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| | Transocean, the owner of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig that exploded, killed 11 workers and caused one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history, said in SEC filings Friday that 2010 was “the best year in safety performance in our company’s history,” which meant top executives were granted bonuses reflecting those results. Click on the headline to read more. | | Upcoming Seminars & Events. | |
| | The Persuasive Edge: The Art of Communication and Influence, with Eric Oliver. April 29-30, Houston.******TTLA Annual Conference (formerly Midyear). June 1-3, Austin. Learn more at www.TTLA.com | | Products | |
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| | Ford Told to Expand F-150 Recall | |
| | The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has informed Ford Motors it needs to expand its recall of F-150 trucks that have air bags that may randomly deploy. Ford originally recalled 144,000 trucks, but agency officials asked for more, without specifying an actual number. Staff and Wire Report, Detroit Free Press 04/07/2011 | | Read Article: Detroit Free Press | | Batteries from Baby Monitors Recalled | |
| | The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of rechargeable batteries sold with certain Summer Infant Slim and Secure Video Monitors. The agency said the batteries can "overheat and rupture" causing burns. The monitors were sold at Babies R Us from September 2009 through May 2010. Staff Report, The Salt Lake Tribune 04/06/2011 | | Read Article: The Salt Lake Tribune | | Laws/Cases | |
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| | Jury Awards $450,000 in Discrimination Lawsuit | |
| | An Arkansas jury awarded $450,000 in compensatory damages to a local woman who claimed she was fired from her job at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. plant in Fayetteville, Ark., because of he race and gender. The jury, however, found that she was not discriminated against, but ruled that she was fired for complaining about discrimination. The jury declined to award punitive damages. Drew Brooks, Fayetteville Observer 04/06/2011 | | Read Article: Fayetteville Observer | | Suit: Dental Chain Committed Fraud, Hurt Children | |
| | A group of northern New York families have filed a lawsuit against a national dental chain over "unnecessary procedures" performed on children to meet revenue production quotas. The suit claims dentists with the Small Smiles/Access Dentistry dental chain physically restrained young children to perform multiple unnecessary and painful procedures, including root canals, teeth extractions and filings. The suit alleges fraud, malpractice, negligence, battery and breach of fiduciary duty. Small Smiles has been accused of similar practices before, settling for $24 million with the Justice Department in 2010 for fraud. Cathleen F. Crowley, Alabany Times Union 04/06/2011 | | Read Article: Alabany Times Union | | Survivors of Man who Alleged Philadelphia Clergy Abuse Sue | |
| | A Bristol Township man killed himself after the Archdiocese of Philadelphia refused to believe that a priest had molested him when he was an altar boy. On Wednesday, relatives of the man, Daniel Neill, became the latest to sue the archdiocese over its response to abuse victims. Neill shot himself in June 2009. According to the lawsuit, Neill reported the abuse to the school principal at St. Mark's in 1980, but his complaint was ignored. The principal instead allegedly "called Daniel a liar and threatened Daniel that his family would be disgraced if he persisted" with the accusations. John P. Martin , Philadelphia Inquirer 04/07/2011 | | Read Article: Philadelphia Inquirer | | WaMu Shareholder Lawsuit May Settle | |
| | Shareholders of Washington Mutual Inc. could see a bit of money for their virtually worthless stock if a tentative settlement cited in a federal court filing Wednesday becomes reality. The contemplated settlement is in excess of $200 million, according to an attorney familiar with the class-action lawsuit.With 1.7 billion shares outstanding when the Seattle company became the nation's largest bank failure, such a settlement would amount to more than 11 cents a share — before subtracting attorney fees, which can run as high as 25 percent in a shareholders suit. Sanjay Bhatt, Seattle Post-Intelligencer 04/07/2011 | | Read Article: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | | Issues | |
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| | $6 Million in Products Seized from the Triad Group by FDA | |
| | U.S. Food and Drug Administration agents seized more than $6 million worth of medical products from the Triad Group Wednesday. Agency officials say the raid was implemented because the company failed to halt distribution of the products, which included antiseptic products, nasal sprays and medicated wipes. The company had failed to comply with federal manufacturing regulations, and health officials said the products may have posed a health risk to the public. Wire Report , Chicago Tribune 04/06/2011 | | Read Article: Chicago Tribune | |
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