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Washington, DC: About 1,000 Diane Cribs distributed by Caramia Furniture and Mother Hubbard Cupboard's, are being recalled because the slats on the cribs drop-side can detach from the top and bottom rails, posing fall and entrapment hazards to the child. So far, there have been 18 reports of slats detaching from the rails of the crib. The cribs... - How Do Online Car Dealer Kickbacks Work?
Jan-29-13 Anaheim, CA For the average person who conducts online research to determine which car to buy, car dealer kickbacks are likely not high on the list of concerns. They are more worried about the price of the car, how reliable it is and any safety concerns related to the car, not worried about whether the online car referral site will receive a kickback i... - Working from Home Expenses Covered—or not-- in California
Sep-3-22 Santa Clara, CA A number of California employers are facing class actions or actions under the Private Attorneys General Act filed by employees seeking reimbursement for expenses incurred while working from home during the pandemic. Even though the California Labor Code states what can and cannot be claimed, it has been written in a way that leaves room... - The Weight Behind Consumers Reports Warning Against Actos
Oct-29-12 Yonkers, NY There has been various writings, and warnings against Actos and specifically, Actos bladder cancer . One such warning was released this past August when Consumer Reports , published by Consumers Union since 1936, went on record as suggesting Actos should only be used as a last line of defense against Type 2 diabetes due to serious side effe... - Suspected Tampering Prompts Recall of Hardcore Energize Bullet and New Whey Liquid Products
FDA, Health Canada Issue Warnings The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to buy or use Hardcore Energize Bullet or New Whey liquid products sold in test tube-like vials due to suspected product tampering. The products are being recalled. The suspected tampering involved a utility knife blade found in one vial of Hardcore... - Bonavita Cabana Drop Side Cribs Recalled
Reports of Slats Failing Prompt Recall About 2,000 Bonavita "Cabana" Drop Side Cribs are being recalled because the wooden crib slats can detach or break creating a gap, which can pose an entrapment and strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers. To date, the importer of the cribs, LaJobi Inc., has received 16 incident reports of crib slat failu... - Babi Italia Pinehurst and Bonavita Hudson Drop Side Cribs Recalled
About 2,900 Bonavita "Hudson" and Babi Italia "Pinehurst" Drop Side Cribs are being recalled because the lower spring pins on the footboard and headboard can pop out of the tracks located on the drop side causing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop side detaches, it creates a hazardous gap between the drop side and the crib mattress in which... - Possible Doane Pet Care Co. Dry Dog Food Salmonella Contamination Lawsuit
On June 6, 2007 Doane Pet Care voluntarily recalled 55 pound bonus bags of Ol' Roy Complete Nutrition dry dog food. This product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. People handling this pet food can become exposed to Salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with this pet food or any surfaces... - 16,000 Taggies Sleepn' Play Garments Recalled
Choking Hazard Prompts Expanded Recall Rashti & Rashti, of New York, NY, is recalling about 16,000 Taggies Sleep'n Play Infant Garments. This is in addition to a recall of 6,200 garments issued on July 1, 2008. The garments pose a choking hazard to young children as the snaps can detach. The July 2008 recall involved 2 Taggies Sleep 'n Pla... - Taggies Sleep'n Play Infant Garments Pose Choking Hazard
Recall Issued Rashti & Rashti, of New York, N.Y., are recalling about 6,200 Taggies Sleep'n Play Infant Garments because the snaps on these garments can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. The recall involves two Taggies Sleep 'n Play style infant garments sold in purple or blue and white. The infant garments are one piece footed co... - Before You Sell Your Structured Settlement Read This
Jan-3-11 Austin, TX After twenty some years in the structured settlement business, Terry Taylor knows his industry—the good, the bad and the ugly. A former president of the National Structured Settlement Trade Association, Taylor warns there are vultures that prey on people who are poor, uninformed or desperate. The vultures Taylor is talking about are not pa... - ERISA Lawsuit Alleges that ESOP Fiduciaries Cheated Participants
May-31-22 Chicago, IL Participants in the West Monroe Partners Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) filed a class action ERISA lawsuit claiming that the ESOP’s fiduciaries and the Trustee shortchanged them of the value of the company’s stock when West Monroe sold half the company to an outside investor. At its most elemental, the scheme described i... - Century Foods to pay $2.5 million settlement in property lawsuit.
Sparta, WI: (Mar-18-08) Coulee Area Renewable Energy LLC. (CARE) brought a lawsuit against Century Foods International, over the proposed buyout of the 83.7-acre Sparta ethanol plant site. CARE brought charges in Monroe County Circuit Court in December 2007, claiming that Century Foods and Hormel Foods Corp., breached terms of an October 2007 settlement... - Jon. S. Corzine Divorce Settlement
New York, NY: (May-23-07) Union president, Carla Katz, filed a lawsuit against New York Governor Jon. S. Corzine, following their break up after a stormy romantic affiliation. Katz was warned by her union colleagues not to contact the governor away from the bargaining table for fear their history posed a conflict of interest. Sources claim that Katz presse... - Toyota Recall Expanded Yet Again
Jan-28-10 Washington, DC Last night the beleaguered automotive giant Toyota recalled an additional 1.1 million vehicles to repair yet another problem involving unintended acceleration. Initial concern over Toyota accelerator pedals getting jammed in poorly-fitting floor mats compelled Toyota to recall 4.2 million vehicles in November 2009. Late last week Toyo... - Texas Employment Law Can be Tricky
Jan-6-10 Dallas, TX Randy is frustrated, to say the least. His employer has withheld a paycheck, and Randy may need a lawyer to get it back. "The Dallas District EEOC Office told my boss, Bobby, that he violated Texas employment law , but Bobby told them that he will see me in court," says Randy. "I worked for AB Transportation since 1999 and even bought a c... - Sand Products Property Zoning Settlement
Manistee, MI: (Mar-21-07) A lawsuit stemmed from Sand Products' request for permission for homes to be built on a narrow strip of land between two lakes on Manistee's north side and the planning commission's denial of the request in September 2006. A final settlement was reached following Sand Products' appeal in court. In the agreement reached, Sand Produ... - Peter Tafeen Homestore Securities Fraud Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against the Homestore Inc. executive for shareholder fraud in connection with a scheme to inflate online ad revenues at the online real estate listings company. Homestore paid some vendors extra for their products or services and the vendors would then use the money to buy advertising... - Real Estate Housing Akin to a Jail Cell for Seniors
Nov-23-08 Delray Beach, FL In a truly sad commentary on the current real estate housing crisis, seniors in need of assisted living and wanting to relocate to a home for the aged are instead stranded in homes that won't sell, held hostage by real estate that holds their nest egg like a tightly-clenched fist that refuses to let go. Real estate closings are a rare co... - The Fall of the House of (Credit) Cards in the Subprime Meltdown
Oct-15-08 Washington, DC The subprime mortgage meltdown that served as the catalyst for the global credit crisis was akin to a house of cards. Check that, a skyscraper of cards—built by greedy investors who took leave of their senses and ignored the early warning signs of a subprime meltdown. And here we were so worried about the Y2K computer meltdown in 2000 th...