One of the country’s largest credit and debit card payment processing companies, Heartland Payment Systems (“Heartland”) based in Princeton, New Jersey, announced on Monday, January 19, 2009, that credit and debit card numbers, expiration dates and cardholders names were stolen after its computer systems were hacked. Although the Heartland breach exposed the personal data of 600… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Class Action Against Apple For Defective iMac Computer Displays
Meisleman, Denlea, Packman, Carton & Eberz, P.C. is investigating a potential class action complaint on behalf of consumers and all others similarly situated (the “Class”) alleging that Apple’s iMac computers, specifically iMacs with 20” and 24” displays, have a widespread and commonplace characteristic screen defect and design flaw. The problem manifests as a change of colors… Continue Reading
FDA Warns Consumers To Avoid Certain Weight Loss Products
The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has issued a warning to consumers to avoid more than two dozen weight loss products because they contain undeclared ingredients that could pose serious health risks. The products claim to contain only “natural” or “herbal” ingredients, but in fact contain undeclared ingredients such as anti-seizure medication to suspected carcinogens. For… Continue Reading