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Chemical In Crude Oil May Have Caused Kellogg Recall

Posted on August 03, 2010
The Washington Post has reported that a chemical found in crude oil may have been the reason behind Kellogg’s massive recall of cereals earlier this summer. Allegedly, the chemical 2-methylnaphthalene, which is very harmful to humans, was found in the cereal, even though Kellogg reported there were no harmful substances in any of the recalled [...

Lawsuit: Toyota, Repair Shop, Negligent In Fatal Crash

Posted on August 03, 2010
A Las Vegas woman whose husband was killed in a car wreck in December has filed a lawsuit against Toyota Motors, claiming the wreck happened due to a “faulty accelerator and floor mat.” According to the lawsuit, the gas pedal of the woman’s Toyota became stuck under floor mat, causing the wreck...

Report: Toyota Knew Of Sudden Acceleration In 2003

Posted on August 03, 2010
Lawyers leading the class-action lawsuit against Toyota Motors are saying they have found documentation that proves that some Toyota officials were aware of the potential for sudden acceleration in their vehicles as early as 2003. According to a report, a field technician discovered the problem and wrote the issue was an “extremely dangerous problem,” saying [...

Suit Filed In 2008 Maryland Helicopter Crash

Posted on August 02, 2010
A Maryland man has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the death of his wife in a Maryland police helicopter crash in 2008. The man accuses Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers of negligence in the crash that killed his wife and three others...

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Steering Issues Prompt Toyota Recall

Posted on July 30, 2010
Toyota has recalled more than 400,000 Toyotas and Lexuses over steering problems. The models, mostly 2000-2004 Toyota Avalons, have a steering interlock system that can crack and could potentially lock up while the car is moving. The other model being recalled, Lexus luxury LX 470, years 2003-2007, has a steering column that can potentially become [...

Lawsuit: Gov?t Resposible For Crashed Jet That Killed 4

Posted on July 30, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed against the federal government and Boeing after a Marine Corps jet crashed into a California home, killing four people. The plaintiff is accusing the government and Boeing of negligence. The lawsuit claimed that the jet “had a history of warnings and system failures” that both the government and the manufacturer [...

Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Accident at Utah Airport

Posted on July 29, 2010
The death of a woman who was hit by a car on a crosswalk at the Salt Lake City International Airport has prompted a lawsuit from the woman’s husband. The lawsuit claims that airport officials were aware of the “dangerous traffic situation” at the crosswalk but had done nothing to make it safer...

Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal California Bus Accident

Posted on July 29, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed against Greyhound in Sacramento, Calif., by six passengers injured in a fatal bus accident last week. The lawsuit claims that the driver “did not not fulfill his duty to transport the passengers safely.” Another passenger, who is not part of the lawsuit, has made statements that he believes the bus [...

Sports Bar To Pay Damages In Fatal Drunk Driver Crash

Posted on July 29, 2010
A sports bar in Austell, Ga., has agreed to pay $1 million to the widow of a man killed by a drunk driver who was allegedly over-served by the bar staff. The lawsuit claims that in October 2008, The Sports Grill served alcohol to a man when he was already drunk...

Glaxo Settles Some Paxil Suits, More To Come

Posted on July 29, 2010
GlaxoSmithKline P.L.C. has agreed to a $1 billion settlement that will cover 800 claims that the company’s drug Paxil causes birth defects. The company paid $2.5 million to a Pennsylvania boy who allegedly suffers from severe heart defects because of Paxil...

NYC Pays $7 Mill. Over Fatal Shooting By Police

Posted on July 29, 2010
New York City has agreed to pay $7 million to the two children and two friends of a man who was shot and killed by police officers in 2006. Police officers opened fire on the vehicle that the man and two of his friends were riding in early in the morning...

Officers Committed Voter Fraud, Lawsuit Claims

Posted on July 29, 2010
A retired police sergeant in Bell, Calif., has accused other officers of voter fraud in a lawsuit he filed against the city. The plaintiff claims in his suit that in 2009, officers passed out absentee ballots to voters, telling them which candidates to vote for, and filed out voter cards for deceased individuals...

Lawsuit Filed Over 1986 Murder Investigation

Posted on July 29, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed against the Los Angeles Police Department that claims they failed to investigate a 1986 murder since the prime suspect was another police officer. The suit, filed by the family of the victim, claims that the officer had confronted and threatened the victim multiple times before she was killed...

Lawsuit Allowed Against Vitaminwater Health Claims

Posted on July 29, 2010
A lawsuit will continue against Vitaminwater maker Coca-Cola over the health claims the company makes on the bottle. The suit was filed last year by the Center for Science in the Public Interest and states that the company claims that Vitaminwater is “healthy” because of added vitamins...

Chemicals At Plant Caused Birth Defects, Lawsuit Says

Posted on July 29, 2010
A group of former Motorola employees is claiming that their exposure to harmful chemicals while producing semiconductors has harmed their children. The 71 plaintiffs worked at a plants in Schaumburg and Arizona between 1965 and 2007. They claim that Motorola officials were aware of the dangers the chemicals posed to the employee’s potential offspring but [...

Infant Death Sparks Recall of 30K Baby Recliners

Posted on July 27, 2010
A recall has been issued of 30,000 Nap Nanny baby recliners due to the risk of a baby falling over one of the sides and becoming entangled in the straps. The recall comes after an infant became caught between the recliner and the crib bumper and died...

Jury To Decide Verdict in Pizza Hut Driver Wreck

Posted on July 27, 2010
A San Diego jury will decide this week if Pizza Hut is liable for a November 2008 accident involving one of their drivers. The accident left a mother and daughter severely injured. According to the lawsuit, driver had a seizure while driving during work, causing her to black out and crash into the car containing [...

Man Awarded Damages After Being Shot Four Times

Posted on July 27, 2010
A Washington State man has been awarded $5.8 million in a lawsuit he filed against another man who shot him four times in 2008. The Plaintiff claimed in his lawsuit that the defendant shot him during an altercation between the two, but the defendant stated at his trial he was merely acting in self defense...

Control Problems Found At Another J&J Plant

Posted on July 24, 2010
More issues have been uncovered by federal investigators at another Johnson & Johnson plant. The Lancaster, Pa., plant, which produces heartburn medications, was cited with quality control problems and chaotic record keeping, along with complaints from customers that the medications were ineffective or not in the properly marked bottles...

Jury Awards $114 Mill In Lawsuit against Nursing Home

Posted on July 24, 2010
A Florida jury has ordered a local nursing home to pay $114 million to the family of a 76-year-old woman who was allegedly abused while staying at the home, and that abuse led to her death. According to the lawsuit, �the woman suffered “pressure sores, overmedication, malnourishment and dehydration” during her stay at Integrated Health [...

NFL Team Hid Staph Infection Risk, Lawsuit Says

Posted on July 24, 2010
Former NFL center LeCharles Bentley has filed a lawsuit against the Cleveland Browns over a staph infection he contracted while using the team facilities for rehabilitation. The lawsuit claims that Bentley was not made aware that numerous other players had contracted staph infections in the past from the same facility...

Chicken Nuggets Recalled, May Contain Plastic

Posted on July 22, 2010
More than 90,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets have been recalled after bits of blue plastic were found in them. Georgia-based Perdue Farms announced the voluntary recall earlier this week. No injuries have yet been reported involving the product, which is sold at Wal-Mart as Great Value Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets.

Lawsuit: Rail Worker Electrocuted By Exposed Third Rail

Posted on July 22, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed over the death of a New York City track worker who was electrocuted on an exposed third rail in Queens. The man’s wife filed the suit, claiming the city failed to protect the workers on the rail the day her husband died...

Panel finds that Avastin Doesn?t Benefit Breast Cancer Patients

Posted on July 21, 2010
A committee within the F.D.A. has advised the agency to denounce its marketing approval of the popular cancer drug Avastin for treating breast cancer because “new trials showed no apparent benefit from the drug.” The committee found that new trials of the drug, which is combined with the breast cancer drug paclitaxel to treat metastatic [...

Pacifiers Pose Safety Risk, Recalled

Posted on July 21, 2010
A recall has been issued for nearly 45,000 Antonio Flores pacifiers after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported them as a safety concern. �The pacifiers, according to the CPSC, lack ventilation holes and have nipple that may detach from the base of the pacifier...

Playard Tents Recalled Over Stangulation Potential

Posted on July 20, 2010
More than 20,000 Tots in Mind playard tents have been recalled due to a potential risk that a child may become caught and strangled. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said that children may be able to remove clips that attach the top of the tent to the base and become trapped at the neck [...

Faulty Security Lead To Fatal Stabbing, Lawsuit Says

Posted on July 20, 2010
The family of a Florida corrections officer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the state over the officer’s death at the hands of an inmate. The officer was stabbed to death by an inmate at Tomoka Correctional Institution in June 2008. The lawsuit claims that the institution’s security lapses lead to the woman’s death.

Housing Complex Failed To Provide Safety, Lawsuit Claims

Posted on July 20, 2010
A Kentucky woman has filed a lawsuit against a Lexington, KY gated community over the fatal shooting of her daughter last year, claiming that officials at the complex failed to protect her against the shooter. The daughter was gunned down by a former State Representative in September of last year inside the Opera House Square [...

F.D.A. Shuts Down Brain Center For Federal Violations

Posted on July 20, 2010
One of the nation’s leading brain imaging centers at Columbia University has be temporarily shut down after F.D.A. investigators found that the center “injected mental patients with drugs that contained potentially dangerous impurities.” The Kreitchman PET Center came under fire from the F...

Two Lawsuits Filed Against Tax Company?s Alleged Deceptive Practices

Posted on July 20, 2010
The Texas Attorney General and a group of Pennsylvania residents have filed two separate but similar lawsuits against TaxMasters, claiming the company engaged in “dubious sales tactics, deceptive ads and excessive fees,” among other things...

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