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Jefferson City, MO: (May-28-08) Marla Grothoff, a quadriplegic woman, brought charges against Attorney General Jay Nixon's office, alleging that she was discriminated against on the basis of her disability. Records show that Grothoff was one of 16 attorneys in the Department of Social Services' Child Support Enforcement Division whose jobs were eliminate... - Best Buy Second Secret Website Scam
Best Buy Co., Inc. has admitted to maintaining two versions of its website - with different prices. One is the public website accessible on the internet by anyone; the other site (essentially a replica of the public site) could only be accessed inside of Best Buy stores. Both sites were nearly identical, except for one important difference: the in-store s... - Abuse and Neglect of Elderly Rampant in Nursing Home Industry
Sep-12-06 Little Rock, AR In 1987, Congress passed landmark legislation aimed at improving nursing home care for the nation's vulnerable elderly population. However, a recent investigation by Consumer Reports found poor care in nursing homes is still extremely common, especially in the for-profit chains that have become the dominant force in the industry. The... - Takata Airbag Recalls in China, Dorado Airbag Injury Lawsuit Filed in Nevada
Sep-26-17 Las Vegas, NV: The angst over potential airbag failure and the airbag recall involving primary, and some side airbags manufactured by Takata has transferred to China now, with the recent announcement that General Motors and its Chinese joint venture Shanghai GM will recall more than 2.5 million vehicles in China known to have faulty Takata airbags. Ea... - Staples Hit with Putative Class Action, Alleging Misclassification
Sep-26-15 Los Angeles, CA Yet another overtime pay laws putative class action was filed earlier this month in California state court accusing Staples Inc. (Staples) of failing to provide overtime pay and required meal and rest periods through improper job classification. It should be noted that Staples has been down this road before, when the retailer agreed,... - NHTSA Orders Ford to Recall 3 Million Cars for Defective Airbags
Feb-25-21 Washington, DC The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ordered Ford to recall three million cars that contain defective driver’s side airbags. The airbags contain potentially faulty Takata inflators that may cause the bags to rupture, resulting in catastrophic airbag injuries . This follows a similar 2020 order affecting Gener... - Airbag Injury Lawsuits Filed in North Carolina
Oct-24-16 Guilford County, NC: There is little doubt that a host of airbag injury plaintiffs allege their airbag injuries to be catastrophic in nature. In the case of David Earl Ebron Jr., who does indeed allege catastrophic airbag injuries , the plaintiff alleges he suffered the indignity of being injured twice. According to an airbag failure lawsuit Ebron fi... - Airbag Injury Lawsuit Information & Legal News
In recent years, massive airbag recalls have been announced to address issues involving defective airbags . These recalls affect vehicles equipped with Takata airbags, which have reportedly been linked to 13 deaths and many injuries worldwide. Airbag failures have allegedly caused situations in which passenger vehicle occupants have either not survived... - Corning to Pay $66.5M in Price Fixing Settlement
Santa Clara, CA: A $66.5 million settlement has been reached ending allegations of price fixing brought against Corning International Kabushiki Kaisha (Corning International K.K.) by The Justice Department. The antitrust charges included price-fixing, bid–rigging and allocation of markets for ceramic substrates sold in the United States. Accordi... - Leading GM Injury Lawyer Speaks out on NHTSA Failures, GM’s Apparent Disregard
Mar-22-14 Top Attorney talks with LAS about the GM ignition system problems that have allegedly led to numerous accidents and, in the case of Brooke Melton, even death. Marietta, GA: According to its database, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says there was no reason to believe the rate of problems with GM vehicles was significan... - Online store owner pays $66,000 settlement to Attorney General.
Kennewick, WA: (Mar-13-08) Over 50 people brought complaints against Teryl Cooper's website, Storybook Lane, an online store, alleging that they ordered children's furniture and accessories from the website, but never received the merchandise. The suit, which was filed following complaints lodged with the Washington Attorney General and the Better Busine... - Hair Relaxer Lawsuit Update
Jun-19-23 Santa Clara, CA Women diagnosed with uterine cancer, ovarian cancer and other injuries who have filed hair relaxer lawsuits in federal court--now part of the multi-district litigation--have filed a “Master Complaint”. This document includes all of the allegations linking adverse health events with regular exposure to chemicals in the hair str... - Duality Observed in Illinois Cause for Confusion, but Plaintiff Benefits Nonetheless
Jul-30-17 Chicago, IL: A unique Illinois Workers Compensation lawsuit has been quietly percolating through the courts of Illinois. At stake are two claims for workers compensation benefits filed by a personal assistant for an individual with disabilities. At the heart of the Illinois denied workers compensation claim, is an interpretation under Illinois law as t... - Val Industrial Insulation Co. Employees' Prevailing Wages Settlement
Boston, MA: (Aug-17-07) Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office brought a lawsuit against Daniel Valdez, of Worcester, the owner of Val Industrial Insulation Co., alleging that he failed to pay two employees the prevailing wage rate. The suit was filed after a June 2007 routine site inspection at the Brookside Elementary School Renovations and Additions P... - General American Life Insurance Co. Mutual Fund Late Trading Civil Penalty
St. Louis, MO: (Aug-09-07) The Securities and Exchange Commission brought a lawsuit against General American Life Insurance Co. and a former senior vice president, William Thater, alleging that they played a role in a late trading scheme. The suit claimed that Thater permitted, and General American failed to prevent, late trading of mutual funds underlying... - General Steel Corp. Misleading Sales and Marketing Settlement
Lakewood, CO: (Mar-13-07) Attorney General John Suthers filed a consumer protection lawsuit against General Steel Corp., a Lakewood company that sells large metal buildings to customers across the country. The lawsuit claimed General Steel carried out a misleading sales and marketing plan. General Steel asserted that it manufactured buildings available at... - Tesla Stock Lawsuits Legal News and Lawsuit Information
On August 8, 2018, Elon Musk, high flying CEO of Tesla, Inc. tweeted to the world that he was considering taking Tesla private at $420 per share. He said he had the money. The price of the stock skyrocketed, trading was temporarily suspended and the SEC launched an investigation into potential price manipulation. The financing later appeared to have depe... - Daniel Troy - Bush Administration's Preemption Gang - Part II
Feb-26-08 Washington, DC: In the fall of 2004, Daniel Troy left the FDA armed with the preemption policy he put in place. Now a partner at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, Mr Troy works for a firm that he told Lily Henning of the Legal Times on September 20, 2005, "represents pretty much almost every company" in the brand-name drug industry. In fact, Sidley Austin i... - General Mills Pizza? Make mine Plain, hold the Pepperoni
Nov-22-07 Washington, DC Since the Totino's and Jeno's pizza E. coli outbreak began around mid-July of 2007, General Mills has distributed about 120 million potentially contaminated pizzas to retailers throughout the country. As of November 2nd, General Mills recalled about half a million cases of Jeno's and Totino's pizza because pepperoni on its pizzas is like... - GM Vehicles Recalled for Defective Auto Problem
Apr-8-09 Detroit, MI If every driver used the emergency brake without fail, then the following auto defect may not be as dangerous as it otherwise might be. However, we don't—and when a defective car is recalled for a problem involving the transmission and the capability for the defective automobile to remain in 'Park,' the possibilities for accident and injury...