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Feb-28-10 Washington, DC An American insurance company is reporting that many of its field agents have been contacting safety regulators since 2004 about problems stemming from Toyota accelerator pedals . According to a new set of documents subpoenaed by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin... - Internal Documents Show Toyota Allegedly Cut Deal with NHTSA
Feb-24-10 Washington, DC While the Vancouver Olympics have temporarily displaced the Toyota recall from the high headlines over the better part of a week, the issue is bound to return when Akio Toyoda, the Japanese CEO of Toyota and the grandson of the company's founder, appears on Wednesday before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The Hous... - A Dear John Letter to My Credit Card
Jul-2-07 New York, NY My Dear Credit Card, You had to know that someday, somewhere, we would come to some fork in the road. That we would wake up one day and find that the magic was over, the honeymoon long since expired. I'm sorry it has come to this, but I have to say it. You are no longer the friend you once were. And this credit card abuse has got to stop. ... - At Least Three Dead in Phoenix Helicopter Crash
Feb-15-10 Phoenix, AZ A helicopter accident described as a fiery crash killed at least three people on Sunday, including a child, according to the Associated Press (AP). No identities have been released. A spokesperson with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said that the helicopter was capable of carrying six passengers and the department is trying to determi... - Does Reglan Study Provide a False Sense of Security?
Feb-13-10 Beersheba, ISRAEL A recent study on off-label use of Reglan for morning sickness proved initially reassuring for expectant mothers who were concerned about the possibility of Reglan side effects in infants. However, critics say that the study doesn't tell the whole story. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved the use of Reglan (... - Head of Toyota Japan Issues Apology, but Problems Continue to Build
Feb-5-10 Flint, MN Guadalupe Alberto didn't like to drive fast. In fact, the 77-year-old avoided the freeway because of it. She was in good health and drove cautiously to a fault. Never got a speeding ticket. So it was a shock when the former GM worker from Flint, Michigan was killed after her 2005 Toyota Camry , which had only 17,000 miles on the odometer, ran... - Yaz Lawsuit Raises Public Awareness, Says Co-Founder of Our Bodies Ourselves
Feb-3-10 Boston, MA Judy Norsigian, executive director and co-founder of the Boston Women's Health Book Collective and co-author of "Our Bodies, Ourselves," believes that a Yasmin/Yaz lawsuit is a good idea. "Until some of the drug companies [such as Bayer] feel monetary negative effects from putting drugs on the market prematurely, they will continue to do so,... - Unfair Business: Are You Being Gouged?
Jun-7-07 Sacramento, CA Doing good business, for most, has a lot to do with trust and reputation. The latter can take a lifetime to build up and mere seconds to destroy. Little wonder that so many business owners spend so much effort protecting a valued reputation. To be branded as someone who does unfair business they would find abhorrent. But some people don... - Harassment on the Job: It's no Longer Just the Women Complaining
May-25-07 St. Petersburg, FL Harassment in the workplace has been around for as long as the work environment itself, and unfortunately will probably never go away, so long as there are those who find some particular joy in causing someone else - usually a subordinate - to feel uncomfortable, or worse. But the environment has been slowly changing. As women have... - Credit Card Theft: An "Inside Job"
May-14-07 Ann Arbor, MI A Michigan State University study has shown that as much as 70 per cent of all identity theft -- including credit card theft -- is the work of "insiders" such as store clerks and other employees. Michigan State professor Judith Collins, director of an identity theft program at the university, randomly selected thousands of cases from aro... - Paxil and Other Antidepressants May Treat Only Severe Depression
Jan-10-10 Columbus, OH Women who took Paxil while pregnant, despite evidence that Paxil may cause birth defects , may now be wondering if it was worth the risk, especially if they took Paxil for mild depression. A recent study suggests that antidepressants are only effective in cases of severe depression. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Assoc... - LAPD Severs Ties With Boy Scouts of America over Gay and Religious Discrimination
Jan-3-10 Los Angeles, CA In a move that signals a firm commitment to tolerance, the Los Angeles Police Department has decided to end its 50 year partnership with the Boy Scouts of America because of the youth group's practices relating to gay and religious discrimination . Since 1962, the group has partnered with the LAPD through the Boy Scouts Explorers Prog... - Michigan Employment Protest against Homebuilders
Dec-26-09 Bloomfield Hills, MN Last week workers gathered outside the headquarters of a homebuilder in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, to protest the shoddy workmanship and unfair wages paid by Pulte Homes and other builders. Pulte says the allegations are unfounded. The housing bubble bust has proved tough on homebuyers, but it appears to have hit the homebu... - Massive Window Blind Recall Announced
Dec-15-09 Washington, DC A recall of near historic proportions comes after the deaths of eight children and the near-strangulation of 16 others. Good Morning America (GMA) on ABC announced this morning a voluntary recall negotiated by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in concert with the US window blind industry. About 50 million sets have been... - Consumer Credit Information Protection: Not All Companies Follow the Rules
Apr-7-07 Fort Worth, TX: Two high profile incidents in which consumer personal information was made vulnerable have highlighted the importance of companies following rules designed to protect consumer credit information. When companies do not follow those rules consumers are at risk of becoming victims of identity theft. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has... - Unreasonable Credit Card Rate Hikes
Apr-2-07 San Bernardino, CA: Customers of major credit card companies are becoming increasingly frustrated with unreasonable company practices that result in high fees, rate hikes, and increased debt for the consumer. Now, some people are starting to take action against the credit card companies. Those actions include activities as widespread as a class acti... - New Survey Revives Memories of LINA Disability Claims Debacle
Nov-23-09 Belleville, IL A new survey of seniors enrolled in Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claims that the majority of applicants find the process overly complicated and confusing, prompting fears that the federally funded organization is taking advantage of the elderly in a manner reminiscent of the LINA insurance controversy. SSDI claimants re... - Children's Tylenol Linked to Increased Risk of Asthma
Nov-20-09 Vancouver, B.C. A new study could make parents rethink how they treat mild pain in their children, as an article in the November issue of the peer-reviewed medical journal Chest suggests that acetaminophen -- the active ingredient in popular over-the-counter medications like Children's Tylenol -- may increase the risk of asthma in users. The repor... - Asbestos Contamination in Montana: Can Libby Be Saved?
Nov-18-09 Libby, MT It may be too late for the workers and residents of Libby, Montana who have suffered from asbestos health issues and battled mesothelioma lawsuits for years. But now representatives from the Mount Sinai Hospital and School of Medicine are going in with a team of investigators to deal with the future of Libby. A series of three investigatio... - Famed Civil Rights Lawyer Subject of New Film
Nov-16-09 Wilmington, DE Human rights and civil rights law , the cornerstone of democracy, was the battle cry for the late William Kunstler, a legendary lawyer who took on civil and human rights cases presenting impossible odds, defended the seemingly indefensible and represented unsavory violations of human rights law. Now Kunstler's daughters have made a tellin...