Mathew J. Schwartz followed up on the FTC action against DesignerWare, LLC, and uncovered some interesting details about the firm’s bankruptcy and legal woes. As this blog was the first to report, DesignerWare filed for bankruptcy in March 2012. Schwartz found out, though, that they are facing problems on multiple fronts: DesignerWare’s bankruptcy filing listed the following…
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Rent-to-own company says Erie-based privacy suit is groundless
Ed Palattella reports that Aaron’s has responded to a lawsuit that has garnered a lot of media attention: Rent-to-own retailer Aaron’s Inc. is describing as meritless a lawsuit a Wyoming couple filed over claims of invasion of privacy. The Atlanta-based company said it would “vigorously defend itself against” the suit, in which the couple claims…
WY recognizes invasion of privacy cause of action from Restatement of Torts for rental company’s tracking software on rented computers
FourthAmendment.com has a follow-up on a case covered a number of times on this site in the past. Long-time readers may remember the Aaron’s Rental case and how Crystal and Brian Byrd sued Aspen Way, as did others, and how the FTC got involved, too. Today’s update comes from a related lawsuit: Aspen Way leases…
Aaron’s loses appeal of computer spyware allegations cases
There’s an update to a case I’ve been following on this blog since May, 2011 when Crystal and Brian Byrd first sued Aaron’s Inc. and Aspen Way. Their lawsuit encountered a number of obstacles along the way, but now it looks like it will go forward. Atlanta Business Chronicle reports: Class action alleging Aaron’s Inc. and a franchisee…