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Taser Ordered to Pay Fees in Wrongful Death Case

Posted on February 06, 2009
Stun gun maker Taser International must pay $1.4 million in fees to attorneys for the family of a California man who died after repeatedly being shocked by the weapon, a federal judge has ruled. Last year, a jury found that Taser failed to inform police officers that the weapon could be harmful if used repeatedly...

Your government at work!

Posted on February 06, 2009
FDA says Georgia peanut processor knowingly shipped salmonella-tainted products The Food and Drug Administration says that a plant in Blakely, Ga. knowingly shipped salmonella-tainted peanut products. The facility had not undergone an FDA inspection since 2001...

DOJ Puts Auto Database Online

Posted on February 05, 2009
Consumers, law enforcement officials and others can now access a long awaited database to discover critical information regarding vehicle histories. Within the new database, called the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, users can view a vehicle’s brand history, odometer data and basic vehicle information and can be redirected to the current state of record [...

FDA Got Approval from Company Before Recall

Posted on February 05, 2009
Federal health officials had to seek permission from the company blamed for a nationwide salmonella outbreak before they could initiate a recall, the New York Times reports. Under current Food and Drug Administration rules, the agency must consult with companies on the wording of recalls before they can take effect...

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Attorneys Look to Insurance for Madoff Claims

Posted on February 05, 2009
Attorneys say that insurance claims will likely be an active front for Bernard Madoff investors seeking to recover losses from the massive Ponzi scheme. However, not everyone is certain what role insurance coverage will play in the upcoming legal wrangling...

Appeals Court Approves Added Damages to Cover Taxes

Posted on February 05, 2009
A federal appellate panel has ruled that a judge may increase an award in an employment discrimination case to offset tax consequences resulting from the awarding of back pay. In a unanimous ruling, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals found that a magistrate judge had rightly awarded the plaintiff additional damages to cover taxes...

Madoff Whistleblower Critical of SEC

Posted on February 05, 2009
A whistleblower told lawmakers Wednesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission largely ignored nine years of warnings that Bernard Madoff was engaged in fraudulent activities. In prepared congressional testimony, Harry Markopolis said SEC investigators repeatedly shrugged off clear signs of the fraud due to what he called investigative ineptitude...

Texas Agency Ordered to Pay Damages to Whistleblower

Posted on February 05, 2009
A Texas jury has ordered a state agency to pay $900,000 for retaliating against and firing a worker after she complained about discrimination against minorities. According to an attorney for the plaintiff, officials with the Texas Commission on Human Rights regularly hired white employees for civil rights positions over better qualified minority candidates...

Lawsuits Accuse Lenders of Strong-Arming Appraisers

Posted on February 05, 2009
Two of the nation?s largest mortgage lenders bullied independent home appraisers into making favorable appraisals, according to a pair of lawsuits filed recently. In the lawsuits, both of which seek class-action status, plaintiffs claim that Wells Fargo and Countrywide violated the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and the Racketeering and Corrupt Policies Act...

Panel Urges Withdrawal of Pain Drug

Posted on February 02, 2009
A federal advisory panel urged the Food and Drug Administration on Friday to ban the prescription pain medication Darvon in light of its weak pain relieving properties and potential for addiction. Companies that market the drug maintained that it is a safe and effective treatment option...

Peanut Producer Subject of Criminal Probe

Posted on February 02, 2009
Federal officials on Friday said they had launched a criminal investigation into the peanut processor linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak. Investigators said they will seek to determine whether the Peanut Corp. of America violated any criminal laws by allegedly shipping contaminated peanut butter to other food companies...

Companies in Hot Water Over Insurance Policies

Posted on February 02, 2009
So-called dead peasant insurance policies are landing an increasing number of employers in legal hot water, according a report in the National Law Journal. Critics of the secret insurance policies, often called corporate-owned life insurance policies or bank-owned life insurance, charge that they are commonly used to help companies benefit from the deaths of low-level [...

Layoffs Trigger More Employment Lawsuits

Posted on February 02, 2009
As companies have accelerated layoffs, workers are increasingly turning to the courts with claims that they were improperly terminated. From Lehman Brothers to Dell, companies face allegations of discrimination and other employment-related violations, and attorneys predict employment litigation will continue to grow...

Wal-Mart Settles Prescription Death Suit

Posted on February 02, 2009
Wal-Mart has reached a confidential settlement with the family of a Maryland man who died after receiving the wrong prescription from a Wal-Mart pharmacy, an attorney for the family said. George Smith died in 2007 after becoming ill when he took prescriptions intended for someone else...

Lawsuit Over Pfizer Drug Tests to Proceed

Posted on February 02, 2009
A federal appeals court has breathed new life into a lawsuit filed by Nigerian families who claim Pfizer secretly tested an experimental drug on their children during a 1996 meningitis outbreak. In a divided ruling, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals found that the families may pursue their claims under a 1789 law allowing foreigner [...

Insurer Misstated Subprime Liabilities, Lawsuit Says

Posted on February 02, 2009
Shareholders of Triad Guaranty Inc. filed a lawsuit last week accusing current and former executives of violating federal securities laws. According to the class-action lawsuit, the insurer misstated financial results related to subprime and adjustable-rate mortgage products...

Peanut Recall Focuses Attention on Food Safety

Posted on February 01, 2009
The growing number of food-related recalls in recent years is attracting increased attention on government regulations for food safety. During the Bush administration, calls for stricter oversight of the food industry were largely ignored. Now, many manufacturers, trade associations and consumer advocates hope the Obama administration will support legislation aimed at reforming the system

Conclusion Near in Bus Crash Probe

Posted on February 01, 2009
Federal, state and local authorities may be nearing answers as to who was responsible for a deadly bus crash that killed 17 passengers traveling near Dallas last year. According to investigators, the crash was caused by a retreaded tire that was illegally fitted on the bus...

Railroad Settles Asbestos Claim

Posted on February 01, 2009
Union Pacific Railroad has agreed to pay more than $200,000 to settle an allegation stemming from the disposal of asbestos-laden railroad signal sheds. According to officials, Union Pacific violated environmental laws by improperly removing and shredding at least a dozen sheds containing chrysolite asbestos during 2005...

Hospital Settles Class Action Over Uninsured Care

Posted on February 01, 2009
A Chicago hospital group has agreed to offer uninsured patients free and discounted medical care in order to resolve a class-action lawsuit. Under the settlement, the nonprofit Advocate Health Care would provide charity assistance to uninsured individual earning up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level...

Punitive Damages Added to Peanut Lawsuit

Posted on February 01, 2009
A Vermont family whose son was sickened by tainted peanut crackers will seek punitive damages following the release of a report that claims the defendant knowingly sold contaminated products. According to the Food and Drug Administration report, the Peanut Corp...

Judge Orders New Trial in Cell Phone Lawsuit

Posted on February 01, 2009
A California judge has ordered a new trial in a class-action lawsuit challenging early-termination fees charged to cell phone customers. In the ruling, Judge Bonnie Sabraw questioned how jurors arrived at a damage amount equal to the amount of unpaid early-termination fees charged to Sprint Nextel customers...

Labor Advocates Await Tests After Ledbetter

Posted on February 01, 2009
The signing of the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act may prove to be a fleeting moment of triumph for labor rights advocates as Congress shifts its focus to more contentious labor initiatives. Leading Democrats have already indicated that they will move cautiously on labor-related bills...

Lead in Water Put Kids at Risk, Study Says

Posted on January 28, 2009
Hundreds of children in the Washington D.C. area were exposed to dangerous levels of lead for city tap water from 2001 to 2003, a new study has concluded. According to the study, to be published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, some infants and toddlers in high-risk neighborhoods were exposed to potentially IQ-damaging lead [...

Report: Peanut Butter Maker Had History of Problems

Posted on January 28, 2009
The Georgia-based peanut butter producer linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak has been repeatedly cited for violating sanitation and cleanliness standards, the New York Times reports. According to reports from 2006, 2007 and 2008, the Peanut Corporation of America-owned plant failed to properly sanitize food-contact surfaces and failed to make sure that equipment was cleanable [...

Appeals Court Awards Fees in Bad Faith Case

Posted on January 28, 2009
A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court ruling that denied attorneys fees to a disabled lawyer who sought long-term disability benefits from insurer First Unum. In reversing, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals found that Southern District of New York Judge Thomas P...

Judge Dismisses Seatbelt Class Action

Posted on January 28, 2009
A Los Angeles judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit accusing Takata Corp. of manufacturing seatbelt buckles that came unbuckled on their own during accidents. In the ruling, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy Lewis rejected plaintiffs? claims that Takata sold buckles that had not been properly tested, an attorney for the company said...

NYPD to Pay $4.6M to Injured Man

Posted on January 28, 2009
The New York Police Department has agreed to pay $4.6 million in a post-trial settlement to resolve a lawsuit filed by a man who was catastrophically injured when he was run over by a police officer. Gabriel Framowitz suffered head wounds and brain damage when he was hit by a patrol car while leaving a [...

High Court Decides ERISA Case

Posted on January 28, 2009
The Supreme Court has ruled against a Texas woman in her attempt to collect more than $400,000 in pension savings she said was wrongly awarded to her mother. The high court found that while Liv Kennedy legally waived her rights to her ex-husband?s pension, his former employer DuPont had acted properly under the Employee Retirement [...

Supreme Court rejects suit in Long Beach case

Posted on January 27, 2009
The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lawsuit by a Los Angeles man wrongfully convicted of murder and gave district attorneys a broad shield against being sued even if their management mistakes send an innocent person to prison. A former Marine, convicted in a 1979 shooting in Long Beach, spent 24 years in prison largely [...

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