act. All persons who received such an ad should contact attorneys for the class.

Land use agreements are often tailored to one specific use--other uses than those agreed-upon may be prohibited. A class action has been filed against Entergy Louisiana, Inc. and three sibling companies on behalf of Louisiana property owners who allege that the power utility conspired to illegally increase its profits by misusing fiber optic cables in easements on their land in violation of state law and the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

U.S. farmers have enough trouble without corporations trying to bilk them. The Minnesota Supreme Court has approved a $56 million jury award against New Jersey-based BASF Corp. on behalf of all U.S. farmers who purchased Poast herbicide from 1992-96. Persons eligible to participate in the action should contact attorneys for the class.

A class action has been filed against Internet search engines Altavista, Ask Jeeves, Business.com, CNet Networks, FindWhat.com, Google, Jupitermedia, Kanoodle.com, LookSmart.com, Overture Services, Sex.com, Terra Lycos, and Yahoo!, on behalf of all California residents who used one of the Internet search engines named, or an affiliate’s webpage, to facilitate a visit to an Internet gambling website, and who incurred losses between August 3, 2000, and August 3, 2004. The action alleges that the search engines facilitate illegal gambling in California, and to make hundreds of millions of dollars annually from the practice, which amounts to nothing less than conspiracy to violate California business and professional laws.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the District Court of Nebraska against Grant Thorton International for fraud and negligence. Class members seek compensatory and punitive damages, taxes, interest, penalties, attorney's fees and costs of the litigation.

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