Shocking!
“The FTC ordered the makers of two diet supplements – “Supreme Greens” and “Coral Calcium” – and telemarketers to pay nearly $70 million for claiming that the stuff can cure cancer, Parkinson’s, heart disease, and other ailments. It also froze assets of some of the defendants.”
Good luck!
“In August 2008, Port, a user of Google-owned Blogger.com, created “Skanks in NYC.” The site assailed Cohen, 37, a cover girl who has appeared in Vogue and other fashion magazines. The blog featured photos of Cohen accompanied by derogatory terms.
The judge rejected Port’s argument that blogs on the Internet “serve as a modern-day forum for conveying personal opinions” and should not be regarded as fact.
Cohen’s attorney, Steve Wagner, said he couldn’t believe Port’s nerve in suing Google.
“Her being a victim here? I have trouble understanding that in its entirety,” he said.
Legal experts said Port is not likely to win her case.”
“Baby Jogger Recalls Strollers Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Baby Jogger City Mini Strollers
Units: About 41,000
Distributor: Baby Jogger LLC, of Richmond, Va.
Hazard: The stroller’s restraint buckle could break or unlatch allowing the child or infant to fall out.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: This recall involves Baby Jogger City Mini single and double strollers. “City Mini” is printed on the stroller. Item numbers and date codes included in this recall are listed in the chart below along with stroller colors. The item number is printed on a sticker on the rear wheel crossbar. The manufacturing date code is engraved on the frame behind the rear wheel axle crossbar or on the back of the frame on the upright bar between the right rear wheel and the seat.
| Item Numbers | Color | Manufacturing Date Codes |
|---|---|---|
| 67100 | Black | 2007.11.1 through 2009.2.28(Nov.1, 2007 through
Feb. 28, 2009) |
| 67102 | Blue/Gray | |
| 67103 | Red/Black | |
| 67104 | Gray/Green | |
| 67105 | Stone/Black | |
| 67109 | Orange/Gray | |
| 67170 | Black | |
| 67172 | Blue/Gray | |
| 67173 | Red/Black | |
| 67174 | Gray/Green | |
| 67175 | Stone/Black | |
| 67179 | Orange/Gray |
Sold at: Juvenile products stores, mass merchandisers, and department stores nationwide and on various Web sites including http://www.amazon.com from November 2007 through July 2009 for between $220 and $400.”
“J.P. Morgan Chase, an amalgam of some of Wall Street’s most storied institutions, now holds more than $1 of every $10 on deposit in this country. So does Bank of America, scarred by its acquisition of Merrill Lynch and partly government-owned as a result of the crisis, as does Wells Fargo, the biggest West Coast bank. Those three banks, plus government-rescued and -owned Citigroup, now issue one of every two mortgages and about two of every three credit cards, federal data show.”
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