On March 22, 2014, a collision between a barge and a tanker ship spilled 168,000 gallons, or 4,000 barrels, of marine fuel oil into Galveston Bay. The Galveston oil spill resulted in a temporary closure of the Houston Ship Channel, one of the busiest routes for commercial shipping the country. Residents of Galveston Island were […]
On March 24, 2014, a BP oil spill at the company’s Whiting Refinery spread crude oil over more than 5,000 square feet of Lake Michigan. The facility, located near the Chicago city limits, began discharging crude oil late Monday afternoon. The discharge was reportedly stopped at about 9 p.m. local time and has been contained. […]
Many people become targets of harassment from debt collectors through no fault of their own. They may have lost a job and been without a source of income to pay bills on time. They may have missed the deadline for a bill or had income tied up in other expenses. Regardless of the cause, many […]
The attorney general for the state of Hawaii has filed a lawsuit against pharmaceutical manufacturers Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis, the makers of the blood-thinning drug Plavix. Attorney General David Louie claims that a large portion of the state’s residents have shown difficulties in processing the drug through their systems. The Plavix lawsuit alleges that the […]
Tylenol and Lipitor have been branded as two of the safest drugs approved by the FDA. However, there have been some recent studies proving these two multi-million dollar medications have caused severe bodily injury to some unsuspecting users. Tylenol is the most popular drug of choice whose main ingredient is acetaminophen. According to the FDA, […]
A recent recall on some General Motors vehicles has led to thousands of motorists considering lawsuits against the company. The recall involves faulty ignition switches that can, according to the recall announcement, “move out of the ‘run’ position, resulting in a partial loss of electrical power and turning off the engine”. At least two motorists […]
On Monday, March 3, 2014, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the lower court and concluded that the current injunction should be dissolved. This is the same panel that remanded the case back to Judge Barbier to hold a hearing and establish a “narrowly tailored injunction”. Recall that in October of 2013, the 5th Circuit reversed Judge […]
When you move into a newly-constructed home, you often expect that the house is fully functional, inside and out. If a problem does occur, you may expect to contact the builders and ask them to make repairs under the terms of the home construction warranty you purchased. Many first-time homeowners assume that the builder will […]
Very few joys in life can compare to that of moving into a brand-new home. In contrast, few horrors can equal those involving homeowners who have tried and failed to force homebuilders to fix home construction defects. Even as news over hidden home construction defects reaches the mainstream, homeowners are encountering more and more issues […]
The proof is in the pudding or in this case Target’s Quarterly Reports. Recall that over the holidays 110 million Target customers’ personal information was compromised. In what is being called one of the largest data breaches in history, Target’s headquarters confirmed that in addition to the 40 million customers whose credit and debit card […]