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Hasbro Recalls Nerf Blasters About 330,000 Nerf N-Strike Recon Blasters manufactured by Hasbro Inc, are being recalled because the blaster's plunger can pull the user's skin during firing, resulting in injury to the face, neck, and/or chest. To-date, Hasbro and CPSC have received 46 reports of injury to children aged 4 to 12, resulting in bruising,... - 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... - Coffee Makers Recalled by Sears
Wiring Can Cause Fire and Injury About 145,000 Kenmore and Kenmore Elite Coffee Makers are being recalled due to the potential for the internal wiring to overheat and cause fire. Sears has received 20 reports of coffee makers overheating, including 12 fires, causing damage to counter tops, cabinet damage, and plastic melting on the floor. This rec... - RAP4 Recalls Paintball Gun Adapters
High Risk for Serious Personal Injury RAP4 (Real Action Paintball Inc.), of San Jose, CA., is recalling about 2000 paintball gun remote line adapters. The adapter can burst when over tightened, posing serious impact and laceration hazards to consumers. RAP4 has received two reports of incidents involving the recalled adapters, including one that... - Toxic Lead Found in Daiso Children's Jewelry
Consumers are being warned to stop using Daiso children's jewelry immediately because it contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic, and if ingested by young children, it can cause adverse health effects. This recall involves children's bracelets and Zodiac-sign necklaces. The necklaces have a black, non-metal cord and a silver rectangular pendant. An... - Books For Less pays $180,000 settlement in employee lawsuit.
Brooklyn, NY: (Mar-10-08) U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Books for Less LLC, alleging racial and sexual harassment. The lawsuit claimed that the company, which has a warehouse in the Pittsburgh, PA, suburb of Blawnox and an office in New York, targeted black men and women as well as whites who associated with blacks... - Black Hawk County to pay $75,000 settlement to inmate who commits suicide.
Waterloo, IA: (Mar-05-08) The estate of Michael Allen Sutton, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the Black Hawk County and its jail's contract health-care provider, after Sutton committed suicide in the county jail. The suit claimed that Sutton hanged himself with a bed sheet from a shower sprinkler head while incarcerated at the jail in February 200... - White homeowner settles $30,000 buyer-discrimination lawsuit.
Milwaukee, WI: (Mar-03-08) The US Justice Department brought charges against Edith Halvorsen, a white homeowner, alleging that she violated Milwaukee fair-housing laws by discriminating against blacks. The suit stated that Halvorsen refused to sell her home to a Milwaukee Public Schools principal because she was African-American. The suit accused her of te... - Correctional Managers, Jury orders Marion County to pay $1 million racial discrimination settlement to two former employees
Salem, OR: (Feb-18-08) Russell Rice and Larry Lytle, two white former employees at the Department of Correction's Santiam Correctional Institution, brought a discrimination lawsuit against Marion County, alleging that Superintendent Frank Thompson, who is black, gave preferential treatment to other black employees. Both Rice and Lytle were managers at th... - Firefighter Harassment, City of Los Angeles ordered to pay former firefighter $1.17 million settlement for racial harassment
Los Angeles, CA: (Dec-29-07) Carter Stephens, a black former Pasadena firefighter, brought a lawsuit against the town and his department, alleging that he was forced to retire after complaining for five years about racial harassment at his workplace. The suit claimed that Stephens complained extendedly about other firefighters leaving blood, urine, and f... - City Employees, New Orleans and Louisiana pay $3.4 million racial discrimination settlement
New Orleans, LA: (Nov-20-07) More than 36 employees brought charges against the city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana, alleging that they faced racial discrimination. Records show that of the 36 employees, 35 were white and one Hispanic. The workers claimed that they were fired and replaced by black employees shortly after Eddie Jordan took over... - Reverse Discrimination, Two white firefighters awarded $132,500 settlement for racial bias
Mobile, AL: (Oct-17-07) William Glisson, a white firefighter, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that he faced reverse discrimination while he was at work at the department. He also claimed that he lost a promotion to a black firefighter because of race. As part of a settlement reached, city officials approved of paying Glisson $42,500, resolving... - Duane Morris Lawyer Charges Firm with Discrimination, Employee Misclassification
Oct-3-24 Oakland, CA On July 31, Megan Garland filed a class action lawsuit in the Northern District of California alleging that BigLaw firm Duane Morris discriminated against attorneys of color and female attorneys in violation of the California labor code . Garland v. Duane Morris alleges that the firm promoted women and people of color primarily to sal... - Alameda County, CA Foster Care Abuse Settlement
Alameda County, CA: (Sep-18-07) Three women brought charges against Yusuf Bey, former Your Black Muslim Bakery leader, alleging that he sexually assaulted and abused them as minors after the county placed them in his home. The three women were foster children or wards of the court from 1978 and were placed in the care of Bey's wife, Nora Bey, by county soc... - Harvey, IL Towing Company Contract Settlement
Harvey, IL: (Sep-11-07) Rick Graves, the son of Harvey's former mayor Nickolas Graves, brought a federal lawsuit against the city, alleging that the city's current administration discriminated against him. Under the reign of former Mayor Nickolas Graves, his son's towing company counted on the city for the bulk of its business under an oral contract with h... - Inkster, MI Police Lieutenant Racial Discrimination Settlement
Inkster, MI: (Aug-23-07) Diaz, a Hispanic Inkster police lieutenant, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that the city racially discriminated against him in 2004. Diaz, 40, had worked for the city for 18 years. He filed the lawsuit against the city in federal court in October 2004, claiming that preferential treatment was given to black job applic... - Ypsilanti Township, MI City Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Ypsilanti Township, MI: (Aug-22-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against the township on behalf of Carissa Watson, a township employee, alleging that she was discriminated against on the basis of her race. The suit was filed in January 2007 through the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. Watson, who is black, alleged that... - Franklin, TN Firefighter Racial Discrimination Settlement
Franklin, TN: (Aug-13-07) Two black Franklin firefighters, Ricky Cotton and Greg Baltimore, brought charges against the city and top city officials, claiming that they faced racial discrimination while at work. The lawsuits were first filed in 2006 by Cotton and Baltimore, alleging that they were passed over for promotion because they are black, among othe... - Stillhouse Mining LLC and Black Mountain Resources Coal Miner Wrongful Death Settlement
Lexington, KY: (Jun-18-07) Claudia Cole, a Harlan County widow, filed suit against several coal companies including Stillhouse Mining LLC and Black Mountain Resources, alleging that gross negligence on their part resulted in the wrongful death of her husband Russell Cole Sr. Cole sought $1.5 million in compensatory damages; $50 million in damages to punish... - Mark Zuckerberg and wife Granted Arbitration in Unpaid Wages and Discrimination Claims
Apr-20-22 San Francisco, CA Contracts signed by the former security operations assistant and household operations manager of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan contained clear arbitration clauses, according to San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Ulmer. The decision involves lawsuits filed by two former household workers who allege sexual...