Table of Contents THE PUBLIC INTEREST: LEGAL NEWS - Massey Energy: 600 Safety Violations in Year and a Half
- Toyota Fined $16M: Small Number, Big Implications
- Update: CPSC Announces Guidelines for Repairing Homes with Chinese Drywall
- Senate Takes a Break, So Do Jobless Benefits
- Data Processing Work Gives Inmates Access to Info
- Federal Court Rules Warrantless Wiretap Illegal
- Pyramid Scheme or Real Biz Opportunity? New Online Co's Cut it Close
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THE PUBLIC INTEREST: LEGAL NEWS | MASSEY ENERGY: 600 SAFETY VIOLATIONS IN YEAR AND A HALF
(FindLaw Injured) - The questions over safety standards at the Massey Energy Corporation's Upper Big Branch coal mine have begun. By April 7, it was reported that the company had been cited for 600 safety violations in less than a year and a half. Some of these violations were in connection with the failure to properly ventilate methane, the gas thought responsible for this week's massive explosion. Read more...
| | TOYOTA FINED $16M: SMALL NUMBER, BIG IMPLICATIONS
(FindLaw's Common Law) - On Monday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it would be fining Japanese car maker Toyota nearly $16.4 million for a failure to report problems with accelerator pedals in its cars. The government says it has evidence Toyota knew of the problem as early as September 2009, but did not act to recall any vehicles until January, 2010. Read more...
| | SENATE TAKES A BREAK, SO DO JOBLESS BENEFITS
(FindLaw's Law and Daily Life) - Last week, the House of Representatives voted to extend for one more month the already extended benefits allotted to those who are out of work. However, if the Senate did not also act to approve the bill, the extensions would face a gap during the chamber's spring recess. They did not, and about 400,000 Americans will see their benefits go on vacation as well. Read more...
| | FEDERAL COURT RULES WARRANTLESS WIRETAP ILLEGAL
(FindLaw's Decided) - Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker handed down a major decision in an illegal wiretap case dating back to 2006. Judge Walker found that the electronic surveillance of an Islamic charity and two of its American lawyers was illegal and the attorneys. Read more...
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