Sprint faces class action over 800 numbers misdials
New York plaintiff alleges Overland Park based Sprint via ASC Telecom uses deceptive practices charging up to three times rivals for toll free 800 numbers. Suit cites misdial risk to reach ASC instead of AT&T WorldCom Verizon BellSouth or Sprint and seeks class action status. Sprint denies ownership of the numbers and says third parties obtain and use them.
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Overland Park, Kan
WorldCom Inc
At&t Corp
New York
Overland Park
Sprint
New York City
Joel Drizin
New Jersey
ASC Telecom Inc
Mirelson
Drizin
At&t
WorldCom
Verizon Communications
BellSouth Corp
ASC
ASC Telecom
Close calls: ASC Telecom digits away from toll free numbers
A lawsuit accuses ASC Telecom a Sprint unit of operating over 90 phone numbers that closely resemble toll free AT&T WorldCom Verizon BellSouth and Sprint numbers. Dialing errors may route callers to ASC numbers. Sprint denies the claims and says third parties obtain and use the digits.
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ASC Telecom
Sprint
At&t
WorldCom
Verizon Communications
BellSouth Corp
Profiting from losses in post 9 11 salvage market
In Lewiston Maine insurers liquidated Century 21 designer goods worth 27 million after the disaster. Marden's in Maine and Hudson's in Mississippi split the merchandise. Harold Marden notes profit concerns but supports salvage as recycling. Expanding bargains drew shoppers like Kristin Blomberg amid mixed feelings.
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Lewiston, Maine
World Trade Center
Century 21
Lower Manhattan
Marden’s
Maine
Hudson's
Mississippi
Harold Marden
Armani
Versace
Joseph Abboud
Marden
Portland
Kristin Blomberg
Blomberg
Disney faces potential Pooh rights payout in SEC filing
The Walt Disney Co disclosed in a quarterly SEC filing that the Winnie the Pooh merchandising dispute with Stephen Slesinger Inc could, in a worst case, cost hundreds of millions and affect future licensing value. Slesinger heirs claim $200 million in royalties since 1983 from Pooh videos, software and theme park attractions.
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Los Angeles Times
Walt Disney Co
Securities and Exchange Commission
Disney
Stephen Slesinger Inc
A.A. Milne
Slesinger
Burbank
Calif
Genetic study upsets Indians over wild rice research
The University of Minnesota maps the wild rice genome hoping to aid nutritious crops, but American Indian groups from Minnesota Michigan and Wisconsin oppose the project alleging cultural and spiritual violations and demand inclusion and transparency. Tribes warn that patenting and alteration threaten tribal values amid demonstrations outside the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council meeting.
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Minnesota
California
AFL-CIO Raises Dues for Political War Chest
The AFL-CIO approved a four cent monthly dues increase for all 66 member unions, adding about 25 million to its political war chest for the 2004 election cycle. The move aims to boost turnout and funding for advertising, mobilization, research, and training.
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Afl-Cio
New York
Congress
Labor
Federation
Labor Federation
Rosenthal
Aflcio
Chiquita workers strike at 10 Honduran plantations
About 2,000 Chiquita Brands workers along Honduras Atlantic coast walk out demanding higher pay and improved social services. They seek housing health care and schools for families, a 10 percent wage increase, and rehiring two recently laid off workers. Most labor at Cortes and Yoro province plantations. roughly 70 percent are women.
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Tegucigalpa. Honduras
Chiquita Brands International Inc
Honduras
Atlantic
Cortes
Yoro
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Mickey” Marden
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University of Minnesota
Paul Schultz
White Earth Reservation
Schultz
Phillip Larsen
University
College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences
Steve Rosenthal
Chiquita
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