High Lead Paint Levels Prompt Action Figure Recall 672

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of about 7,000 packs of Super Luchamania Action Figures due to high levels of lead paint. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer Imported by Lee Carter Co., the agency discovered the surface paints on the figures contained levels of lead that exceeded federal standards. There have been no injuries reported.  Staff Report, Kansas City Info Zine  01/25/2012  San Diego personal injury attorney

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St. Cloud Police Officer’s Lawsuit to Proceed 671

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A district judge in Minnesota has approved a lawsuit by a former police officer who claims he was discriminated against by members of the department because he is gay.  San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was subjected to “discrimination and retaliation by the department” and denied equal protection during his four-year employment. The suit is seeking unspecified damages.  Kari Petrie, St. Cloud Times  01/25/2012  San Diego personal injury attorney

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Five Penn. Doctors Accused of Defrauding Medicare 670

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A whistleblower lawsuit has been filed against five Pennsylvania cardiologists and a local medical center for allegedly defrauding Medicare. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer According to the suit, the doctors billed Medicare for “unnecessary angioplasty and other procedures.” According to the suit, the defendants had twice the rate of intervention after catheterization compared to other local doctors.  Larry Husten, Forbes  01/24/2012  San Diego personal injury attorney

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Teen’s Suicide Prompts Suit Against School 669

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A Utah family has filed a lawsuit against a Salt Lake City school district over their son’s 2010 suicide, allegedly caused by bullying. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer The lawsuit claims students at the school taunted, threatened and beat up the boy for years and that school officials did nothing to stop the bullying. The parents say the school should have offered “meaningful interventions” to the boy and his parents, but did nothing. The suit is seeking unspecified damages.  Rosemary Winters, The Salt Lake Tribune  01/20/2012  San Diego personal injury attorney

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Sledding Injury Lawsuit Settled in Iowa 668

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The Sioux City, Iowa, city council has agreed to pay $487,632 to settle a lawsuit filed by a local man who was injured in a sledding accident in a nearby park. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer The man suffered spinal injuries and is paralyzed from the waist down after he slid into a parking sign in the park while on the sled. The settlement will also include $1.97 million from the insurance company and an additional $300,000 from a third party.  Lynn Zerschling, Sioux City Journal  01/25/2012  San Diego personal injury attorney

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Lawsuit Seeking Documents in Prius Investigation 667

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The auto safety firm, Safety Research and Strategies, has filed a lawsuit against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for allegedly withholding documents and video on their investigation into unintended acceleration accidents by the Toyota Prius. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer The freedom-of-information lawsuit looks to “force the government to release internal records that could cast doubt on whether it sufficiently investigated possible electronic problems in Toyota vehicles,” The New York Times reports. The firm is asking for transcripts, recordings, photographs and videotapes from the investigation.  Bill Vlasic, The New York Times  01/24/2012  San Diego personal injury attorney

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Fatal Helicopter Crash 666

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A lawsuit has been filed against a helicopter company over a crash on Dec. 26 that killed three members of a transplant team in Florida. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer The lawyer for the family filing the suit said crash scene information suggests the accident was caused by “operational negligence.” A preliminary report shows the helicopter dropped 150 feet before hitting a 50-foot tree early in the morning. The suit is seeking unspecified damages.  Dan Scanlan , Florida Times Union  01/23/2012  San Diego personal injury attorney

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Houston Settles Red Light Camera Contract Lawsuit 665

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The city of Houston has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against the use of red-light cameras. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer Last August, the city turned the cameras off and stopped issuing tickets, but still had to deal with the contract with camera manufacturer American Traffic Solutions (ATS). In the proposed settlement, the city will pay ATS more than $12 million for breach of contract.  Demond Fernandez , KTRK-TV  01/21/2012  San Diego personal injury attorney

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Torture Lawsuit Rejected by Appeals Court 664

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A Washington appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a suit filed by an American citizen who said he was “illegally detained and tortured” in a South Carolina military jail. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer The court ruled that the man, who had been convicted on terrorism charges, had no right to sue and that “the judiciary cannot review such sensitive military decisions.” Allowing the suit to proceed, the court ruled, would open up “past executive deliberations affecting sensitive matters of national security to the prospect of searching judicial scrutiny.”  James Vicini, Chicago Tribune  01/23/2012  San Diego personal injury attorney

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Teen Death After Fight Prompts Suit Against Aggressor 663

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A Chicago couple has filed a lawsuit against a local teenager who allegedly threw the punch that killed their son at an Indiana beach last summer.  San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer The teenagers got into a fight on July 4th, and the defendant allegedly punch the other boy in the head, the suit says. The boy died two days later of blunt force trauma to the head. The lawsuit claims the defendant and his sister were drunk and instigated the disturbance.  Ryan Haggerty , Chicago Tribune  01/19/2012  San Diego personal injury attorney

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