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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Call Center Settles Wages and Overtime Class Action for $13M
Bakersfield, CA: Spherion Pacific Workforce has settled a wages and overtime class action brought by employees hired during the 2005 hurricane Katrina disaster, who allege they were not properly paid and that the company failed to provide meals and rest breaks. Spherion set up a call center with 2000 employees to assist the American Red Cross i... - Banned FEMA Trailers Used to House BP Oil Spill Workers
Venice,LA: Trailer homes originally used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to house people following Hurricane Katrina, and that were subsequently banned from being used as long-term housing due to illegal levels of formaldehyde, are resurfacing as housing for workers involved in the BP oil spill disaster. The trailers, which the... - Tri-Union Seafoods Recall 12-Ounce Solid White Tuna in Water
San Diego, CA: Tri-Union Seafoods LLC, is issuing a recall of a limited amount of Chicken of the Sea brand 12-ounce solid white tuna in water. Due to a production error, the product does not meet the company's standards for seal tightness. Loose seals, or seams, could result in product contamination by spoilage organisms or by pathogens and lea... - Toyota to Recall 17,000 2010 HS250h Lexus Vehicles
Washington, DC: Toyota announced that it will recall certain model year 2010 HS250h Lexus vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standards No. 301, "Fuel system integrity." When the vehicle was rotated following a crash test as required, the amount of fuel leakage exceeded the allowable limits. Potentially... - Feline's Pride Issues Nationwide Recall of Natural Chicken Formula Cat Food
Buffalo, NY: Feline's Pride is announcing a recall of Feline's Pride Raw food with ground bone for cats and kittens, Natural Chicken Formula, Net Wt. 2.5 lbs. (1.13 kg., 40 oz.) produced on 6/10/10, because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. People handling raw pet food can become infected with Salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly... - Wright County Egg Expands Nationwide Recall
Aug-19-10 Washington, DC Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa is expanding its voluntary recall (original recall date: August 13, 2010) of specific Julian dates of shell eggs produced by their farms because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young chil... - Some Denture Cream Lawsuits Reportedly Settled
Aug-24-10 Seattle, WA GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Super Poligrip denture adhesive , has settled lawsuits alleging that the denture cream caused zinc poisoning and other serious health problems. What this means for remaining lawsuits against Poligrip and Fixodent denture creams is yet to be seen. News about the Poligrip settlement comes from a GlaxoSmithKli... - Runaway Truck Crushes House, Kills Three
Aug-24-10 Los Angeles, CA: Three people have been killed in an accident involving a truck that flew off California State highway 154 and landed on their house, completely crushing it. The dead, a man, woman and child, were inside their home in Santa Barbara County at the time of the accident. The runaway truck was hauling two trailers loaded with gravel and... - Wells Fargo Ordered to Repay $200 Million in Excessive Bank Fees
Aug-24-10 Loveland, CO A landmark decision in California paints a revealing picture of excessive bank overdraft fees and just what some major banks are up to in an alleged effort to keep the cash flow from unsuspecting consumers. At issue is the common practice of altering the order of debits as they come into a bank, allowing the bank to pay (on behalf of t... - Lawsuits Spring from 2008 Fire Accident in California
Aug-24-10 Vallejo, CA A 2008 fire accident that took the lives of three senior citizens at an elder care facility in California is now becoming a court case after the operators of the facility allegedly failed to maintain a working fire alarm system and allowed one of the residents to indulge in his habit of smoking cigars while in close proximity to medical oxy... - Asbestos Victim Awarded Millions in Mesothelioma Decision
Aug-24-10 Berkeley Heights, NJ A woman who was diagnosed with asbestos mesothelioma after years of washing her husband's asbestos-laden work clothes will likely receive $7 million in asbestos compensation. Her husband is owed $500,000 with interest still accruing. The original jury verdict for the plaintiff was upheld on August 20 after the appellate court c... - Qui Tam Whistleblower: Shame on Sodexo
Aug-24-10 Albany, NY Last month the New York Attorney General settled for $20 million against Sodexo, which began in 2006 when two whistleblowers filed a qui tam lawsuit under the False Claims Act against the multi-billion dollar company for ripping off school lunch programs and other government food services. The two whistleblowers, brothers John and Jay Car... - American Airlines Could Face $25 Million in Fines
Aug-24-10 Washington, DC According to a 8/19/10 report in the Wall Street Journal , the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) could hit American Airlines with fines of as much as $25 million for issues with the maintenance of its MD-80 jets that put the planes at risk of crashing . The FAA has not yet sent an official letter announcing the fine, but it is repo... - Study: Fosamax does not increase risk of esophageal cancer
Aug-24-10 Chicago, IL A recent study of Fosamax and other drugs used to fight osteoporosis revealed that such medications do not increase the risk of esophageal cancer. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association , examined more than 80,000 people and revealed that the rate of esophageal cancer in those who take oral bisphosphonat... - State Legislators Ponder Changes to Texas Labor Laws
Aug-24-10 Austin, TX Some lawmakers in the Lone Star State are considering using some programs currently implemented in Arizona to change Texas labor laws . Arizona recently put into use an "e-verify system" to determine whether or not someone can legally work in the US, according to the El Paso Times . Some have advocated bringing the program to Texas, but t... - Delayed Diagnosis Results in $1.1M Settlement
Pittsburgh, PA: The estate of a man whose death resulted from malpractice, specifically a failure to diagnose an esophageal rupture, has recovered $1.08 million as a result of their medical malpractice suit against Tyler Memorial Hospital's emergency room. In 1999, Michael Scarp, then 55 years old, went to the Tyler ER presenting with vomiting... - Sony Recalls VAIO Laptop Computers
Washington, DC: About 223,000 Sony Vaio Notebook computers are being recalled because the computers can overheat, posing a burn hazard to the consumer. To date, Sony has received 30 reports of units overheating resulting in deformed keyboards and casings. No injuries have been reported. The recalled products are VPCF11 Series and VPCCW2 Ser... - Malware Implicated in Spanair Plane Crash
Aug-23-10 Washington, DC The 2008 airplane crash of Spanair flight 5022 could have been caused by malware, which infected a central computer system used to monitor technical problems in the aircraft, according to a report by the Spanish newspaper El Pais. The airline also believes malware was to blame. The malware has been identified as a Trojan Horse that co... - Alleged Nursing Home Sexual Abuse Not Reported to Victim's Family
Aug-23-10 Hazard, KY An elderly resident of a nursing home in Kentucky was allegedly sexually assaulted on two separate occasions in 2009 by a male resident of the facility. The family of the woman at the receiving end of the alleged nursing home abuse was not told of the incidents. The Lexington Herald Leader reported earlier this month that the operator o... - Jury Still Out on PPI Hip Fractures, Other Fractures Likely
Aug-23-10 Seattle, WA New research into proton pump inhibitor (PPI) side effects as they relate to hip fractures suggest that the greater concern may actually be fractures to other areas of the body. According to a report in the August Ob.Gyn. News, the use of a proton pump inhibitor may modestly raise the risk of fracture to the spine, forearm and wrist. Giv...