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Toyota Recalls Hybrid SUVs |
| Toyota Motor Corp. has issued a recall of about 82,200 hybrid sport-utility vehicles to correct an electrical problem in the vehicles. The recall covers 2006 Highlander Hybrid and Lexus RX 400h models. The company reported that certain transistors in the vehicles can overheat and blow, causing the vehicle to lose power or stop running. Jonathan Welsh, WSJ Blogs 06/29/2011 | Read Article: WSJ Blogs |
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Md. Jury Orders Exxon to Pay $495M in Gas Leak |
| A Baltimore County jury has ordered Exxon Mobil Corp. to pay more than $495 million to compensate a group of Jacksonville , Md. families affected by a 2006 underground gasoline leak, and that amount could grow. The Circuit Court jury is scheduled to deliberate Thursday on an amount to award in punitive damages. A lawyer for the 160 families and businesses affected by the leak. The leak in 2006 spilled about 26,000 gallons of gasoline into the groundwater in Jacksonville, which has no public water or sewer service and depends on private wells for drinking water. Exxon's lawyers say the company has spent $46 million on cleanup. Associated Press, Yahoo News 07/01/2011 | Read Article: Yahoo News |
Suit Alleges KPMG “Mommy-Tracked” Women |
| A recent lawsuit alleges that the accounting firm KPMG essentially pressured women to take on a less rigorous “mommy track” schedule, and then failed to promote women who did so. The lawsuit claims that female employees at the firm felt pressured to move to a flexible work schedule after having children because of a stereotype that they are less effective employees and less committed to their carers, Accounting Today reported. Rachel Emma Silverman, (The Juggle Blog), Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required 07/01/2011 | Read Article: Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required($) |
NY Court Allows Damages Cap in Hockey Bus Crash |
| New York's top court ruled Thursday that Canada's limit on damages for pain and suffering applies to claims against the Canadian charter bus company and driver deemed 90 percent liable for the 2005 crash that killed three passengers traveling with an Ontario women's youth hockey team. But the Court of Appeals said New York's law with no limit on damages applies to the Pennsylvania company whose tractor-trailer parked on the highway shoulder was hit by the bus in western New York, killing the truck driver. The trucking defendants were deemed 10 percent responsible. Associated Press, Newark Star Ledger 07/01/2011 | Read Article: Newark Star Ledger |
Former Cheerleading Coach Files Lawsuit |
| The former cheerleading coach at the University of Alabama has filed a lawsuit against the school, claiming she was discriminated against because of her gender and does not know why she was fired. According to the suit, she was fired "without just cause and without due process" and was denied wages she had earned from working summer camps in 2008. The plaintiff is asking for her job back as well as "back and forward pay plus interest." Kevin Scarbinsky, The Birmingham News 07/01/2011 | Read Article: The Birmingham News |
UCF to Pay $10 Million for Football Player's Death |
| A jury has ordered the University of Central Florida Athletic Association to pay $10 million to the parents of a former football player who died during a pre-practice conditioning workout in 2008. The lawsuit cited the intensity of the workouts as contributing to the young man's death, saying that at certain points other players had to help him up. Experts for the plaintiffs also testified that there was no evidence that sickle cell trait contributed to the player's death. Eric Crawford, Louisville Courier Journal 07/01/2011 | Read Article: Louisville Courier Journal |
Utah AG Looking to File Lawsuit Against BCS |
| The Utah Attorney General has announced he is looking for a legal team to help him file a lawsuit against college football’s Bowl Championship Series, claiming it is an illegal monopoly. "There are serious antitrust violations in the BCS system that are robbing taxpayers of hundreds of millions of dollars," the Attorney General said Wednesday. He has also publicly petitioned for other states to join him in the lawsuit. Melinda Rogers, The Salt Lake Tribune 06/29/2011 | Read Article: The Salt Lake Tribune |
Men Turned Away at Denny's File Lawsuit |
| Five African-American men in Dayton, Ohio, have filed a lawsuit against a local Denny's, claiming they were denied entrance into the restaurant because of their race. According to the suit, the men were turned away at the door of the Denny's early one morning in May, being told the restaurant was "closed." Minutes later, however, the men say they witnessed white customers entering the restaurant and being served food. Officials for the restaurant admit the men were turned away and should not have been, but claim it was a misunderstanding, not a racial issue. Lou Grieco, Dayton Daily News 06/19/2011 | Read Article: Dayton Daily News |
Falling Glass Panels Prompts Lawsuit Against Hotel |
| Two Austin, Texas, residents have filed a lawsuit against the W Hotel and its operator after panels of glass fell 20 stories into the pool area, injuring the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs claim that weeks later they are "still removing glass from their bodies." According to the lawsuit, the hotel was aware of potential problems with the glass before the incident, but had done nothing to ensure safety of its guests. Gary Dinges, Austin American Statesman 06/28/2011 | Read Article: Austin American Statesman |
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