AltWeeklies Wire
Did Microsoft Conspire to Charge People for MSN Service They Didn't Want?new
We'll find out -- as soon as the court sorts through a few trillion more bytes of data.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
06-17-2008 |
Business & Labor
Seattle Barista's Suit Against Starbucks Heading to Courtnew
The coffee giant's leases may violate antitrust laws.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
12-03-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Starbucks, business & labor
Down to the Metalnew
A mentally ill man who was fleeced by Seattle area car dealers also seems to have been let down by public agencies.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
02-13-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Flog Is My Co-Pilotnew
Boeing is alleged to be a travel agent for torture.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
12-04-2006 |
Business & Labor
Six-Feet Underhandednew
In Washington's fast changing "death care" industry, one thing is certain: Funeral scams and foul ups haven't been laid to rest.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
05-31-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Microsoft's $1.6 Million Mannew
Although they have since dropped him in an effort to reverse a PR meltdown, the software giant employed righteous conservative Ralph Reed as a consultant for years.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
05-10-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Seattle Oil Tycoonnew
An update of Paul Allen's world: pipelines, insurance, and maybe some bankruptcy.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
04-19-2006 |
Business & Labor
Microsoft Deletes Ralph Reednew
Microsoft is ending its relationship with choirboy-lobbyist Ralph Reed, but the company's ties to others in the seemingly infinite loop of the Republican lobbying scandal are deep -- in D.C. and Seattle.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
05-26-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Lockheed Accuses Boeing of Racketeeringnew
In a Florida filing, Lockheed is seeking to discover expanded evidence of "overt acts" stemming principally from continuing U.S. investigations into the Boeing aerial-refueling-tanker lease deal. Lockheed maintains that incidents related to this and other cases show a 14-year "pattern" of illegal activity by Boeing.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
11-26-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
