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Products
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US Regulators Investigating Reports
of Failing Ford & Mercury Minivan Jacks
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Federal regulators are investigating service jacks sold
with Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans because of reports
that they can fail and cause the vehicle to fall. The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration says on its website that in one case, a
person working under a van was killed when it fell off the jack. The
problem involves jacks on about 205,661 minivans made during the 2004
and 2005 model years. NHTSA says it’s investigating the issue to
determine if a safety defect exists. Associated Press, The
Washington Post 09/20/2011
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Read Article: The Washington Post
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Subaru Recalls 70,000 SUVs
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Subaru has announced a recall of almost 70,000 2011
Outback and Legacy SUVs due to a defect in the moonroof. The company
said that during production not enough adhesive was applied to the
glass portion on the moonroof, allowing for the glass portion to fly
off. Subaru has received one complaint of the moonroof glass flying off
a vehicle. Christopher Jensen, The New York Times 09/16/2011
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Read Article: The New York Times
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Laws/Cases
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Family and United Airlines Settle
Last 9/11 Wrongful-Death Lawsuit
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The last remaining wrongful-death lawsuit stemming from
the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has been resolved, according to a lawyer
for the victim’s family and court papers filed on Monday. The
settlement brings to an end a wrenching legal battle in Federal
District Court in Manhattan, where lawsuits had been filed on behalf of
85 people who were killed in the attacks and an additional 11 who were
injured, court records show.All of those lawsuits had since been
resolved, except one: a suit involving the death of Mark Bavis, a
31-year-old hockey scout who was aboard United Airlines Flight 175, the
second plane to hit the World Trade Center. BENJAMIN WEISER,
The New York Times 09/20/2011
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Read Article: The New York Times
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Companies to Pay $44.4M for Cleanup
of 2007 Oil Spill
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Companies (Regal Stone Ltd., which owned the ship that hit
the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Nov. 7, 2007, and Fleet
Management Ltd., which operated it) responsible for a 2007 San
Francisco Bay oil spill that occurred when a ship slammed into a bridge
agreed Monday to pay $44.4 million toward the cleanup and damage to the
environment, including the deaths of thousands of birds. Associated
Press, The Washington Post 09/20/2011
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Read Article: The Washington Post
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New York Fracking Lawsuit Could Set
Drilling Precedent
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A lawsuit challenging a small town's ban on natural-gas
drilling could have implications throughout New York state, where
officials are poised to approve a controversial drilling method known
as fracking. Privately held Anschutz Exploration Corp filed suit on
Friday against Dryden, a rural suburb of Ithaca with about 13,000
residents that last month amended its zoning laws to bar all gas
drilling within its unincorporated borders. Dan Wiessner,
Reuters 09/20/2011
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Read Article: Reuters
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Family of Merlin Olsen Settle Asbestos
Lawsuit
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The family of Hall of Fame football player and actor
Merlin Olsen has settled a lawsuit with several asbestos companies that
they say caused the rare form of cancer he contracted late in life.
Attorneys for Olsen’s wife and three children filed a notice of
settlement on Wednesday in Los Angeles without providing further
details. Olsen claimed the cancer of the lung lining was caused by
exposure to asbestos products at construction sites he worked on as a
youth. The settlement covers 10 companies that manufactured or used the
products. Associated Press, The Washington Post 09/20/2011
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Read Article: The Washington Post
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Donor's Kidneys Allegedly Diseased
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Ellecia Small received a kidney transplant at the
University of Mississippi Medical Center in November 2009. Less than
three months later, Small, 31, of Canton was dead. Kinyata Johnson, of
Alabama, who received the same donor's other kidney, is partially blind
and needs constant care. Small's family and Johnson now have separate
lawsuits seeking an unspecified amount of damages against Mississippi
Organ Recovery Agency and UMC. The kidney transplanted into Small came
from a donor who had been diagnosed with encephalitis, according to her
lawsuit in Hinds County Circuit Court. Jimmie E. Gates , The
Ledger 09/20/2011
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Read Article: The Ledger
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Wrongful Death Suit Filed over
Fatal Crash
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A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the city
of Federal Way, Wash., over a fatal car accident that occurred in July
2010. The woman that caused the accident was driving under the
influence and being chased by Federal Way police officers, the suit
claims. The victim's family claims in the suit that officers should
have called off their chase because the woman was a "reckless and
dangerous driver who was likely to endanger the public." The suit
also names the state department of corrections as a defendant, saying
the woman should have been in custody the day of the accident for
violating the terms of her mandated supervision. Greg Allmain,
Seattle Post-Intelligencer 09/19/2011
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Read Article: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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$32 Million Wages Suit Settled by
Tyson Foods
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Tyson Foods has agreed to a $32 million settlement with
more than 17,000 employees in a 12-year-old wages lawsuit. The lawsuit
claimed the company violated fair wage lawsuits by refusing to pay
workers for time putting on and taking off protective gear required by
the company. The workers will receive an average of $1,000 in the settlement.
Steven Greenhouse, The New York Times 09/19/2011
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Read Article: The New York Times
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