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2007-01-20 02:18:38Sharper Image settles air purifier suitSAN FRANCISCO (AFX) - Sharper Image Corp. has agreed to discount itshigh-tech gadgets by more than $60 million and make several other concessions tosettle a class-action lawsuit alleging the specialty retailer misled customersabout the effectiveness of its air purifiers.2007-01-20 00:23:59Sharper Image settles in purifiers caseNEW YORK (AFX) - Sharper Image Corp. said Friday that it entered into anagreement to settle a complaint over the performance and safety of the company'sIonic Breeze indoor air purifiers.2007-01-19 23:31:22Oprah's Book Club returns with new titleNEW YORK (AFX) - A new Oprah Winfrey book club pick, her first in more thana year, will be revealed next week.2007-01-19 23:02:28Movie Gallery 3Q loss widensNEW YORK (AFX) - Movie Gallery Inc., the country's second-largest movie andvideo game rental chain, on Friday filed its delayed third-quarter financialreport, indicating its quarterly loss widened on higher professional fees andother expenses.2007-01-19 23:01:15Milk industry reacts to Starbucks switchNEW YORK (AFX) - Got hormone-free milk?Milk industry experts say that question is on the minds of milk producersand coffee shops alike now that Starbucks Corp. is planning to make lattes withmilk free of the bovine growth hormone rBGH.For more information and to contact AFX: www.afxnews.com and www.afxpress.com
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