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Chrysler Recalls Charger Police Cars |
| Chrysler Group LLC has issued a recall of certain Dodge Chargers, year models 2011 and 2012, made as police vehicles due to electrical problems. The auto maker said the problems could lead to low-beam headlight failures as well as the loss of anti-lock breaks. The recall covers 9,688 vehicles, but Chrysler said it has not received any reports of accidents occurring due to the defects. Jonathan Welsh, WSJ Blogs 02/13/2012 | Read Article: WSJ Blogs |
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Nebraska Indian Tribe Files Suit Against Beer Brewers |
| The Oglala Sioux Tribe in Nebraska has filed a lawsuit against a group of major alcohol brewers, distributors and retailers over alcohol "illegally" imported and sold on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The suit claims that retailers in Whiteclay, Neb., less than 100 yards from the reservation, knowingly assisted in the bootlegged resale of alcohol on the reservation. "The defendants have failed to make reasonable efforts to ensure their products are distributed and sold in obedience to the laws of the State of Nebraska and the Oglala Sioux Tribe," the suit says. Staff Report, The Sacramento Bee 02/10/2012 | Read Article: The Sacramento Bee |
Suit over Death of Kansas Inmate Goes to Trial |
| A lawsuit filed over the death of an inmate in Sedgwick County, Kan., will go to federal trial this week. The lawsuit claims the inmate suffered from acute meningitis for days - vomiting, excreting blood, not eating - while being ignored by jail officials, despite complaints from inmates in nearby cells. The lawsuit alleges officers believed the man was "faking it" and he was not checked on by the jail physician in the final days before he died. Tim Potter, Wichita Eagle 02/13/2012 | Read Article: Wichita Eagle |
$8 Million Awarded in Suit Over Nursing Home Care |
| A Kentucky jury has awarded $8 million to the estate of a local man who suffered broken legs while under the care of a Louisville nursing home. The lawsuit claimed the man's legs were broken in 2008 and that Treyton Oak Towers nursing home officials attempted to cover the incident up by altering medical records. The man died in a hospital about a month later, but the suit did not accuse the nursing home of causing his death. Andrew Wolfson and Jason Riley , Louisville Courier Journal 02/13/2012 | Read Article: Louisville Courier Journal |
Suit Filed Against Bus Driver in Hazing Death |
| Another lawsuit has been filed in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major during a hazing incident; this suit targets the company that owned the bus the students were on and names the bus driver as a defendant. According to the lawsuit, the bus driver stood by and watched while students assaulted the boy and even told another bus driver ""to ignore the activity and move on." The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. Staff Report, Florida Times Union 02/14/2012 | Read Article: Florida Times Union |
Suit Filed Over NYPD Pepper Spray Incident |
| Two New York women have filed a lawsuit against the city and the NYPD after they were pepper-sprayed by officers during an Occupy Wall Street march in September. The lawsuit claims the department has "failed to train its police officers properly." Department officials said one of the officers was docked 10 vacation days for "using pepper spray outside of department guidelines." The suit is seeking unspecified damages. Joseph Ax, Reuters 02/13/2012 | Read Article: Reuters |
More Survivors Join Shipwreck Lawsuit |
| A group of almost 40 additional survivors will reportedly join in a lawsuit filed against the Costa Concordia cruise line over the shipwreck disaster that occurred in January. The original suit, with only six plaintiffs, was seeking $10 million in compensatory damages and $450 million in punitive damages. Lawyers say the punitive amounts will remain the same, but the lawsuit will be asking for greater compensatory damages. Hannah Sampson, Miami Herald 02/14/2012 | Read Article: Miami Herald |
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