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Arkansas judge blocks state from issuing birth certificates
Consumer Rights 12/11/2017An Arkansas judge on Friday blocked the state from issuing any birth certificates until officials are able to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the state's birth certificate law illegally favors heterosexual parents.Pulaski County Circuit ...
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Court asked to stop suit against prosecutor in man's death
Consumer Rights 12/10/2017A lawyer for Baltimore's top prosecutor asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit by five police officers who claim she maliciously prosecuted them in the death of a black man gravely injured in custody.Assistant Attorney General K...
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S. Indiana city's mayor defends rental ordinance in court
Consumer Rights 09/04/2017The mayor of a southern Indiana city is defending a rental inspection ordinance that’s resulted in thousands of dollars in fines against property owners and is the subject of a lawsuit.Charlestown Mayor Bob Hall testified during Friday’s ...
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Ohio Supreme Court justice backs legalizing marijuana
Consumer Rights 07/23/2017An Ohio Supreme Court justice who’s mulling a run for governor thinks it’s time for the state to decriminalize marijuana.Justice William O’Neill, the lone Democrat holding an Ohio statewide office, said making marijuana legal is wor...
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High Court ruling may hurt claims of talc link to cancer
Consumer Rights 06/23/2017A Supreme Court ruling this week could have a "chilling effect" on the many lawsuits filed in St. Louis claiming talcum powder causes a deadly form of cancer in women, including cases under appeal in which stricken women and their survivors have been...
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South Korean executives jailed for humidifier cleaner deaths
Consumer Rights 01/09/2017A South Korean court sentenced the former head of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser to seven years in prison Friday after the company's disinfectant for humidifiers killed scores of people and left hundreds with permanent lung damage. The Seoul Central District ...
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California Supreme Court OKs organic labeling lawsuits
Consumer Rights 08/23/2015Consumers have a right to file lawsuits under California law alleging food products are falsely labeled "organic," the state Supreme Court ruled. Thursday's ruling overturned a lower court decision that barred such suits on the grounds that they were...
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France ponders removing risky breast implants
Consumer Rights 08/23/2013Emmanuelle Maria's breasts were burning and globules of silicone gel were protruding into her armpits. Her implants had exploded inside her. Yet her doctors, she says, told her nothing was wrong. Now, she wants the French government to tell 30,000 wo...
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Consumer watchdog blasts FDA delay on recall
Consumer Rights 09/09/2012A consumer watchdog group scolded the Food and Drug Administration Thursday for taking weeks to evaluate the latest problem with Baxter's drug pumps, which have been plagued by safety issues for years. In January, Baxter International sent a warning ...
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New claims made against Toyota in defects case
Consumer Rights 08/23/2011New court documents filed in a case against Toyota Motor Corp. claim the auto giant bought back cars with sudden acceleration defects and failed to report the problem to federal regulators. The allegations made in court documents filed Wednesday also...
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Hyundai recalls 139,500 Sonatas in US on steering
Consumer Rights 09/23/2010Hyundai Motor Co. said it is voluntarily recalling 139,500 Sonata sedans in the U.S. because of a manufacturing defect that could cause drivers to lose steering control. The recall affects 2011 models built between Dec. 11, 2009 and Sept. 10, the Nat...
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Roofing contractor accused of scamming consumers
Consumer Rights 09/09/2010Timothy Hammond, a Benton roofing contractor, has been named in a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Lisa Madigan Monday alleging he scammed consumers out of more than $12,000. Filed in Franklin County Circuit Court, the lawsuit states that Hammond wa...