iPhone manufacturer responds to student labor allegations

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com09/12/2012 // West Palm Beach, Florida, US // JusticeNewsFlash // Justice News Flash // (press release) Beijing – The manufacturer of Apple’s iPhones gave a response this week regarding allegations of forced student labor in its Chinese factories. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), the company, Foxconn, stated that it has an […]

CPSC: Death of 2-year-old Prompts Recall of Window Blinds by Blind Xpress

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com09/11/2012 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley // (press release) New York, NY—The death of a 2-year-old has prompted a nationwide recall of about 139,000 custom-made vertical and 315,000 horizontal blinds. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Blind Xpress announced the product recall on September 6, […]

Queens SUV Crash, Rollover Kill 5

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com09/12/2012 // New York City, New York, USA // New York City Accident Lawyer // Jonathan C Reiter // (press release) On Sunday, July 18, 2012, an SUV smashed into a concrete pillar, flipped over and burst into flames, resulting in the death of three women and two children, explains New York car […]

Officer enters guilty pleas in fatal DUI crash

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com09/11/2012 // West Palm Beach, Florida, US // JusticeNewsFlash // Justice News Flash // (press release) Chicago – An off-duty Chicago police officer entered guilty pleas last week to charges stemming from a fatal DUI crash. As reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, Joseph Frugoli, then 41, pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI on two […]

Pink slips granted to City Council employees for DUIs

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com09/11/2012 // West Palmm Beach, Florida, US // JusticeNewsFlash // Justice News Flash // (press release) Philadelphia – Two Philadelphia City Council employees are set to be terminated following their DUI arrests Saturday. As reported by Philly.com, Council receptionist Robin Jones, 50 and Rodney Williams, a sergeant-at-arms for City Council both received a […]

Retail group seeks to block card fee settlement

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com09/11/2012 // West Palm Beach, Florida, US // JusticeNewsFlash // Justice News Flash // (press release) New York – A retail group is opposing a major card fee settlement proposed by Visa Inc., MasterCard Inc. and major banks in connection with purported fee fixing claims. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), the […]

Whistleblower awarded $104 million in Swiss bank tax fraud case

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com09/11/2012 // West Palm Beach , Florida, US // JusticeNewsFlash // Justice News Flash // (press release) U.S. – A whistleblower was awarded $104 million by U.S. tax authorities in a tax fraud case against Swiss bank UBS AG. As reported by Reuters, Bradley Birkenfeld, who was released from prison last month, was […]

Rare gold coins ruled U.S. government’s property

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com09/07/2012 // West Palm Beach , Florida, US // JusticeNewsFlash // Justice News Flash // (press release) U.S. – A judge has determined that ten rare gold coins valued at $80 million are the property of the U.S. government and not the plaintiffs accusing the U.S. Treasury of illegally confiscating them. As reported […]