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Kasel Recalls Dog Treats Over Salmonella Risk

2/27/2013 12:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Kasel Associated Industries voluntarily recalled all dog treat products manufactured at its Denver facility between April 20, 2012, and September 19, 2012, due to possible salmonella contamination.

Salmonella...

Consumer Agency Outlines Priorities for 2013

2/27/2013 11:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Tackling the credit discrimination faced by minorities is one of several priority items for 2013 outlined by the chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in a recent public meeting.

CFPB Director Richard Cordray said the agency will also work on other pressing consumer issues including the misleading marketing of financial products and services, debt traps, abusive collection tactics, loan...

Stryker Australia Advises Closer Watch on Patients with Recalled Hip Implants

2/27/2013 10:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Health regulators in Australia received updated recommendations from Stryker Australia for monitoring patients who have received the company’s ABG II Modular metal-on-metal hip implants.

The implants – specifically the ABG II Modular necks  – were...

Ship Exxon Valdez Posed Asbestos Risk for Wrecker's Yard

2/27/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
The recent scrapping of the onetime tanker Exxon Valdez, infamous for its devastating 1989 oil spill in Alaska’s Prince Edward Sound, again underscored the dangers of maritime asbestos. The Exxon Valdez’s final resting ground is on a beach by the coast city of Alang in India, as the German news...

Hurricane Sandy Victims Fight for Claims Payments

2/27/2013 8:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Things still seem grim for thousands of Hurricane Sandy victims. While many are still waiting for their flood insurance claims to be resolved, many others are claiming they are getting considerably less cash than what’s required to rebuild.

As this blog has...

Alaskan Docks Harbored Asbestos

2/26/2013 2:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Once used in countless applications before its true risks became widely known, the mineral asbestos is still turning up in surprising places. Case in point: the recent removal of asbestos firewalls in some old docks on the waterfront of the city of Seward, Alaska.

“This should serve as a cautionary tale...

Vistide Recall for Particulate Matter

2/26/2013 11:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Gilead Sciences Inc. voluntarily recalled one lot of Vistide (cidofovir injection) over a possible contamination with visible particulate matter.

The recall is for lot number B120217A, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The recalled product is clear, colorless, and supplied in clear glass vials. It...

Santander Hit With Phone Recording Class Action

2/26/2013 10:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Recording telephone conversations with consumers without their consent has landed Banco Santander's U.S. auto-financing arm in a proposed class action suit in California federal court.

Law360 (subscription required) reports that lead plaintiff Jose C. Zendejas claims that he received a call from a Santander employee who did not inform him that their conversation was being recorded. When...

Whistleblowers Win Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit

2/26/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
An Illinois nursing home was slapped with $29 million in penalties by a federal jury in a whistleblower case brought by two former nurses who claimed the facility provided substandard care to its elderly residents while submitting fake bills for treatment to Medicare and...

Carnival Triumph Lawsuit Filed, Others Expected

2/22/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
One of the irate passengers trapped aboard the crippled Carnival Triumph for four days following an engine fire filed the first lawsuit against the cruise company and is seeking unspecified damages.

Reuters reports that the Texas woman filed the suit against Carnival Corp. in federal court in Miami less than 24...