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• Round Up: Why aren't Conservatives Concerned About Consumer Protections and Ripoffs?

  Mike Bryant | July 21, 2011 9:22 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  I am always interested in all of the citizen legislature talk and how this new group of politicians is fighting for the average person. The campaign contributions and the legislation that they...

• Should the Police Always Take Blood Tests in Car Collisions?

  Mike Bryant | July 20, 2011 10:41 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  It's not unusual to hear from a client that the police didn't test the defendant following a collision. Usually, if the person reeks of alcohol there is a test, but are there other cases that are...

• Vote by House Committee Guts Legal Aid

  Linda Chalat | July 20, 2011 6:26 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  The Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Subcommittees have voted this month to cut Legal Services funding. The operations of legal aid providers across the nation will be decimated by the cuts....

• To Arbitrate or Try a Case...

  Mike Myers | July 20, 2011 5:55 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Most counties in Washington have mandatory arbitration programs. Mandatory arbitration programs are meant to clear some of the congestion in the superior courts. The mandatory arbitration rules...

• What's Going On In This Joint?

  Melissa Hague | July 20, 2011 3:24 PM | 0 CommentsCentral Pennsylvania, PA

  In the last year, there has been an alarming rate of defective and/or recalled orthopedic medical devices, especially those affecting the hip and knee joints. At first blush, the recent spate of...

• Your Criminal Rights: Doe it Matter Who I Hire?

  Mike Bryant | July 20, 2011 12:39 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  This month we will be looking at ways to protect yourself and your family when charged with a crime in Minnesota. Many of these ideas may be common sense; other suggestions will be from cases that...

• Children's Task Lamps Recalled By Target

  Chrissie Cole | July 20, 2011 12:18 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Target Corp. has issued a voluntary recall of Circo Children’s Task Lamps, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), due to a risk of fire posed by the lamps...

• OSHA Rescinds Interim Fall Protection Standard for Residential Construction

  Jeffrey Downs | July 20, 2011 12:06 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Is this too little too late? Effective June 16, 2011, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) makes fall protection requirements in residential construction more...

• Five Killed in Payne County, Oklahoma Crash

  Jeremy Thurman | July 20, 2011 11:50 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Five people were killed Sunday in a tragic car crash 2 miles west of Yale in Payne County, OK, NewsOK reports. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that the driver was a 17-year-old male who was...

• Study Confirms Seat Back Strength Requirements Need Update

  Brett Emison | July 20, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  I have written before about the dangers of seat back failures and seat backs that collapse. An auto seat that collapses backward during a crash can have devastating effects. The collapsing seat...