Kraft Foods Inc. said Monday that it will stop advertising many of its less nutritional products on television, radio and print media viewed primarily by children ages 6 to 11-year-olds.
This includes regular Kool-Aid beverages, Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, several Post children’s cereals, and many varieties of Lunchables lunch combinations, Kraft said in a statement.
“We’re […]

Consumers who purchased salvaged vehicles may be eligible for payments in coming months under a $40 million multisate settlement with State Farm Mutual Insurance Company.
State Farm, after an internal review, determined that in some cases it had failed to “brand” the title of a vehicle that the company acquired following an accident in which the […]

On December 16, 2004, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a court order against Canada Care Drugs, Inc. (Canada Care), Christine Ruggiero, and Claire Ruggiero, which prevents them from causing the importation of drugs, receiving commissions from the importation of drugs, and advertising or promoting any importation service, the […]

A federal appeals court issued an order affirming U.S. District Court Judge Moreno’s ruling refusing to require arbitration in the landmark class action lawsuit filed by the nation’s doctors against the leading healthcare managed organizations (HMOs), Plaintiff’s Lead Counsel Archie Lamb said in a press release.
“The nation’s doctors are once again on track to present […]

U.S. Judge Marilyn Hall Patel in October certified a class action lawsuit that is seeking to protect the rights of thousands of immigrants nationwide. Patel’s ruling allows the case to proceed on a nationwide basis on behalf of thousands of lawful permanent residents denied proof of their lawful status, or “green cards.”
“The court’s ruling today […]

Corporate America and their political allies are consistently telling the American public that frivolous lawsuits place a huge burden on the economy.
But contrary to what Corporate America wants you to believe, American businesses file four times as many lawsuits as do individuals represented by trial attorneys, and businesses are penalized by judges much more often […]

In an effort to stem the increase in human trafficking near U.S. military bases around the world, the Department of Defense has declared a zero tolerance policy for national forces participating in prostitution and human trafficking.
“In recent years, researchers, the press, and concerned individuals have documented that in certain locations, such as South Korea and […]

The Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday that it plans to require all domestic airlines to turn over the Passenger Name Records (PNR) details on every passenger who flew during the month of June 2004, so the agency can test a new security program, which prescreens passenger names against lists of known or suspected terrorists.
Under the […]

In effort to prevent child deaths and injuries caused by the inadvertent closing of car windows, the government is requiring automakers to install safer power window switches in all new vehicles made for sale in the U.S. on or after October 1, 2008.
The regulatory upgrade will prohibit non-recessed “rocker” or “toggle” switches that can be […]

A class action lawsuit filed on behalf of Ground Zero workers alleges the leaseholder of the World Trade Center, owners, controllers and the companies hired to oversee the clean up did very little to protect workers from asbestos and other toxins in the air.
The New York law firm, Worby, Groner, Edelman, & Napoli, Bern, filed […]