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A class action has been filed against clothing manufacturer Tropical Sportswear International Corporation (Nasdaq: TSIC) and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between April 17, 2002, and January 20, 2003. The stockholders seek to recover compensatory damages for the loss of value of their stock.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Western District Court of Missouri against Arkansas based furniture company, Hank's Furniture, in the Western District Court of Missouri for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The class seeks unpaid overtime compensation, liquidated damages, interest, attorney's fees and costs.

A class action has been filed against Emerson Radio Corporation (AMEX: MSN) and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between January 29 and August 12, 2003.

Latin music superstars Willy Chirino and Lissette Alvarez sued a Miami karaoke-recording company, claiming that it is illegally selling CDs with their photos and compositions. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court as a class-action suit on behalf of all Latin music artists against Tropical Zone Group and its principal Tomás Gorrio.

The parties have reached a tentative $375,000 national settlement in a class action filed against video game retailer GameStop Corporation on behalf of persons who purchased a video game from GameStop or affiliated stores between April 12, 1998, and August 1, 2003. Claims must be postmarked on or before November 1, 2003, to be considered valid.

The parties have reached a tentative nationwide settlement apparently valued at $40.6 million in several class actions filed against Campbell Hausfeld, DeVilbiss Air Power Company, Ingersoll-Rand Company, Ltd., and Coleman PowerMate, Inc., on behalf of all persons in the U.S. who, between August 1, 1996, and January 30, 2004, purchased an electric air compressor manufactured, imported, licensed, or distributed by any of the named companies which identified on its label a horsepower that is not continuous running horsepower. The action alleged that the defendants misrepresented their electric air compressors as having higher horsepower than they actually produced, in violation of Illinois consumer protection laws. Claim forms must be submitted by October 21, 2004, to be considered valid.

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