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| Few Retired N.F.L. Players Opt Out of Proposed Concussion Settlement |  | Fewer than one percent of former N.F.L. players opted out of a settlement with the league that is designed to pay players with severe neurological conditions. By not taking part in the settlement, the players, including Tony Dorsett, Roman Gabriel and Bernie Kosar, have preserved the right to continue suing the league for injuries related to their concussions and head hits. It is unclear, though, how much success such a small group will have compared with the 5,000 former players who filed the lawsuits that led to the current settlement.
KEN BELSON, The New York Times 11/05/2014    | | Read Article: The New York Times |
| Investigation of Honda Centers on Failure to Report Deaths From Takata Airbags | | Federal safety regulators are investigating whether Honda Motor failed to report deaths and injuries from defective airbags that can rupture violently. The airbags, made by Takata, have been linked to at least three deaths and more than 30 injuries. More than 14 million vehicles worldwide have been recalled, including over 11 million in the US. Honda was alerted to an airbag explosion as early as 2004 but did not inform regulators. There were similar cases in 2007. Honda issued its first recall for the defect in 2008.
HIROKO TABUCHI, The New York Times 11/05/2014 | | Read Article: The New York Times |
| Recalled G.M. Cars Remain Unrepaired | | Nearly nine months after GM began recalling millions of its cars for a dangerously defective ignition switch, almost half of the vehicles still have not been fixed. even owners who requested repairs months ago have been waiting, with dealers managing wait-lists and dozens of drivers writing to federal regulators in recent weeks asking why it was taking so long. Some of them are also raising safety concerns about the drawn-out timetable, as a recent fatal accident in Yonkers suggests. One of the unrepaired vehicles was a red 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt that crashed the night of Oct. 9, killing its 25-year-old driver, Brittany Alfarone. Her mother, Dierdre Betancourt, said she had tried to fix the car twice, but two dealers turned her away.
HILARY STOUT and REBECCA R. RUIZ, The New York Times 11/05/2014 | | Read Article: The New York Times |
| U.S. Stock Exchanges Seek Dismissal of Lawsuit | | A group of major U.S. stock exchanges are seeking the dismissal of a class action lawsuit which alleges they rigged markets in order to benefit high-frequency traders and as a result, cost ordinary investors billions of dollars. The lawsuit names Nasdaq (NDAQ.O), Intercontinental Exchange Inc's (ICE.N) New York Stock Exchange, Bats Global Markets and CHX Holdings Inc's Chicago Stock Exchange as defendants. They claim that they should be granted immunity because they regulate themselves. According to the defendants, only the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission can investigate the lawsuit's claims. The request for dismissal was filed on Monday in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
Jonathan Stempel, Reuters 11/04/2014 | | Read Article: Reuters |
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