FDA Fails to Conduct Safety Checks on Makers of Disposable Wipes
1/14/2012 Half a decade ago, a letter was sent by whistleblowers to the federal regulators, warning them about contaminated baby wipes streaming out of a factory in Arkansas, with its Wisconsin-based owner not telling the government and the public. Two employees of that factory wrote to the Food and Drug Administration, saying that Rockline […]
Law Firms Go Green with Help from Midland Communications
1/14/2012 Midland Communications helps law firms go green and increase productivity by utilizing unified communications Leading business technology provider changes the way law firms communicate A leading supplier of unified communications today announced that they are placing a special emphasis on bringing their innovative technology and applications to the fast-growing legal industry. Midland Communications […]
National Animal Rights Group Says Animal Laws in Iowa Have No Teeth
1/13/2012 According to the annual report made available by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the animal abuse statutes in Iowa not only lack teeth but also cannot bark. The animal rights group has, for six years now, ranked the state as among the “worst.” The annual analysis compares various animal protection measures in each […]
Car Owner Deprive Lawyers of Legal Fight
1/13/2012 Heather Peters, a resident of Los Angeles, is one angry consumer who knows that the chances of winning a legal battle with Honda Motor Co., and its team of high-priced lawyers, are very slim. Peters is irked that her 2006 Honda Civic hybrid is not saving fuel as it had initially claimed. And she […]
Chiropractor Reprimanded by State Board For Billing Practice
1/12/2012 The president of the South Dakota Chiropractor Association argues that the prepayment plans he has utilized for years without hearing any complaints from customers are ethical financial tools for his patients. His licensing board does not share his opinion. Early this year, the South Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners ruled that Dr. Josh […]
Horse Breeders Wants Barrel Races Bets Stopped
1/12/2012 Barrel racing is a popular event at rodeos. Riders, usually young women, race their horses around barrels in an arena in a cloverleaf pattern. The popularity of the sport has grown recently and now, it has its own races and competitive riders. However in Gretna, Florida, a proposal to make barrel racing into […]
Utility Back Charges in Wisconsin Total $6.3 Million
1/11/2012 Defective meters, data-entry errors, and many other problems, caused Wisconsin electricity consumers to receive an unpleasant surprise last year. A total of $6.3 million in back charges were imposed by the 94 electric utilities that are operating in the state on almost 7,700 Wisconsin customers. This was revealed after an analysis of state […]
The Department of Justice Now Says Intrastate Online Gambling is Legal
1/11/2012 American online gamblers on Friday received a Christmas present from the Department of Justice when it reversed its opinion on intrastate online gambling and said that individual states has the authority to license and police non-sports related intrastate online gambling. The legal opinion, which was issued by the DOJ, came in response to […]
Legal Challenge Mounted by UPS Pilots to FAA’s Pilot Fatigue Regulation
1/10/2012 The Independent Pilots Association, or IPA, an organization representing around 2,700 United Parcel Service pilots, on Thursday has filed a petition with a US federal court, challenging the exemption of the cargo carriers from the new pilot flight time, duty and rest rule that have been finalized by the FAA on Wednesday. The […]
Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Scams to be Regulated by New State Law
1/10/2012 Scammers have been found to be preying on distraught homeowners, offering their services along with promises of too-good-to-be-true outcomes. Although there are genuine foreclosure rescue companies, many of them charge their clients extensive upfront fees and then walk away without helping distressed homeowners save their houses. For high upfront fees, “counselors” involved in […]