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Raleigh, NC: (Mar-03-08) A multi-state lawsuit was brought against Directory Billing LLC, which does business as USDIrectory.com, alleging that the company misled small businesses into signing up for yellow pages listings. The suit claimed that the company sent checks to small businesses for small amounts, usually $3.50. Upon cashing the checks, the busine... - Sheldon Bradshaw - Bush Administration Preemption Gang
Mar-4-08 Washington, DC: Sheldon Bradshaw stepped in to replace the pharmaceutical industry's inside guy, Daniel Troy, in the Office of Chief Counsel at the FDA in April 2005, and the Bush Administration's steadfast protection of the industry did not miss a beat. On September 20, 2005, an article by Lily Henning entitled, "Is FDA's New Chief Counsel a Change in... - Ted Olson - Bush Administration Preemption Gang - Part II
Mar-3-08 Washington, DC: Theodore Olson was one of the masterminds behind the Arkansas Project, which operated between 1993 and 1997, with the single-minded goal of trying to dig up, or in the alternative manufacture, enough dirt to get rid of the twice elected President, Bill Clinton. His lies to Congress about his role in this sordid affair nearly derailed his... - Family awarded $50,000 wrongful death settlement
Arkansas City, KS: (Mar-02-08) The family of 16-year-old Ashley Drum, brought charges against Jason Mills of Ark City, after the death of the Arkansas City girl in March 2006. The suit claimed that Drum was struck by a vehicle while walking along Mill Road with two friends. Drum suffered fatal head wounds in the accident, leading to her untimely death. Sou... - AT&T Mobility to pay Florida customers settlement after charging for third-party services
Miami, FL: (Mar-02-08) Florida Attorney General Bill McCollom brought charges against AT&T Mobility, alleging that Floridians were billed for ring tones, text messaging, and other third-party services advertised on the Internet as free. Records show that a lawsuit was filed following a three-year state review of consumer complaints over Internet ads encour... - Budget Woes May Force Vallejo to Declare Bankruptcy
Mar-3-08 Vallejo, CA: Bankruptcy may be in the near future for Vallejo because of a budget crisis that is only getting worse due to rising payroll expenses, failing tax revenue, and a slumping housing market. On Thursday, the city council is expected to vote on whether or not they agree with the city manager's advice that the city should file for Chapter 9 ban... - Ted Olson - Bush Administration Preemption Gang - Part I
Mar-3-08 Washington, DC: The line up of attorneys supporting preemption for the device maker, Medtronic , in the US Supreme Court recently, demonstrates that no conflict of interest rules apply to attorneys who serve in the Bush Administration. The former Solicitor General, Ted Olson, represented Medtronic and other attorneys who filed amicus briefs or partic... - Nevada Clinic Re-used Syringes—40,000 Potentially Exposed
Mar-2-08 Las Vegas, NV There are 40,000 people today who have just found out, or may soon find out, that they may have been handed a death sentence by an outpatient clinic in Las Vegas, after potentially contaminated syringes were re-used , injecting the possibility for hepatitis C . After six patients of the clinic were diagnosed with hepatitis C last year,... - GoTickets Inc. pays $7,500 settlement for selling over priced concert and sports tickets
Kansas City, MO: (Feb-28-08) Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon's office brought a lawsuit against Illinois based GoTickets Inc., a ticket broker, alleging that the business violated consumer protection laws in the sale of Hannah Montana and Border Showdown football tickets. The suit, filed against GoTickets Inc. and two other brokers in October 2007, acc... - Investigation del Plan de retiro 401(k) de Bank of America
Bank of América Corporation ( "Banco de América" o la "Compañía") (NYSE: BAC) ha anunciado que se anote $ 5,28 millones para tener en cuenta las obligaciones de la deuda con garantía ( "CDO's"). Como resultado, el valor de Bank of América a través de acciones de propiedad del Banco de América 401 (k) P... - Negligencia
Negligencia significa el hecho de no utilizar el cuidado razonable que se transforma en una herida involuntaria a otra persona. Esto significa hacer algo que no se realiza normalmente por una persona razonable, o el hecho de no hacer algo que una persona razonable normalmente haría en función de las circunstancias. La ley establece que un... - Viviendas, Inquilinos y Dueños
Si usted es un inquilino, la ley federal establece que no puede ser objeto a la discriminación por raza, color, religión, origen nacional, sexo, edad, tener hijos, estar embarazada, tener una discapacidad física o mental - incluidos el acoloholismo y la previa adicción a las drogas. Muchos estados y ciudades también tienen... - Family awarded $15 million wrongful death settlement after surgeon dies while trying to land his aircraft
Warren, OH: (Feb-28-08) The estate of Dr. Franklin Rizer, a renowned Warren ear surgeon, brought wrongful death charges against Mooney Aircraft Co. and Mooney Aerospace Group, designer and manufacturer of the aircraft; Honeywell International Inc.; Honeywell General Aviation Business Corp.; Honeywell Business; and Winner Aviation. The surgeon died while pi... - Lead Paint Disclosure, Apartment owner pays EPA fine for failing to inform tenants about exposure
Boston, MA: (Feb-26-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Juliet Ermitano, a Manchester, NH landlord, alleging that there were lead paint violations at apartment buildings in Manchester and Antrim, NH. The suit was filed after violations were identified through an EPA investigation that began in August 2006 and they were... - Is it Safer in the Air or on the Runway?
Feb-27-08 Washington, DC Yet another pair of planes have clipped each other's wings on the runway. The latest incident of an on-ground plane crash occurred February 24th at Washington's Dulles Airport. The right wing of a Shuttle America Embraer 170 jet hit the left wingtip of a United Airlines Airbus 319. No injuries were reported among the 66 people aboa... - Daniel Troy - Bush Administration's Preemption Gang - Part II
Feb-26-08 Washington, DC: In the fall of 2004, Daniel Troy left the FDA armed with the preemption policy he put in place. Now a partner at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, Mr Troy works for a firm that he told Lily Henning of the Legal Times on September 20, 2005, "represents pretty much almost every company" in the brand-name drug industry. In fact, Sidley Austin i... - Arizona Honda pays $19,500 settlement for deceptive customer financing
Tucson, AZ: (Feb-23-08) Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard brought charges against D.W. Phillips LLC, doing business as Arizona Honda, alleging that the company engaged in deceptive practices to help some customers get financing when they didn't qualify. Records show that this is the second time in less than six months that the motorcycle dealership ha... - Free Hosiery, HCI Direct Inc. agrees to pay $455,000 settlement for consumer protection law violations
Philadelphia, PA: (Feb-21-08) Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett's office brought a lawsuit against HCI Direct Inc., a hosiery company, alleging that it violated consumer protection laws. The suit claimed that the Bensalem, PA, company offered free hosiery samples by mail and that when people responded to the free offer, they were automatically enro... - Bid Rigging, Industrial Steel & Boiler Services Inc. and B-G Mechanical Services pay $500,000 settlement
Hartford, CT: (Feb-21-08) Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell Jr. brought charges against Industrial Steel & Boiler Services Inc., over allegations of illegal bid rigging in the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning industry over the course of several years. Blumenthal Farrell also brough... - Transgender Law to Possibly be Compromised
Feb-23-08 Baltimore City, MD A heated debate is allegedly taking place in Maryland in regard to a law intended to safeguard rights for transgendered people. The law offers shielding for the transgendered for the areas and services of: public accommodations, provision for taxis and cable, housing and jobs. A petition with approximately 32,000 names opposing the law i...