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Attorneys claiming to represent "a class of consumers" that could exceed "a million persons" in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and Utah have filed a class action lawsuit against grocery chain Fred Meyer in King County Superior Court in Seattle. Court documents allege that the 130-store Fred Meyer chain - part of the Kroger Company's family of grocery, multi-department, convenience, and mail jewelry stores - has "systematically overcharged" customers for meat "by manipulation of the method by which the meat and the packaging is weighed." The suit seeks damages to compensate for the overpayments by the class.

A statewide class action has been filed in Florida against Sears Home Improvement Services, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all Florida residents who, since April 1999, have had vinyl siding installed by Sears on their home. The action alleges that Sears has violated Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act by overestimating the amount of materials required for the installation job and then not crediting the purchasers for any unused material that was not in the estimate. The purchasers are seeking unspecified compensatory damages a well as injunctive and declaratory relief.

Kahn Gauthier Swick, LLC ("KGS") announces that shareholders of Shuffle Master, Inc. ("Shuffle Master" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:SHFL) who purchased shares of the Company between December 22, 2006 and March 12, 2007 (the "Class Period"), have 59 days, or until August 3, 2007, to move for appointment as Lead Plaintiff in a securities fraud class action lawsuit currently pending in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. No class has yet been certified in this action.

A $5 billion class-action lawsuit has been filed in federal courts by multiple attorneys in several states against DuPont Co. saying the company failed to warn consumers of the dangers of a Teflon chemical.

McDonald's faces multiple lawsuits that each claim the fast-food giant misled the public after it acknowledged that its french fries contain milk and wheat ingredients. One lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois, alleges McDonald's falsely advertised that it was safe for people with dietary issues relating to the consumption of dairy items and wheat allergens to eat McDonald's french fries because they were gluten- and milk-free.

The parties have reached a $5 million settlement in a class action filed against Florida-based auto dealer Ferman Management Services Corporation and several affiliated dealerships on behalf of persons who bought or leased a vehicle from a Ferman dealership between July 1, 1998, and December 31, 2002. The action alleged that the dealerships failed to give adequate disclosure of finance and insurance products on its standard sales and lease agreements, in violation of Florida consumer protection law. Persons eligible to take part in the settlement should contact the attorneys for the class for more information.

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