What's New from Law Offices of Henry Hanflik blog
Countrywide Financial Corp. is now facing a suit from Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter regarding “misleading and questionable practices” by the mortgage lender. Carter alleges that borrowers were provided inaccurate or false information about loan costs, interest rate terms, and how adjustable rate loans work. This lawsuit joins those brought against Countrywide by attorneys general in California, Connecticut and Florida. Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune 08/24/2008 Read Article: Chicago ...
New York City will pay $8.7 million to settle a wrongful death claim brought by the widow of a victim of the 2003 Staten Island ferry crash. John Healy died when the ferry crashed into port at full speed. The pilot was found to be on painkillers at the time, and in violation of policies requiring two pilots for docking, only one pilot was on duty. The trial was scheduled to start Monday. New York Daily News, New York Daily News 08/25/2008 Read Article: New York Daily News
The United States Chemical Board issued a report Wednesday citing a closed valve as the probable cause of an explosion that killed one employee and injured six others at the Goodyear Houston Chemical earlier this year. The husband of the worker killed in the explosion blamed the incident on budget cuts that reduced the number of supervisors. The continuing investigation will now focus on management, inspection, training and emergency procedures at the plant. Ruth Rendon, Houston Chronicle 08/...
The forthcoming federal regulation of potentially dangerous chemicals such as phthalates in children’s products marks a significant shift in oversight that has been years in the making. For nearly a decade, the chemical industry has fought to prevent increased regulation despite calls from advocates, consumers and scientists. Now, the impetus will be on industry to substantiate claims that products are safe rather than waiting to be proven wrong. Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune 08/17/2008 ...
The Food and Drug Administration has recently considered two drugs for its strictest warning. Cipro and the similar antibiotics and a class of epilepsy drugs were both under consideration for the so-called black box warning. However, only one received restricted labeling. The Los Angeles Times examines the process behind tougher warnings. Karen Ravn, LA Times 08/18/2008 Read Article: LA Times
The front passenger air bags in more than 200,000 BMW vehicles may not deploy during a crash, the German automaker said Wednesday in announcing a recall. Recalled vehicles include the 2006 BMW 3 Series, the 2004-2005 BMW 5 Series and 2004-2006 X3 SUV. A malfunction in the seat detection mat that could potentially lead to air bag failure prompted the recall, according the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Web site. Reuters, Reuters 08/14/2008 Read Article: Reuters
A Baltimore apartment complex and a swimming pool management company have been accused of operating an unsafe facility that led to the death of a 23-year-old woman. In the lawsuit, the family of Cassandra Blake contend that the Twin Lakes Court apartment complex, American Pool Management Inc., American Pool Enterprises Inc., Westminster Management and Doug Kusher Co. did not properly train lifeguards on duty and failed to maintain the pool to prevent murky and unsafe conditions. The lawsuit s...
Hundreds of Cold War-era fuel tanks overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency may be leaking hazardous materials into local drinking supplies. According to reports, FEMA has known about potential leaks in as many as 150 tanks since the 1990s but has reported no harm to communities where the tanks are located. However, the FEMA tanks are part of a larger national problem affecting as many as 500,000 tanks owned privately or by local, state and federal agencies, an environmental consu...
A Florida couple has filed a lawsuit against the Central Florida Healthcare Federal Credit Union after they discovered the credit union accidentally posted sensitive account information on the Internet. According to reports, information from as many as 200 accounts may have been publically available for as long as three weeks. The potential class-action lawsuit seeks fraud and identity-theft monitoring and reimbursement on behalf of the plaintiffs and possible punitive damages. Sandra Pedicin...
The nation’s most extensive mine collapse in the last half-century was caused by a toxic combination of risky mine planning and lax regulatory oversight, the Department of Labor has determined. Still, the families of workers who died in the Crandall Canyon mine collapse and subsequent rescue efforts feel that they have been failed by the mining company and the government. Paul Foy, Newsday 08/06/2008 Read Article: Newsday
Thank you for visiting!
|
