AOL 5.0 was an unmitigated disaster for the on-line giant. Soon after its release, users began complaining about network settings getting blown away, key Windows files being rewritten and, in some cases, PCs becoming utterly inoperable.
A class action lawsuit filed against WorldCom Inc. and key executives Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in Southern Mississippi claims that executives knowingly inflated the company's stock price and then sold shares for their own personal benefit based on fraudulent information.