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Sep-25-07 Chicago, IL You couldn't miss it if you were strolling through Chicago's Rush Street nightclub district, known as the "Viagra Triangle" for its appeal to middle-aged suburbanites on the prowl. On one side of the giant billboard was a voluptuous, lingerie-clad female torso bent forward in a provocative pose; on the other, a buff male torso with a white towe... - Interview with Labor Lawyer Jose Garay, Part 2
Sep-25-07 Irvine, CA In the second part of our interview, lawyer Jose Garay answers some of the most commonly asked questions by employees regarding California labor law . LawyersandSettlements (LAS): What is your area of expertise? Jose Garay (JG): My area of expertise started in labor law representing employees for a wide variety of reasons, from discrimina... - Car Crashworthiness Integral To Redesigned Police Cruisers
Mar-22-10 Dearborn, MI Ford Motor Company is rolling out a new style of police cruiser that it claims is faster, has better handling and exceeds the car crashworthiness of the Crown Victoria, which is going out of production late next year. The new Interceptor is a front- or all-wheel-drive sedan based on the updated Ford Taurus and designed under the supervi... - Hospitality Overtime Lawsuits Heating Up
Mar-18-10 Washington, DC Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis plans to be more aggressive in enforcing federal employment laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and has asked for additional funding to hire hundreds of new compliance officers for the Department of Labor (DOL)'s Wage and Hour Division, which covers overtime issues. This would increase the siz... - Salmonella Flavor Enhancer Recall Could Be Largest in History
Mar-9-10 Montreal, PQ A food additive found in literally thousands of food products could be subject to the largest ever food recall in North America, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The claim was carried this morning in a report by the Montreal Gazette. A batch of flavor enhancer manufactured by Basic Food Flavors Inc., based in Neva... - Ready To Eat Bacon Base Product Recalled for Salmonella
Mar-9-10 Washington, DC Nestlé Professional North America, a Cleveland, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 6,000 pounds of a ready-to-eat (RTE) bacon base product that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The packages of bacon base contain as an ingredient the specific Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP), which was previously recalled. Due to potenti... - Credit Card Rate Hikes Not Always Obvious to Consumers
Sep-3-07 Washington, DC People like to think they know all the 'ins and outs' of the contracts they sign, but credit card contracts are often written in language that confuses consumers. Many of the clauses in the contracts give credit card companies the ability to suddenly raise credit cards rates with little or no notice to the customer. Lawsuits against some c... - "Fixed" Toyota Vehicles Still Taking off
Mar-4-10 New York, NY Those who were suspicious of Toyota's announced fix of "sticky" gas pedals now have more reason for concern. CNNMoney.com reported yesterday that the recalled cars duly repaired by Toyota are still experiencing sudden and rapid acceleration. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says it has received 10 reports fro... - Feds May Have Known of Toyota Accelerator Pedal Problems in 2004
Feb-28-10 Washington, DC An American insurance company is reporting that many of its field agents have been contacting safety regulators since 2004 about problems stemming from Toyota accelerator pedals . According to a new set of documents subpoenaed by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin... - Internal Documents Show Toyota Allegedly Cut Deal with NHTSA
Feb-24-10 Washington, DC While the Vancouver Olympics have temporarily displaced the Toyota recall from the high headlines over the better part of a week, the issue is bound to return when Akio Toyoda, the Japanese CEO of Toyota and the grandson of the company's founder, appears on Wednesday before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The Hous... - At Least Three Dead in Phoenix Helicopter Crash
Feb-15-10 Phoenix, AZ A helicopter accident described as a fiery crash killed at least three people on Sunday, including a child, according to the Associated Press (AP). No identities have been released. A spokesperson with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said that the helicopter was capable of carrying six passengers and the department is trying to determi... - Does Reglan Study Provide a False Sense of Security?
Feb-13-10 Beersheba, ISRAEL A recent study on off-label use of Reglan for morning sickness proved initially reassuring for expectant mothers who were concerned about the possibility of Reglan side effects in infants. However, critics say that the study doesn't tell the whole story. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved the use of Reglan (... - Head of Toyota Japan Issues Apology, but Problems Continue to Build
Feb-5-10 Flint, MN Guadalupe Alberto didn't like to drive fast. In fact, the 77-year-old avoided the freeway because of it. She was in good health and drove cautiously to a fault. Never got a speeding ticket. So it was a shock when the former GM worker from Flint, Michigan was killed after her 2005 Toyota Camry , which had only 17,000 miles on the odometer, ran... - Yaz Lawsuit Raises Public Awareness, Says Co-Founder of Our Bodies Ourselves
Feb-3-10 Boston, MA Judy Norsigian, executive director and co-founder of the Boston Women's Health Book Collective and co-author of "Our Bodies, Ourselves," believes that a Yasmin/Yaz lawsuit is a good idea. "Until some of the drug companies [such as Bayer] feel monetary negative effects from putting drugs on the market prematurely, they will continue to do so,... - A Dear John Letter to My Credit Card
Jul-2-07 New York, NY My Dear Credit Card, You had to know that someday, somewhere, we would come to some fork in the road. That we would wake up one day and find that the magic was over, the honeymoon long since expired. I'm sorry it has come to this, but I have to say it. You are no longer the friend you once were. And this credit card abuse has got to stop. ... - Paxil and Other Antidepressants May Treat Only Severe Depression
Jan-10-10 Columbus, OH Women who took Paxil while pregnant, despite evidence that Paxil may cause birth defects , may now be wondering if it was worth the risk, especially if they took Paxil for mild depression. A recent study suggests that antidepressants are only effective in cases of severe depression. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Assoc... - LAPD Severs Ties With Boy Scouts of America over Gay and Religious Discrimination
Jan-3-10 Los Angeles, CA In a move that signals a firm commitment to tolerance, the Los Angeles Police Department has decided to end its 50 year partnership with the Boy Scouts of America because of the youth group's practices relating to gay and religious discrimination . Since 1962, the group has partnered with the LAPD through the Boy Scouts Explorers Prog... - Michigan Employment Protest against Homebuilders
Dec-26-09 Bloomfield Hills, MN Last week workers gathered outside the headquarters of a homebuilder in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, to protest the shoddy workmanship and unfair wages paid by Pulte Homes and other builders. Pulte says the allegations are unfounded. The housing bubble bust has proved tough on homebuyers, but it appears to have hit the homebu... - Unfair Business: Are You Being Gouged?
Jun-7-07 Sacramento, CA Doing good business, for most, has a lot to do with trust and reputation. The latter can take a lifetime to build up and mere seconds to destroy. Little wonder that so many business owners spend so much effort protecting a valued reputation. To be branded as someone who does unfair business they would find abhorrent. But some people don... - Massive Window Blind Recall Announced
Dec-15-09 Washington, DC A recall of near historic proportions comes after the deaths of eight children and the near-strangulation of 16 others. Good Morning America (GMA) on ABC announced this morning a voluntary recall negotiated by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in concert with the US window blind industry. About 50 million sets have been...