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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- NITEL Sued by Union for Alleged Illinois Employment Violations
May-15-10 Chicago, IL The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 134 (IBEW 134) has filed a lawsuit alleging violations of the Illinois Employee Classification Act. The labor union accuses Northern Illinois Telecom Inc. (NITEL) of illegally misclassifying workers and paying them less than their due. According to the 5/15/10 issue of Law &... - Video May Reveal Who Is at Fault in Michigan Train Accident
May-15-10 Mason, MI Police are still hoping to determine who is to blame for a recent train accident that injured four people, including children. They have requested that any video footage taken from the locomotive be turned over to the authorities. According to official police reports, a family of four in a pickup truck was struck by a passing commuter trai... - Amish Buggy Involved in Missouri Car Accident
May-14-10 Springfield, MO Two men are reported injured following a bizarre Missouri car accident involving two cars and one buggy. The accident happened late in the evening of Thursday, May 12. According to news reports, Mr. Samuel Zook of Seymour, MO, and a member of the Amish community, was driving his buggy down MO 60 in Diggins, when he encountered a car... - Qui Tam Whistleblower Off-label Pharma Suits on the Rise
May-14-10 Washington, DC Pharmaceutical and medical device companies are likely rethinking their fraudulent marketing plans, thanks to a number of successful qui tam off-label lawsuits that have cost pharma companies billions of dollars and reaped substantial awards for whistleblowers. Off-label use of a drug or device is a use other than that for which the p... - Copyright Infringement News: Project Playlist Settles Ongoing Lawsuit With Universal
May-14-10 Beverly Hills, CA In the latest copyright infringement news coming out of California, Playlist.com, a social media service formerly known as Project Playlist has reached a settlement with Universal Music Group over a lawsuit first filed in 2008. The web-based service provides widgets for popular social media outlets like MySpace and Facebook that pu... - Investigators Looking Into Missing Asbestos Records at Women's Prison
May-14-10 Topeka, KS The Kansas Department of Corrections may soon be facing several asbestos lawsuits from the inmates of a local women's correctional facility due to allegations of undue exposure to the harmful material. Inmates at the Topeka Correctional facility claim that penal workers forced them to remove asbestos flooring in 2005 using simple tools li... - Staten Island Ferry Crash Injures 37
May-8-10 Staten Island, NY The New York Times (05/08/10) reports 37 people were injured in a Staten Island Ferry crash today. Authorities report the ferry accident , which occurred when the ferry crashed into a dock at the St. George terminal, appeared to be caused by mechanical failure. According to reports, the ferry's pilots were not able to pull back on th... - Sergeant's Flea and Tick Gel Side Effects: When the Cure Is Worse Than the Disease
May-13-10 Austin, MN KAAL Television in Austin, Minnesota recently reported that John Hoops used Sergeant's flea and tick gel on the family pet, only to see "Bob" experience a severe reaction to the gel. Angella, a US resident blogging, echoed the Hoops' story on the online Consumers Complaints Board. Her small dog also had a horrific reaction to Sergeant's G... - Second Court Decision Favors Chinese Drywall Plaintiffs
May-13-10 New Orleans, LA Families experiencing problems with homes built with defective Chinese drywall have reason for optimism: US District Judge Eldon Fallon of the Eastern District of Louisiana recently ordered Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co. to compensate Tatum and Charlene Hernandez in excess of $164,000. It is the second precedent-setting court decision w... - Amtrak Train Collides with Tractor-Trailer
May-13-10 Mebane, NC A serious train crash involving an Amtrak train and a tractor-trailer occurred around 8:00 am this morning on the Amtrak tracks in Mebane. While no one was killed, several people sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospital. The train, carrying 36 passengers, was en route from Raleigh to Charlotte when it hit the tractor-trailer... - Oil Blowout Irks BP Shareholders
May-13-10 Montgomery, AL In his thirty years as a litigation lawyer, Jere Beasley says the oil companies have always been the toughest, meanest, most never-say-die defendants he has ever fought in courtroom. "I have dealt with these oil companies and I have not met a good oil company yet and BP is one of the worst," Beasley says. "These companies are tough and p... - Documents Win $20 Million for Boy Scout Sex Abuse Victim
May-13-10 Portland, OR A jury in Portland, Oregon recently returned a $20 million dollar verdict ($19,900,000) against the Boy Scouts of America after previously unseen documents obtained by the plaintiff's legal counsel showed that the organization knew as far back as the 1920s that it had a sex abuse problem. "I think the duration and the volume of the chil... - Identity Thieves Can Hit the Jackpot with Digital Copiers
May-13-10 Buffalo, NY Most Americans are aware of online security and load their computer systems with anti-virus/anti-spyware. But most aren't aware that digital copier hard drives are loaded with information and are a veritable gold mine for identity thieves . Gone are the days when photocopiers used mechanical devices to reproduce a document. Nearly every... - Homes and Businesses Not Safe from St. Louis Traffic Accidents
May-13-10 St. Louis, MO A pair of St. Louis traffic accidents recently occurred when a vehicle actually crashed into stationary structures. On Friday, May 7, a car chase ended in peculiar fashion as when a suspect fleeing arrest from a domestic dispute charge plowed into a suburban St. Louis home between two elderly women who had been sleeping at the time. Th... - Warning Issued for OneTouch SureStep Test Strips
Ottawa, ON: LifeScan has initiated a voluntary recall of specific lots of OneTouch® SureStep® Test Strips because they may provide low test results when your blood glucose is greater than 22.2 mmol/L. According to the press release, "If you receive a meter reading that is greater than 22.2 mmol/L with these test strips, it is important that you... - Harmony High Chairs Recalled by Graco
Washington, DC: About 1.2 million Graco Harmony® High Chairs are being recalled by the manufacturer, Graco Children's Products, because the screws holding the front legs of the high chair can loosen and fall out and/or the plastic bracket on the rear legs can crack causing the high chair to become unstable and tip over unexpectedly. This defect poses... - Honda Recalls 400,000 Vehicles Over Brake Problems
New York, NY: Honda announced Tuesday that it is recalling over 400,000 vehicles in the US following reports from consumers of brake pedals feeling 'soft'. The recall for potentially defective brakes includes 344,000 Odyssey minivans, and 68,000 Element crossover vehicles all in the 2007-2008 model years. Honda plans to fix the vehicle... - Environmental Hazard, Yes, But What of BP Oil Spill Effect on Volunteers?
May-12-10 Biloxi, MS The BP oil spill that occurred in the aftermath of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon has already proved itself to be an environmental disaster—but could it also adversely impact those charged with the responsibility of cleaning up after it? According to CNN, the job is too big even for the professionals, and a call has gone out fo... - New Pampers Product Alleged to Cause Severe Skin Rash
May-12-10 Washington, DC The US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) is investigating various complaints that a new line of Pampers disposable diapers is causing severe, persistent diaper rashes and blisters resembling chemical burns. The makers of Pampers, Procter & Gamble (P&G), dispute the claims and continue to stand behind their product. A... - One Dead, Two Injured in Missouri Car Accident
May-12-10 Hannibal, MO: One man was killed and two others injured in a Missouri car crash on Sunday. The crash occurred on southbound Sand Run Road, two tenths of a mile south of Adelhardt Road at 3:55 pm, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Twenty-four-year-old James Farrar of Troy was driving a 2003 Nissan 350Z southbound and was reportedly spee...