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Residents of Minneapolis have been targeted by unlicensed solicitors selling a range of suspicious goods, including faulty alarm systems. One company involved with selling faulty alarms systems is Security One. While the company has said they are licensed by the state and don't require a city license, several people have reported buying faulty alarm s... - Wegmans faces lawsuit for violation FACTA and revealing too much information on debit and credit card receipts
Wegmans is facing legal action after failing to conform to the requirements of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), a law passed in 2003 designed to protect consumers from identity theft by limiting the information that can appear on credit card receipts. The law demands that a credit or debit card receipt cannot reveal more than that... - Heparin Coated Stents Pulled By Medtronic
Medtronic announced today that they are recalling some of their stents used in heart surgery, as they are coated with contaminated heparin. The contaminated blood thinner has to-date been associated with the deaths of 81 people. A spokesperson for Medtronic said that the products included in the recall are the blood oxygenators and tubing packs. The coa... - Fresca Italia, Inc. Burrata recalled due to risk of Listeria contamination
Fresca Italia of Brisbane, CA is recalling Burrata because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, stiffness,... - Calcilo XD Infant Formula Recalled
Abbott today announced a voluntary worldwide recall of two lots of Calcilo XD® Low-Calcium/Vitamin D-Free Infant Formula with Iron powder in 14.1-ounce cans (400g). Only 14.1-ounce (400g) cans are involved in this action. Calcilo XD® is a low-calcium and vitamin D-free infant formula that is specifically designed for the nutrition support of infants and ch... - Attorney Randall Sorrels: Electronic Evidence Wins Family of Hazing Victim $4.2 M
Aug-2-08 Houston, TX The morning after Phanta "Jack" Phoummarath died from alcohol poisoning his fraternity brothers had a meeting. They agreed to destroy all the pictures and video taken the night before at a hazing party where Phoummarath and six others had been ordered to consume dangerous amounts of alcohol as part of an initiation ceremony. However, as attorn... - San Joaquin County, CA $500,000 settlement reached in medical malpractice lawsuit.
Stockton, CA: (May-28-08) Lorie Prigmore brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against San Joaquin County, after the death of John Prigmore Sr. at the San Joaquin General Hospital. The suit dealt with negligence on the part of the hospital, that led to the wrongful death of Prigmore Sr. Sources familiar with the case and the negotiations stated that the... - The Princeton Review reaches $2.6 million settlement in patent infringement case.
Portland, OR: (May-28-08) CollegeNET brought a lawsuit against The Princeton Review, alleging that it infringed on two CollegeNET patents. The suit stated that the patents in question covered key innovations in the way web-based admissions applications are serviced on behalf of colleges and universities. CollegeNET stated that the infringement took place... - N.Y. Nightclub Owner reaches settlement with Red Bull Energy Drink for serving impostor.
Rochester, NY: (May-28-08) Popular energy drink maker Red Bull brought charges against Ronnie Davis, a Rochester nightclub magnate, alleging that he sold a lower-priced substitute to customers who ordered the popular energy drink Red Bull, without properly informing them. Red Bull is a caffeinated drink that claims to do away with mental and physical fat... - Universal Underwriters Life Insurance Co. agrees to pay over $2.4 million settlement in automobile credit insurance dispute.
Austin, TX: (May-28-08) Attorney General Greg Abbott brought charges against Universal Underwriters Life Insurance Co., an automobile credit insurance company, alleging that it unlawfully withheld insurance premiums from than 12,000 Texans who paid off their vehicle loans early. Federal sources stated that the Office of the Attorney General had brought s... - Onyx Waste Services agrees to pay $650,000 in wrongful death lawsuit.
Chicago, IL: (May-28-08) The family of Mary Danielson, a Waukegan woman, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Onyx Waste Services, after a recycling truck struck and killed her in 2004. Records of the incident show that Danielson, 59, of the 1200 block of Westmoreland Avenue, was run over by the truck in front of her home on Mar. 24, 2004. The family s... - The Bay Presbyterian Church agrees to pay $700,000 settlement in church split case.
The Bay Presbyterian Church agrees to pay $700,000 settlement in church split case. Cleveland, OH: (May-28-08) The Bay Presbyterian Church in Bay Village and the Presbytery of the Western Reserve have been locked in a legal wrangle, owing to a theological divide that has engulfed mainline Protestantism. In a recent announcement, Northeast OH's largest... - Home Hospice of North Texas reaches $500,000 settlement in Medicare fraud lawsuit.
Home Hospice of North Texas reaches $500,000 settlement in Medicare fraud lawsuit. Dallas, TX: (May-28-08) A federal lawsuit was brought against S-Hospice Group Inc., doing business as Home Hospice of North Texas, Andrew P. Milligan and Neil F. Livingston, its principal owners, alleging that the facility wrongly received payment for ineligible patients... - Hanford, CA agrees to a $15 million settlement in personal injury lawsuit.
Hanford, CA agrees to a $15 million settlement in personal injury lawsuit. Los Angeles, CA: (May-27-08) Jupiter Chan brought a municipality negligence lawsuit against the city of Hanford, alleging that his son Christopher sustained a traumatic brain injury when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle. The suit was filed on behalf of Christopher... - Spike Lee and Showtime Settlement reached in script copyright infringement lawsuit.
Louisville, KY: (May-27-08) James Lee White, a Louisville writer, brought a lawsuit against Spike Lee and the Showtime cable channel, alleging that Lee illegally used his script to create "Sucker Free City," which was shown on Showtime. He suit alleged intellectual property infringement, stating that Lee and writer Alex Tse infringed on his copyright whe... - Compellent, Storage Engine, et. al. $10.5 million settlement reached in intellectual property dispute.
Houston, TX: (May-27-08) Data protection specialist Crossroads Systems has brought lawsuits against 10 vendors, including Compellent and Storage Engine, alleging that the companies infringed on its storage router and virtualization technologies. The suit, filed in US District Court for the Western District of Texas, has followed several such lawsuits fil... - NASCAR Undisclosed settlement reached in wrongful death lawsuit.
Lorain County, OH: (May-27-08) The family of Virginia Whyel, a 65-year old race fan, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against NASCAR, after Whyel died in a fatal crash while watching the race in a wheelchair. Court papers reveal that Whyel was watching the race in a wheelchair located in the specially designated handicapped section at the short track locat... - Austral Pacific Energy Ltd. $1.6 million settlement reached in drilling costs dispute.
Wellington, New Zealand: (May-27-08) Austral Pacific Energy Ltd. recently announced that it has reached a settlement agreement related to the drilling of the A6 and A7 wells in the onshore Taranaki Cheal Oil Field in Stratford, New Zealand. The deal, entered into by Austral and the Cheal Joint Venture, resulted in the completion and tie-in in time to del... - Rothschild Investment $28,000 settlement reached in securities lawsuit.
Rothschild Investment $28,000 settlement reached in securities lawsuit. Helena, MT: (May-27-08) State Auditor John Morrison brought a lawsuit against Rothschild Investment, a Chicago-based broker-dealer firm, alleging that it sold securities without being registered in Montana. Morrison's suit claimed that Rothschild Investment sold the securities to 1... - Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood Undisclosed settlement reached in botched abortion suit.
Lincoln, NE: (May-27-08) A woman, identified in court documents as "Jane Roe", brought a lawsuit against the Planned Parenthood clinic in Lincoln, alleging that she almost died after a botched abortion from one of the organization's doctors. The suit stated that Roe suffered pain and suffering as well as lost wages after the abortion. Medical records fil...