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• THE REFORMINATOR SIGNS TORT REFORM BILL INTO LAW

  Everyone’s favorite movie star/governor, the aptly titled “Governator”, has become the “Tort Reforminator” this week.  According to an article on Law.com, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a bill into law this week that prevents a victim  of…

• GM MAKES CONCESSIONS ON LIABILITY CASES IN BANKRUPTCY

  According to Bloomberg, GM has accepted that liabilities for past products, manufactured by the bankrupt GM will stay with the new company which will be formed in the bankruptcy proceeding.  To quote the story: GM “amended the sale…

• JURY AWARDS $1.5 MILLION IN HOME DEPOT ACCIDENT CASE

  A jury in Cobb County, Georgia awarded a Home Depot customer $1.5 million for an accident that happened in 2005, according to a story on AJC.com.  The plaintiff, Larry Reece was injured when a pallet…

• RECALLS ON LAJOBI “BABI” & “BONAVITA” CRIBS

  The CPSC announced that LaJobi, Inc. is recalling two of its crib models, the Bonvita Hudson crib and the Babi Italia Pinehurst crib.  The lower spring pins on the foot-board and headboard of the cribs…

• ASBESTSOS CLAIMANTS WANT SEAT AT GM BANKRUPTCY TABLE

  According to a story on Bloomberg.com, asbestos personal injury claimants say the current bankruptcy plan to sell GM’s best assets to a new company may be unconstitutional, if asbestos claimants are left out of the decision…

• SETTLEMENT IN WAL-MART WAGES AND HOURS LAWSUIT

  The parties have agreed to a $54 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by Wal-Mart workers in Minnesota, according to a story in the LA Times.  The workers claimed that Wal-Mart cut their break times and…

• MATTEL AGREES TO PAY $2.3 MILLION FINE FOR LEAD TOY HAZARD

  Story on Bloomberg.com reportsMattel has agreed with the CPSC to pay a $2.3 million fine for importing toys containing dangerous levels of lead.  The fine relates to 95 of the company’s toy models, including Barbie…

• $2.185 MILLION AWARD IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE

  The family of a Philadelphia man who passed away in 2006 was awarded a verdict of $2.185 Million after a jury found two doctors and a hospital liable for medical malpractice, according to a story…

• NEW AUTO SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: SAFER ROOFS MEAN FEWER ROLLOVER DEATHS

  The Federal Government is mandating new safety standards for automobile roofs, the first such new standards in thirty years, according to the New York Times Wheels Blog.  Automobiles are currently required to have roofs that can withstand…

• FDA WARNS CONSUMERS ABOUT HAZARDS OF HYDROXYCUT

  According to a story in the LA Times, the Food and Drug Administration is recommending that consumers should immediately stop taking the dietary supplement product, Hydroxycut.  The product is manufactured by Iovate Health Sciences Inc. …