Red-light cameras loosing popularity across the country

Legal news for attorneys. Cameras used for catching red-light runners are facing a public backlash. Red-light cameras used to catch traffic light runners are being accused of being a government revenue generator. West Palm Beach, FL—Red-light cameras used to catch red-light runners are quickly gaining a reputation by motorists as a revenue generator for hard-up […]

McDonald’s exposes 10,000 customers!

Legal news reports for Illinois government claims. Illinois health officials investigate massive Hepatitis A exposure at Milan McDonald’s. Chicago, IL–The Illinois Department of Health and officials in northwestern Illinois launched an investigation into a Hepatitis A outbreak involving a McDonald’s employee in Milan. There are 20 confirmed hepatitis A cases in five counties, and health […]

Wal-Mart bullies American small business owners

Legal news for Washington health and law litigation. NRF slams Wal-Mart claiming retail giant bullies small business owners. Washington, D.C.–On Monday, July 13, 2009, the National Retail Federation (NRF) http://www.nrf.com/ launched an attack against Wal-Mart Stores Inc., citing Wal-Mart’s support of the proposed congressional plan. The new medical plan would require retail employers to aid […]

Washington wrongful death – Federal Detention Center settles $880,000 wrongful death claim

Legal news for Washington wrongful death attorneys. Feds settle detainee wrongful death lawsuit filed by grieving family in Washington. Seattle, WA–The Seattle Times reported, on Tuesday, July 7, the federal government agreed to pay an $880,000 settlement for the death of an Asian-antiquities expert. The expert, 62 year-old Roxanna Brown, died last year at the […]

Obama Administration nominates Surgeon General

Legal news for Washington government lawyers. President Obama names Dr. Regina M. Benjamin for U.S. Surgeon General Washington, D.C.–President Obama and the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) http://www.hhs.gov, Kathleen Sebelius, announced the nomination for the U.S. Surgeon General on Monday. Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, a 52 year-old Alabama family […]

Justice Department indicts $50 million Miami Medicare fraud!

Federal lawyers unseal $50 million Medicare fraud centered in Miami and Detroit. Miami, FL(JusticeNewsFlash.com)–Federal agents took Miami and Detroit by storm this morning arresting dozens of doctors, medical assistants, company owners, and patients on Wednesday morning as reported the Washington Post. The arrests came when the Justice Department unsealed criminal indictments handed down by a […]

EPA fines Maine chemical warehouse!

Bangor based Galt Block Warehouse violates hazardous chemical storage laws. Bangor, ME (JusticeNewsFlash.com)—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/ levied a $17,121 fine on a Bangor, Maine storage facility for violations of the federal Emergency Planning and Community-Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA). EPA officials allege the Galt Block Warehouse, in violation of the EPCRA, neglected to submit emergency […]

Pennsylvania 7-Eleven settles EPA fines!

2 Pennsylvania 7-Eleven stores pay EPA violations. Pittsburgh, PA (JusticeNewsFlash.com)—Two 7-Eleven convenience stores, owned and operated by Handee Marts, Inc, were cited by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) www.epa.gov, for alleged violations of underground fuel storage containers according to EPA regulators. Executives and company managers with Handee Marts, Inc., which conducts business as 7-Eleven, […]