Mammoth Lakes, Calif. premises liability 325

Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.

The Sierra Nevada ski resort in the small town of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., has been ordered to pay $30 million for backing out of an agreement in 1997 giving a developer the “right to develop a hotel and buy land in return for improving the local airport.” The resort, located in a town of only 7,500, plans on appealing the decision before the Feb. 8 deadline.  San Diego personal injury attorney San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle  01/10/2011

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A deal-a-day website ordered to pay $16,000 324

Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.

WeGiveToGet, LLC, a deal-a-day website based in Chicago, has been ordered to pay charities $16,000 and refrain from business for five years. The company allegedly failed to provide the “minimum monthly donation to charities that it promised its customers.”  San Diego personal injury attorney PR Newswire, PR Newswire  01/10/2011

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Travel agency antitrust lawsuit 323

Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a lower court decision to throw out an antitrust lawsuit brought forth by the owners of 49 travel agencies. The travel agents “accused the nation’s airlines of agreeing to slash commissions,” but “the allegations in the complaint weren’t sufficient to suggest that the airlines had reached an illegal agreement.”   San Diego personal injury attorney Greg Stohr, Bloomberg  01/10/2011

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200,000 pounds ground beef recall 322

Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.

Over 200,000 pounds of ground beef from One Great Burger in New Jersey are being recalled after reports of the products being discolored and having a strange smell. The ground beef was sent in 20 pound boxes to prisons in Oregon and California and were not distributed to retailers.  San Diego personal injury attorney Bloomberg, Bloomberg  01/11/2011

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Lawsuit over dumping hazardous waste in Cali. 321

Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled with 275 companies in the amount of $17 million over the dumping of hazardous waste in California in the 80’s. The Monterey Park landfill was “identified (as) an environmental problem and named a Superfund site in 1986.” Over 1000 companies plus the owner of the site have contributed more than $600 million overall to help clean up the contamination.  San Diego personal injury attorney Bloomberg, Bloomberg  01/11/2011

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“pollution diet” lawsuit 320

Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.

The American Farm Bureau Federation will file a lawsuit today against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its planned “pollution diet” in the Chesapeake Bay. The farm lobbying group claims cattleman and growers can’t afford to comply by the swift and drastic changes aiming to significantly reduce pollutants flowing into the water, and that the regulations would ruin agriculture in the region.  San Diego personal injury attorney Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond Times-Dispatch  01/10/2011

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Music labels premises liability 319

Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.

The U.S. Supreme Court left intact a decision by a federal court of appeals in New York to move forward to the evidence gathering-stage in a suit accusing the country’s four largest music labels of price-fixing. While the companies argue there’s insufficient information to prove misconduct, the courts claimed the suit includes more specifics than similar antitrust cases that were dismissed in the past. According to the suit, Sony Corp., Vivendi SA, Warner Music Group Corp. and EMI Group Ltd. allegedly collaborated in charging excessively high fees and imposing unwarranted restrictions.  San Diego personal injury attorney Greg Stohr, Bloomberg  01/10/2011

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Agency for workforce violates Florida constitution 318

Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.

Two legal groups have sued the Agency for Workforce Innovation for allegedly violating the Florida Constitution by not increasing minimum wage by $.06 this year to account for inflation. The raise could affect nearly 200,000 workers in Florida, and add up to about $15 million over the course of a year. Seven other states also have similar laws where the minimum wage increased on the first the year.  San Diego personal injury attorney Bill Kaczor, Bloomberg  01/11/2011

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Dehumidifiers product liability 317

Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.

Nearly 200,000 dehumidifiers by GE and Professional Series have been recalled after 14 reported incidents of a fire hazard. The products were sold between 2007 and 2009 for $140-$180 per unit and should be returned to authorized service centers for repairs.  San Diego personal injury attorney Reuters, Reuters  01/11/2011

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Police fatally shot man behind the wheel 316

Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.

The family of a former Pace University football player is suing the Town of Mount Pleasant and Village of Pleasantville for $120 million, claiming local police “were negligent and lacked proper training before they fatally shot Henry behind the wheel of his car.” The shooting occurred outside of a bar in New York state, and according to the suit, the family’s son had slowed down his car when an officer jumped onto the hood and shot him just feet away. The required notice of claim also states that after the shooting, officers handcuffed Henry and delayed medical care.  San Diego personal injury attorney John M. Guilfoil, Boston Globe  01/12/2011

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