Miscellaneous

• Consumers Can Hold Manufacturers Accountable

  Justin Madden | March 09, 2007 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  An ordinary consumer has the right and the power to hold powerful corporations accountable when they receive defective, substandard, or faulty goods or products. Recently, a number of farmers filed suit against very powerful agricultural corporations when they received feed that sickened and killed their livestock.Consumer claims serve two purposes, despite what independently wealthy...

• Flu Shots Necessary for Kids With Asthma

  Rebecca Castell | March 08, 2007 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Children with asthma can suffer fatal consequences related to flu complications. Children with asthma are more likely to suffer from flu related pneumonia and acute respiratory disease. Flu vaccinations are recommended for all asthmatic children 6 months of age and older, however, recent studies show that only 3 out of every 10 kids with asthma actually receive the readily available vaccine....

• Stock Fraud Victims Compensated

  Justin Madden | March 08, 2007 9:41 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The State of Ohio settled a stock fraud case for $144 million, due in part to a new, courageous State Attorney General, who hung tough during negotiations.Individual investors who feel they have suffered losses in their investments due to excessive fees or stock broker malpractice or fraud should always investigate the concern, and might be wise to hire an attorney.

• Ohio Pension Funds Settle $175 Million Securities Fraud Case with AOL / Time Warner

  Jack Landskroner | March 08, 2007 8:24 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann announced a settlement reached between Time Warner and a number of Ohio pension funds in the amount of $175 Million for claims arising from the losses suffered by these Ohio funds after the AOL Time Warner merger in 2001. The lawsuit alleged securities fraud and claimed that AOL inflated its stock price before the deal by misrepresenting sales, revenue and...

• Strickland Cuts Agencies' Spending

  Rebecca Castell | March 06, 2007 5:24 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  To increase accountability for Ohio's state agencies, new Governor Ted Strickland has ordered the agencies to freeze all spending on catered meals and restaurant outings until the nearly $4 Million dollars spent on food-related expenses over the last two years can be explained. Strickland's efforts will benefit Ohio residents and consumers by curtailing wasteful government spending. While some...

• Is Your Child's Daycare Center Safe?

  Paul Grieco | March 01, 2007 3:54 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Every day, hard working parents entrust Daycare Centers to care for and protect their children . Recent stories in the news remind us that parents must be very careful and make sure the daycare center they rely upon is safe and secure. To often we read about children who have been physically and emotionally abused by daycare workers or who have been exposed to dangerous conditions within a a...

• The American Arbitration Association is Attempting to Grow its Power Over Americans

  Jack Landskroner | March 01, 2007 12:11 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Paul Bland, an attorney with Public Justice has blogged an informative post raising concerns over the American Arbitration Associations attempt to grow its power over Americans by increasing the scope of its Arbitration domain to include health care cases. Although most people haven't heard of it, they have a big stake in the integrity and honesty of the American Arbitration Association...

• Court Finds Student Loan Lender Broke Its Own Rules

  Justin Madden | February 27, 2007 6:53 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  A Federal District Court Judge ruled in a class action case called Savedoff that a student loan lender broke its own rules in the manner in which it handled payments made by borrowers. Borrowers were under the assumption that if they paid according to the contract, a certain amount would be credited towards their principal balance. Instead, it was revealed that the lender was allocating...

• Efforts Stepped Up to Stop Predatory Lending

  Rebecca Castell | February 27, 2007 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has stepped up measures to fight predatory lending. Ohio's high rate of foreclosure has prompted our new attorney general to create a unit of the office solely dedicated to predatory lending. The unit, which currently has five attorneys will be expanded in Cleveland. The unit will be responsible for prosecuting both civil and criminal cases against lenders that...

• Fight for Children with Special Needs to Get Education

  Justin Madden | February 26, 2007 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Public schools can and do recieve funding to provide education and therapy for children with special needs. Unfortunately, sometimes the schools force parents to fight their way into these programs.These fights can require specialized legal knowledge, however they can also be won by devoted, determined parents or guardians.