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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Great White Settles Over Station NightClub Fire
The 1980s rock band, Great White, has agreed to pay $1 million to survivors of people killed in the Station Nightclub fire, which the band's pyrotechnics started. This is the latest settlement for suits originating from the fire in February 2003 that killed 100 people. One band member was also killed in the fire. Approximately $175 million has been paid by d... - Menards Recalls Cordless Screwdrivers with Batteries that Overheat
Consumers Report Burns and Hearing Loss About 42,000 MasterForce 3.6-volt Cordless Screwdrivers are being recalled because the battery can overheat and ignite during charging, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers. There is no protective device on the lithium battery to prevent overheating. Menards, of Eau Claire, WI, and the CPSC have recei... - Reports of Injury Prompt SlyDog Retractable Leash Recall
Defective Metal Clasp Poses Serious Risk of Injury About 223,000 SlyDog retractable dog leashes are being recalled following five reports of injuries, including facial cuts, a broken tooth, displaced eye lens, and a bruised collar bone. The risk of injury comes from the metal clasp connecting the leash to a dog's collar, which can bend or break wh... - Rapid Reel Recalls Portable Garden Hose Carts
Tires Can Explode Posing an Injury Hazard About 7,000 Portable Garden Hose Reel Carts and Wagons are being recalled because the tires on the portable garden hose reel can explode while being inflated, posing an injury hazard to consumers. Rapid Reel has received five reports of tires exploding while being inflated, resulting in lacerations to fin... - Yayita Baby Hammocks Recalled
Hammocks Can Flip, Causing Injury and Strangulation Following a report of a seven-month old boy becoming entrapped by a Yayita Baby Hammock after it had flipped, the US distributor, Flaghouse Inc, is recalling the product. The recalled baby hammock is cream-colored canvas and hangs from a wooden pole. The hammock measures about 29 x 43 inches. It... - $10 Million Settlement Proposed in Auto Parts Network Class Action
Pursuant to an Order of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, a hearing will be held for the purpose of determining: (1) whether the proposed settlement of the claims in the Litigation for the sum of $10,000,000 in cash should be approved by the Court as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (2) whether, after the hearing, this L... - Trans Ocean Recalls Cracked Pepper Style Smoked Salmon
Product May be Contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes Trans-Ocean Products, Inc. of Bellingham, WA, is recalling its 4 ounce Cracked Pepper Style Smoked Salmon Lot No 54933-2 because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or eld... - Corticosteroids Linked to Joint Disease
First Study to Show Causal Association A new study has found a causal link between high doses of corticosteroids and joint disease, in patients treated with steroids during the 2003 SARS outbreak in China. Published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, the study is the first to establish a link between the dose of steroids use and the sever... - Distracted Truck Driver Causes Fatal Accident
Oct-23-08 Austin, TX Two children died and two others were injured after a Texas truck accident that police say was at least partially due to a distracted semi truck driver. According to KSAT, a local news station, the driver of the semi truck reached down for a cigarette and lost control of his vehicle, resulting in it flipping over. Shortly after, a car car... - Cure an Infection, Rupture a Tendon
Oct-22-08 New York City, NY Sometimes a drug cures one problem, only to cause another. That seems to be the case for some users of the popular antibiotics Cipro and Levaquin . Both Cipro and Levaquin are prescribed for a wide spectrum of bacterial problems, from bronchitis to urinary tract infections. Attorney Eric Chaffin from the law firm of Bernstein, Liebhard... - Car Accidents and Presidential Campaigns
Oct-21-08 Virginia Beach, WA As the US Presidential election escalates in the run up to November 8, copious attention is being paid to the candidates, and their qualifications to lead. Part of that process, is the vetting of the candidates past, as well as those of their partners. It seems that car crashes play a prominent role in the recent, and long past histor... - Best Buy Price Matching Guarantee
Best Buy is the largest specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States and Canada. As part of its advertising, promoting and selling of goods and services, Best Buy promotes a "price match guarantee". Best Buy guarantees that it will match any local competitor's lower price and if a customer has already purchased the product, Best Buy wil... - Price Fixing Could Cost Consumers up to $300 Billion Annually
Resale Price Maintenance Could Bankrupt Retailers A Supreme Court ruling in 2007 has paved the way for price fixing among manufacturers. In what amounts to legalized antiturst, the law now enables manufacturers to set minimum prices for their products which retailers must adhere to, or risk losing the manufacturer as a supplier. Recently, retaile... - California Law Labor Law Frowns on Hostile Work Place – California Labor Law News
Oct-19-08 California Law Labor Law Frowns on Hostile Work Place California Labor Law News: Pasadena, CA: Melissa dreads going back to work even though she loves her job. She is the only woman in her department of 7 and believes her new boss and a woman in HR have singled her out. "Because I don't want anyone else to go through what I had to, I want to pursue thi... - Car Accident Ruined Victim
Oct-16-08 Hamilton, AL There are many people who are victims of [ car accidents ], that do not seem to have serious injuries but suffer a lifetime of pain following their crash. They do not have broken backs and do not suffer brain damage, but they do have severe pain and other problems that can be debilitating and can impact their life. "I was driving to schoo... - Faulty Airbag Sensor Prompts BMW Recall
150,00 Vehicles Recalled Approximately 150,000 BMW vehicles will be recalled in North America by the luxury car manufacturer, because of a possible defect in an airbag sensor. This defect could prevent the front passenger airbag from inflating. Models affected include certain 2006 3-Series, 2004-06 5-Series and 2004-06 X3 vehicles. BMW is adv... - Avandia Canada Heart Attack and Liver Damage.
A new study from the New England Journal of Medicine published May 21, 2007 links the widely prescribed diabetes drug Avandia to an alleged increased risk of heart attack and even death. The Journal reported that dozens of studies together resulted in alleged evidence of a 43 percent higher risk of heart attack. Since Avandia was approved by the FDA i... - Street Racing Causes Car Accidents
Oct-9-08 Columbus, OH It has become an increasingly common complaint. [ Car accidents ] are being caused by street races and their effects are often deadly. However, it is often not the street racers that are injured in the automobile accidents, but innocent people simply driving their cars and minding their own business. "I was the victim of a hit and run,... - Re-instatement of Overtime Pay Class Action
Oct-9-08 Boston, MA A class-action lawsuit against the nation's largest retailer alleging overtime pay and other violations—decertified two years ago— is back on the rails, and Wal-Mart employees in the State of Massachusetts couldn't be happier. The case highlights overtime pay laws and other employee rights, and holds that an overtime pay rule , indeed a... - Qantas Plane Involved in Terrifying Midair Incident
Oct-8-08 Canberra, Australia Another Qantas Airways Ltd. plane has been involved in a midair incident, this one injuring approximately 45 passengers and crew members. The incident occurred on October 6, as the plane was on its way from Singapore to Perth, Australia. According to officials, the plane experienced a problem in its onboard computer equipment while...