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• Toyota Recall: Simple "Off" Switch Would Prevent Sudden Acceleration Problem

  Brett Emison | December 03, 2009 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  An op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal suggests that a simple off switch could have mitigated -- or even prevented -- many of Toyota's accelerator problems. The millisecond-scale operation of...

• Connecticut AG Announces Suit Against CVS for Selling Expired Products

  David Mittleman | December 03, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  New York Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo, recently sued and successfully settled with CVS for $875,000 after discovering that the pharmaceutical company was selling expired products at 60% of its New...

• Government Contractor's Rape Case Exposes Senators

  Mike Bryant | December 03, 2009 9:19 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  It was nice to see recently elected and finally seated Minnesota Senator Al Franken get his first amendment passed last month. Unfortunately, it was about a very weighty topic. The amendment to the...

• As HRT Grows, Responsibilities for Protecting Public Also Increase

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | December 03, 2009 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  HRT, which operates public transportation throughout Tidewater, had a big year in 2009. Hampton Roads Transit broke ground on The Tide light rail system in Norfolk, revised its bus routes...

• Dog attack victim comes to Virginia dog bite lawyer Doug Landau at end of statute of limitations

  Doug Landau | December 03, 2009 1:52 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Most Virginia injury cases have a two year time limit. Some personal injury cases get a longer statute of limitations. Virginia dog bite lawyer Doug Landau of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., was contacted by a...

• Arizonian Arrested After Hit And Run In Todd County

  Mike Bryant | December 02, 2009 8:19 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Thursday afternoon, a hit and run driver was arrested by the Todd County Sheriff. The pick up driver had hit a 71 year-old man and left the scene. Witnesses were able to describe the truck and...

• Proposed Legislation Would Protect Consumers, Hold Insurance Companies Accountable

  David Mittleman | December 02, 2009 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Earlier this week, Democrats in the Michigan House of Representatives introduced a package of bills that would strengthen consumer protection and prevent auto insurance companies from engaging in...

• AAJ Launches Ad Campaign to Protect Patients

  Ray De Lorenzi | December 02, 2009 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsVoices

  The American Association for Justice launched an ad campaign yesterday to remind people of the 98,000 patients who die each year from preventable medical errors, that tort reform won’t fix...

• Protect Your Personal Data!!

  Bruce Bierhans | December 02, 2009 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA

  We all know that identity theft can be an enormous problem for a victim, and the risk of such theft is enhanced by our use of computers. Our own Supreme Judicial Court has recognized the gravity of...

• Cancer Misdiagnosis and Its Consequences

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | December 02, 2009 1:04 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  According to American Cancer Society, 565,000 people in the U.S. died of cancer in the year 2008 alone. It is estimated that anywhere from 8% to 12 % of these cancer cases were initially...