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Jan-30-06 Susan Doyle and Jen are furious with General Motors. With good reason. Susan Doyle is from Brantford, Ontario. "The head gasket went in my Pontiac transport van and apparently it is a known problem with GM (due to the type of antifreeze GM used from 1996 to 2000) and my motor blew," says Doyle. Naturally, the warranty had expired. "We bought it in 200... - Out of Network Overcharges - Overcharge Legal Help - LawyersAndSettlements.com
The New York Attorney General's Health Care Report has determined that the Consumer Reimbursement System is 'Code Blue': they found its database to be "unreliable, inadequate and wrong". For the past year, legal experts have been conducting investigations into allegations that health insurance companies conspired to reduce insurers' reimbursements by cha... - La esclavitud moderna no paga
Dec-28-16 Sacramento, CA: Los empleadores toman nota: No hay ganancia en violar las leyes laborales de California y los derechos de sus trabajadores. Esto también se aplica a los trabajadores filipinos en el extranjero y los trabajadores extranjeros en suelo americano. Los antiguos dueños de las panaderÃas de L'Amande han recibido un juicio por defecto de $ 15... - Modern-Day Slavery Doesn’t Pay
Jun-27-16 Sacramento, CA: Employers take note: It doesn’t pay to violate California labor laws and workers. That also applies to overseas Filipino workers and foreign contract laborers. The former owners of L’Amande bakeries have been handed a default judgment of $15.2 million in damages and fees for trafficking 11 Filipinos to the United States t... - Texas Plaintiff Sues Over Airbag Injuries, Other Claims
Dec-3-13 Marshall, TX Airbags were originally envisioned and designed to prevent injuries. So it’s somewhat galling when airbag injuries are caused when the devices either deploy when they shouldn’t, fail to deploy when they should or deploy improperly. This problem is compounded given that most cars, including subcompacts, have as many as 10 airbag... - Hyundai, Kia Reach $395M Preliminary False Mileage Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
Detroit, MI: A preliminary $395 settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action pending against Hyundai Motor Corp. and Kia Motors alleging gas mileage rating were overstated by the automotive manufacturers. The settlement will affect some 600,000 of Hyundai' 2011-13 models and about 300,000 of Kia's 2011-13 models in the US. In Novemb... - $6M Settlement Reached in New United Motors Manufacturing Employment Class Action Lawsuit
San Francisco, CA: A $6 million settlement was reached in California labor law class action lawsuit alleging discrimination and unfair dismissal. Brought by former employees of Freemont-based New United Motors Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI), California' last auto plant, the lawsuit, alleged that employees who were on disability at the time of the plant... - Woman Sues Yamaha and Distributor Due to ATV Rollover
Apr-20-08 Wheeling, WV On February 21, 2008, Laura Lewis filed a lawsuit against K&T Motors in Romney, Maryland and Yamaha Motor Corporation after her Yamaha Rhino ATV rolled over during a routine maneuver that caused her right hand to become crushed. According to the lawsuit that was filed in Ohio Circuit Court, on September 25, 2006, Ronald Lewis, the husband o... - Getting Totaled by State Farm
Mar-7-08 Redlands, CA Over the past several years, State Farm Insurance has taken public steps to shine up its image of fair dealings with its policyholders. Yet it revealed quite a darker face to Rachel when she tried to obtain a State Farm totaled vehicle title for an unfit car. "In 2003 I had an accident," say Rachel, "and reported it to State Farm. My ag... - Venmar Recalls Heat Recovery Ventilators Due to Fire Hazard
Reports of Property Damage Venmar CES Inc., of Saskatoon, Canada is recalling about 3,400 Light Commercial Heat Recovery Ventilators because the motors in these units can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. To datae, Venmar CES has received three reports of ventilator motors overheating, resulting in fires which caused property damage. ... - Las lesiones hechas por ‘Airbag’ o bolsas de aire
En los últimos años, retiros masivos de bolsas de aire se han anunciado para abordar cuestiones relacionadas con las bolsas de aire defectuosas. Estos retiros afectan a los vehÃculos equipados con bolsas de aire Takata, que al parecer se han relacionado con 13 muertes y muchos heridos en todo el mundo. Fallas de airbag supuestamente han causado situacione... - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Lodges Lawsuit Over the Aliso Canyon Gas Leak
Feb-3-16 LOS ANGELES (Press Release) Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced that she has lodged a lawsuit against Southern California Gas Company for violations of California law in connection with a massive methane leak from its Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility. In addition to filing suit in her independent capacity as Attorney General, Harrisâ... - Minebea Co., Ltd. PC Motor Patent Infringement Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Apr-25-07) Papst Licensing filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Minebea Co., Ltd., a multi-billion-dollar industrial company based in Tokyo, alleging that since 1997, Minebea tried to destroy Papst's licensing program. The lawsuit dealt with Papst Licensing's patents that cover motors and hard-disk drives found in virtually all persona... - Teledyne Continental Motors, Vibratech Inc., Stevens Aviation, and RAM Aircraft Plane Crash Settlement
David and Ann Drye along with Mark Carlson and pilot Kelly Ward were in a plane crash that killed all those on board. An engine failure caused the Dryes' Cessna 421 to crash into a wooded area near the airport. The Drye family filed a lawsuit against Teledyne Continental Motors, which made the airplane's engines; Vibratech Inc., maker of an engine compo... - oalition of 24 State Attorneys General Announces over $550 Million Settlements with Nation's Largest Subprime Autho Financing Company
Settlement with Santander Includes more than $550 Million in Relief for Consumers A coalition of 34 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, announced on May 19, 2020, a settlement with Santander Consumer USA Inc. (Santander) that includes approximately $550 million in relief for consumers with even more relief in additional def... - Are Tutors Independent Contractors or Employees Under the California Labor Code?
Sep-6-18 San Francisco, CA: The education company General Assembly agreed to pay $1million to settle an overtime lawsuit brought by two former full-time tutors ( education instructors) who taught at the company’s San Francisco campus. This California labor law settlement may have implications for similar companies that hire independent contractors to work in th... - Plane Crashes: Reasons for Increase
Nov-1-07 Los Angeles, CA: Todd Curtis at www.airsafe.com was a flight test engineer in the US Air Force 20 years ago and a flight test engineer at Edwards Air Force Base for two years. Besides the fact that more people than ever before are flying, he cites a few more reasons for an increase in plane crashes. "Smaller planes and general aviation (all flights th... - Abogado del cáncer de pulmón del asbestos y del mesotelioma
Mesotelioma es un cáncer de la mesothelium, un revestimiento de protección que incluye la mayor parte de los órganos internos del cuerpo. La única causa del mesotelioma conocida parece ser la exposición a partículas de amianto en el aire. El tiempo entre la exposición y la aparición de los sínto... - 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... - Missouri Attorney General's Office to pay $26,000 settlement in disability discrimination lawsuit.
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...