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Is Vaccine Court Fair?
October 14th, 2010
There is an ongoing debate between vaccine manufacturers and the families of people who have been injured by a vaccine about whether the near immunity from liability given to vaccine makers is fair. This debate is making headlines this week as the US…
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Categories: Product Liability
Radio Show Host Acccused of Real Estate Scam
October 13th, 2010
The SEC has accused prominent radio talk show host Barbra Alexander of promoting her own fraudulent real estate investment scheme and misappropriating investors’ funds for her own personal use – including spending $200,000 to remodel her…
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Categories: Consumer & Financial Fraud
Tips to Protect Your Trade Secrets
October 12th, 2010
Companies often invest a large amount of time and money creating a product and refining the manufacturing, processes, and operations. The last thing a company wants is for its competitors to get their hands on the same information. This knowledge is…
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How to Tell if Your Loved One is Suffering Nursing Home Abuse
October 12th, 2010
Do you believe your family member is suffering from elder abuse at the hands of nursing home staff members? Have you seen signs of the abuse? Has your loved one shared with you what he or she has suffered? Sadly, nursing home abuse in Iowa and throug…
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Lead Poisoning From Sources Other Than Paint
October 11th, 2010
Chipping and peeling lead paint is the leading cause of childhood lead poisoning, however, lead poisoning can also be caused by lead contaminated dust, lead in soil, lead from industrial sources, products containing lead and lead in drinking water. L…
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Categories: Lead Poisoning
Iowa Attorney General Requests a Halt to Foreclosures
October 8th, 2010
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has called on three major mortgage companies to halt pending foreclosures in Iowa. His office has been in contact with three companies, Ally Financial, formerly GMAC Mortgage, Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase, requ…
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Categories: General
Tags: consumer fraud
Baby Suffered Erb’s Palsy from an Iowa Hospital – What Now?
October 8th, 2010
After you have a baby in Iowa, you expect that you have gotten through the biggest hurdle – pushing. However, there are rare complications during the labor and delivery process that could lead to a catastrophic birth injury in Iowa and througho…
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President Obama Declines to Sign Bill Designed to Speed Up Foreclosures
October 7th, 2010
President Obama has decided not to sign a bill intended to speed up foreclosures being processed by state and federal courts. The bill would have required state and federal courts to recognize documents that were notarized in other states. Various ho…
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Categories: General
Jury Awards Nearly $21 Million to Victim of Lead Poisoning
October 7th, 2010
A Baltimore jury has awarded a 23-year-old woman nearly $21 Million in a lawsuit brought aginst the Baltimore Housing Authority for lead poisoning she suffered while living in an apartment owned and operated by the Authority. The jury awarded $825,00…
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Categories: Lead Poisoning
Verizon agrees to refund up to $90 million in excess charges for web access
October 6th, 2010
Under scrutiny of teh Federal Communications Commssion, Verizon Wireless has agreed up refund up to $90 million dollars to 15 million customers whowere each charged $2 to $6 when they accidentally accessed the Internet on their phone. The FCC plans t…
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Categories: Consumer & Financial Fraud