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• Allstate Hit With $16 Million Bad Faith Verdict

  Michael Phelan | July 30, 2008 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  On March 24, 2000, a drunk driver got into his pickup, crossed the center line on a Missouri highway, and hit a compact car head-on. The force of the collision pushed the car back more than...

• Older Workers Gain Some Protection from Mass Layoffs

  Joshua Laws | June 20, 2008 10:14 AM | 1 CommentRichmond, VA

  Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that older workers who allege age discrimination during a mass layoff do not have the burden of proving that no reasonable factor motivated the employer. ...

• Nanotechnology: Are Carbon Nanotubes the Modern Asbestos?

  Michael Phelan | May 21, 2008 12:16 PM | 2 CommentsRichmond, VA

  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is concerned that the tiny nanoparticles used in nanotechnology pose serious health risks for workers employed in the nanotechnology...

• Wounded Vets Face Attacks at Home From Unlikely Source

  Michael Phelan | May 16, 2008 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  Here's another sad story about the federal government trying to screw our brave, wounded soldiers who are simply trying to collect their disability benefits. A psychologist who helps lead the...

• High Tech Employees Catching On To Fact They May be Owed Overtime.

  Zev Antell | May 15, 2008 6:26 PM | 1 CommentRichmond, VA

  There’s a widespread misconception among the general public that if you are well-compensated, you are not eligible for overtime. That simply by virtue of one’s salary or commissions earnings, their...

• Discrimination Complaints Surge in 2007; Pregnancy Discrimination at Record Levels

  Joshua Laws | May 15, 2008 11:37 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  According to the EEOC discrimination complaints surged in 2007. Discrimination complaints against private employers were up 9% over 2006. Race discrimination, retaliation, and sex discrimination...

• Would You Choose To Be Treated By Your State's Worst Doctor?

  Michael Phelan | April 18, 2008 3:33 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  Last month, lawyers for former patients of Dr. John Anderson King and their families settled 70 medical malpractice claims with the Hospital Corporation of America, the nation's largest for-profit...

• Dennis Quaid and Wife Sue Drug Maker

  Michael Phelan | December 04, 2007 5:04 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  In a lawsuit filed today, actor Dennis Quaid and his wife sued Baxter Healthcare Corp., the maker of the blood thinner, heparin. The Quaid's newborn twins and a third patient at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center were mistakenly given doses of heparin that were 1,000 times stronger than the intended dose. The product liability lawsuit, filed in Chicago, alleges the heparin was unreasonably dangerous...

• Wal-Mart Wage & Hour Class Action Largest Ever

  Michael Phelan | December 04, 2007 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  The largest wage-and-hour class action ever certified in Washington state is set for trial in the spring of 2009. The statewide class action is against retail giant Wal-Mart, and it includes 75,000 current and former employees. Any worker employed at Wal-Mart or Sam's Club between September 10, 1997 and the present is automatically a member of the class. The complaint alleges Wal-Mart...

• U.S.-Made Toys Safer for Kids

  Michael Phelan | August 15, 2007 2:34 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  It seems like every other week, Mattel is recalling millions of toys or we're hearing about Thomas the Tank Engine toy recalls. That's because 80% of toys sold in the U.S. are manufactured in China, Chinese manufacturers have been using lead-based paint in toys. The latest news is certain vinyl baby bibs sold at Toys R Us are contaminated with lead. Lead is a harmful neurotoxin that causes...