It didn’t take long for a class action lawsuit to be filed on this , the following is from MSNBC:
( *** link no long works… see below)
If contact info becomes available for the law firm that has filed this becomes available I’ll post it on our blog.
While researching the ProFlowers class action lawsuit I did some research about what other companies the parent companies own. One of the online reports said a customer got signed up for Easy Saver while placing a ticketmaster order , and ticketmaster is partially owned by the same company. I have no information that all companies listed below are involved with Easy Saver, but to be safe you chould check your credit card statements for unknown charges.
UPDATE: I’ve noticed that a lot of the online information on this subject has been disappearing from the web, as an example the MSNBC video above is gone, as is the Wikipedia entries. I found find these entries: http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/09/28/Easy_Saver_My_Foot_Class_Says.htm and http://www.nbcsandiego.com/around-town/shopping/Complaints-Filed-About-ProFlowers.html
Below is a list of companies that the parent companies have ownership in.
They have been sorted by percentage of ownership.
The data came from Liberty Media’s own web site.
As you can see: they own many companies that you may already be doing business with, be safe and check your credit card/bank statements.
| Company |
Percent Ownership |
|
| ProFlowers |
100 |
|
| Shari’s Berries |
100 |
|
| Provide Commerce |
100 |
|
| Cherry Moon Farms |
100 |
|
| Secret Spoon Sweets |
100 |
|
| Red Envelope |
100 |
|
| QVC |
100 |
|
| buyseasons.com |
100 |
|
| BuyCostumes.com |
100 |
|
| CelebrateExpress.com |
100 |
|
| The Atlanta Braves (baseball) |
100 |
|
| Leisure Arts |
100 |
|
| Overture Films |
100 |
|
| Starz |
100 |
|
| TruePosition |
100 |
|
| WFRV & WJMN TV Stations |
100 |
|
| zoombak |
100 |
|
| Liberty Sports Holdings |
100 |
|
| FSN Northwest, Pittsburgh, Rocky Mountain |
100 |
|
| pickspal |
100 |
|
| The Right Start |
100 |
|
| bodybuilding.com |
83 |
|
| Backcountry.com |
81 |
|
| BackcountryOutlet.com |
81 |
|
| Dogfunk.com |
81 |
|
| www.HucknRoll.com |
81 |
|
| www.RealCyclist.com |
81 |
|
| SteepandCheap.com |
81 |
|
| Tramdock.com |
81 |
|
| WhiskeyMilitia.com |
81 |
|
| Lockerz |
80 |
|
| MacNeil/Lehrer Productions |
67 |
|
| game show network |
65 |
|
| worldwinner.com |
65 |
|
| directtv |
55 |
|
| sirius XM |
40 |
|
| Wildblue Communications |
37 |
|
| HSN television network and HSN.com |
33 |
|
| Interval Leisure Group |
30 |
|
| ticketmaster |
29 |
|
| tree.com (lending tree) |
28 |
|
| borba |
25 |
|
| Expedia.com |
24 |
(58% voting) |
| Hotels.com |
24 |
(58% voting) |
| Hotwire |
24 |
(58% voting) |
| Expedia Corporate Travel |
24 |
(58% voting) |
| TripAdvisor |
24 |
(58% voting) |
| Classic Vacations |
24 |
(58% voting) |
| IAC/Interactive Group |
24 |
(60% voting) |
| Cornerstone Brands, Inc |
24 |
(60% voting) |
| HSE24 |
24 |
(60% voting) |
| Shoebuy.com |
24 |
(60% voting) |
| RealEstate.com |
24 |
(60% voting) |
| ServiceMagic |
24 |
(60% voting) |
| Match.com |
24 |
(60% voting) |
| Entertainment Publications |
24 |
(60% voting) |
| Ask.com |
24 |
(60% voting) |
| Citysearch |
24 |
(60% voting) |
| Evite |
24 |
(60% voting) |
| Gifts.com |
24 |
(60% voting) |
| iBuy |
24 |
(60% voting) |
| Pronto |
24 |
(60% voting) |
| CollegeHumor |
24 |
(60% voting) |
| GSI Commerce |
19.7 |
|
| www.ringtones.com |
15.8 |
|
| www.mobilestreams.com. |
15.8 |
|
| Crown Media Holdings |
11 |
|
| Hallmark Channel |
11 |
|
| Jingle Networks |
9 |
|
| 1.800.FREE411 |
9 |
|
| Kroenke Arena Co. (Pepsi Center in Denver) |
6.5 |
|
| Embarq (communications) |
3 |
|
| Sprint Nextel |
3 |
|
| Time Warner Inc |
3 |
|
| Motorola |
2 |
|
| Time Warner Cable |
2 |
|
| priceline.com |
1 |
|
| viacom |
1 |
Each of the company names listed above are the trademarks of the respective companies.
