Consumer Law

Sears gets Roto-Zipped again
You’ll recall that Sears was hit with a $21.4 million damages claim several months back for stealing an inventors idea of combining two commonly found power tools in one. I wrote about it here...

Dissatisfied with Fridge, Man Sues Sears
This story from The Southeast Texas Record: Dissatisfied with a bum refrigerator, John Violette has filed suit against Sears Holding Corp. Violette claims the fridge he bought from a Port Arthur Sears last year has never worked properly...

Sears Not Really Selling BBQ Grill to Cook Babies
This was apparently some kind of hack: And Sears doesn’t think it was funny: No Tags

Leah Ward Sears: A Values Nominee For The Supreme Court
In the next few days, I suspect we'll come to hear a great deal about retiring Georgia Chief Justice, Leah Ward Sears. Sears, who turns 54 this summer, was the first woman to be named to the Georgia Supreme Court,...

The Clarence Thomas - Leah Ward Sears Friendship
I have previously noted that Leah Ward Sears is a serious contender for Justice Souter's Supreme Court seat. According to the Washington Post, Justice Sears may need to worry that her friendship with Justice Thomas could undermine her bid to...

Trade Secret Jury Verdict : RRK Holding Co. v. Sears Roebuck & Co.
U.S. District Court, Northern District, Chicago VerdictSearch Weekly Verdict-Plaintiff : the jury found that the Roto Zip was a trade secret; that Sears breached the non-disclosure agreement; that Sears misappropriated trade secrets; and that the misappropriation was willful, wanton and malicious...

Why I will NEVER buy anything at Sears.
Recently, I read a blurb about how Sears was struggling to keep up with the department store market these days.  There was a tinge of sadness in me as there always is when I hear about a store that was once a giant in my little world, and is now having a hard making it...

Sears
and 10 other Lawnmower Manufacturers Face Potential Class Action

Sears, Roebuck & Co.
alleging the company’s web site used spyware to track customers Internet use.

Tipping Stoves
Sears agrees to class action settlement regarding improper stove installation.

Settlement
Sears settles with disabled worker for record $6.2M