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| | Ford Recalls 421K Escapes | |
| | Ford Motor Co.on Thursday launched a recall of 421,000 Escapes sold in the U.S. because of a problem that can cause the gas pedal to stick. The recall came just a week after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an inquiry into the problem, noting 68 complaints, including 13 accidents, nine injuries and one fatality. The issues affect Escapes from the 2001 through 2004 model years with the 3.0-liter, V-6 engine. Jerry Hirsch, LA Times 07/27/2012 | | Read Article: LA Times | | Michelin Recalls 841,000 Tires | |
| | Michelin voluntarily recalled around 841,000 BFGoodrich and Uniroyal tires Thursday because the tread can separate, causing rapid air loss. No deaths or injuries have been reported from the tires, which were made as replacement tires for commercial light trucks and full-sized heavy duty vans from April 2010 until early this year, according to the company. JEFFREY COLLINS, AP, The Washington Post 07/27/2012 | | Read Article: The Washington Post | | For Big Drug Companies, a Headache Looms | |
| | It would seem a business executive’s dream: legally pay a competitor to keep its product off the market for years. On July 16, a federal appeals court in Philadelphia issued a decision that the arrangement is anticompetitive on its face. It potentially sets up a confrontation before the United States Supreme Court. If it were to accept the case, the outcome could profoundly affect drug prices and health care costs. EDWARD WYATT, The New York Times 07/27/2012 | | Read Article: The New York Times | | Laws/Cases | |
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| | Lawsuits Claim Adoption Agency Did Not Intend to Deliver | |
| | A San Antonio adoption agency that earlier this year abruptly closed was accepting money from parents for adoptions it didn't intend to fulfill, the Texas attorney general alleges in lawsuits filed this week. The state filed two separate civil actions against the founders of Adoption Services Associates, which closed in April, leaving clients in the dark about the status of their adoptions and payments. The suits allege ASA requested money from clients without indicating it was closing, a violation of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The state is seeking fines and restitution and mentions the couple's yacht and boat. Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, San Antonio Express News 07/27/2012 | | Read Article: San Antonio Express News | | Lawyers: Shower Abuse Victim to Sue Penn State | |
| | For months, the identity of the boy who was sexually assaulted in the locker room showers by Jerry Sandusky was one of the biggest mysteries of the Penn State scandal. Now, for the first time, a man has come forward to claim he was that boy, and is threatening to sue the university. The man's lawyers said they have done an extensive investigation and gathered "overwhelming evidence" on details of the abuse by Sandusky, the former assistant football coach convicted of using his position at Penn State and as head of a youth charity to molest boys over a period of 15 years. Jurors convicted Sandusky last month of offenses related to so-called Victim 2 largely on the testimony of Mike McQueary, who was a team graduate assistant and described seeing the attack. MARK SCOLFORO, AP, Yahoo News 07/27/2012 | | Read Article: Yahoo News | | Capitol One to Pay $12M Over Allegations it Violated Protections for Service Members | |
| | The Justice Department says Capital One has agreed to pay $12 million to resolve allegations the bank violated special protections in federal law for members of the military. The government says Capital One wrongfully foreclosed on some homes and improperly repossessed some cars. In addition, the government says the bank obtained wrongful court judgments against some service members and improperly denied interest rate relief on some credit card and car loans. Associated Press, The Washington Post 07/27/2012 | | Read Article: The Washington Post | | Issues | |
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| | Conroe Psychiatric Hospital May Face Big Fines | |
| | Texas health officials recommended levying more than $100,000 in fines against the state's first publicly funded, privately run psychiatric hospital in Conroe for violations including the improper restraining and inadequate monitoring of patients and other infractions committed in its first year. County leaders who oversee the Montgomery County Mental Health Treatment facility and officials with GEO Group met with state health officials last week. The company contracts with the county, which has a two-year, $15 million-per-year agreement with the state. Since company officials said they have fixed the problems, the state tentatively agreed to halve the fines. Lomi Kriel, Houston Chronicle 07/27/2012 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle | | Class Action | |
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| | Lawyers Given More Time Before Monsanto Settlement | |
| | The judge presiding over the Monsanto class-action dioxin lawsuit has given attorneys more time to submit materials for and against the proposed settlement agreement reached in February on the eve of trial. Circuit Judge Derek Swope signed an order Tuesday with the revised schedule, citing other issues, which have arisen in the case, which, he said, made the previous schedule "impracticable." Kate White, The Charleston Gazette 07/27/2012 | | Read Article: The Charleston Gazette | | Wrongful Death | |
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| | Man Fell to His Death from Bridge, Lawsuit Filed | |
| | The family of a Maryland man who died in a fatal fall while repairing a bridge has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his employer. In the suit, the family says the company did not provide workers portable restrooms, forcing them to urinate off the side of the bridge, which is what the plaintiff was doing when he fell. The victim allegedly fell through a large hole covered by an unsecured platform. Andrew Lu , Reuters 07/26/2012 | | Read Article: Reuters | |
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