Yesterday the United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned owners of recalled Toyotas to immediately stop driving their vehicles and take them into the Toyota dealership for immediate repair. Mr. LaHood testified before Congress that Toyota was slow to address the safety problems with its gas pedals and it took…
Naturally, when someone owes you money and sends you a check for less than the amount owed, many people feel that they should be able to cash the check and still collect the rest of the money owed to them. But what if you were sent a check that said…
Warner Robins police reported that 19 year old Jabrial Odeal Adams rolled his car and was found walking near the scene of the accident around 12:15 a.m. this past Sunday. Three passengers were all at the scene of the accident when police arrived: 18-year-old Earrion Down and 26-year-old Elvina Dowl,…
Two New York Officers were suspended recently when a videotape surfaced displaying them beating a handcuffed suspect. The video was shot by a witness looking out an apartment window in the Bronx on January 5th. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said he decided to suspend the officers as soon as he…
Toyota, has just announced a recall of 2.3 million vehicles to correct sticking accelerator pedals. This is a very serious problem that has caused very tragic accidents including deaths. One of the most horrific incidents occurred the day after Christmas in Texas, when a 2008 Toyota sped off the road,…
Tylenol, Motrin and Benadryl and several other over the counter drugs have been recalled after complaints of the pills having an unusual mildew odor leading to gastrointestinal problems. The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has cracked down on the manufacturer Johnson and Johnson for not responding to these complaints and for…
Recently, Williams Oinonen LLC LLC wrote a request for precautionary measures to the Inter-American Human Rights Commission on behalf of Grady Hospital dialysis patients. The international human rights petition resulted in the Commission officially contacting the U.S. government and requesting that the U.S. respond to the petitioners’ allegations in addition…
Protecting your name and reputation means a lot, especially in the world of government jobs where employment files are kept and shared on mostly all employees. If a government employee’s employment file has something negative regarding her name and reputation, she may find it impossible to get another government job…
Age discrimination is a “hot” topic right now due to a recent Supreme Court case, which some members of Congress are trying to combat with proposed legislation. Neither the case or the proposed legislation changes some general points you should consider. So what can you do if you’ve experienced age…
Several years ago a huge international scandal erupted surrounding the Chinese exporting lead contaminated toys to forty countries, sickening children from around the world who were exposed to the dangerous poisonous products. You may remember the American toy company Mattel ended up having to recall over 1.5 million Chinese toys…