Lenders to Speed Up Insurance Payments

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) stated on Friday, September 21, that approved lenders need to expedite hazard insurance payments to struggling families affected by Hurricane Isaac in Louisiana and Mississippi.  On Friday, September 21, the FHA released a Mortgagee Letter that reiterated the important polices concerning ...

Missouri Veterinary Products Company to Pay Fine and Build Waste Storage Facility

On September 24, 2012, a veterinary health products company called Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. settled with the US Environmental Protection Agency and agreed to pay a $68,475 civil penalty.  The penalty will be paid to the United States because of violations within the Resource Conservation Recovery Act.  According to ...

Scam Alert: FDA Fake Agents

On September 25, 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration reminded consumers to remain on the lookout for fake agents over the phone.  The FDA reports that since the scam started in 2008, “hundreds of people who have purchased drugs over the Internet or via telephone have unwittingly exposed themselves to extortion by individuals ...

Immediate Recall for Globe Bicycles

On September 25, 2012, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) worked with the Special Bicycle Components Inc. of Morgan Hill, California to announce a voluntary recall of certain Globe bicycles.  The bicycles were manufactured by Kinesis in China, the CPSC reports that the front fork can suddenly break.  The faulty equipment ...

Task Force for Antibacterial Drug Development

On September 24, 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration officially announced the formation of an internal task force focused on the development of new antibacterial drugs.  The FDA reports that research and development for new antibacterial drugs has decreased since the 1980s.  Because of the lack of development, the phenomenon ...

Multiple Britax Recalls

On September 24, 2012, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Office of Defects Investigation announced a recall for multiple models of child restraints.  The first set of models numbers are listed below: BRITAX / Chaperone E9L692J BLK/SIL BRITAX / Chaperone E9L692K (RED) BRITAX / Chaperone E9L692L COWMOOF BRITAX ...

Discover Bank to Pay $200 Million for Deceptive Marketing

On September 24th, 2012, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered Discover Bank to refund roughly $200 million to more than 3.5 million consumers and pay $14 million in civil penalties.  A joint investigation led by the FDIC and CFPB in 2011 found that Discover ...

35 Grants Totaling $1.6 Million to Improve Long Island Sound

On September 24, 2012, the environmental protection agency announced that state and local governments as well as community groups in the state of New York and Connecticut will receive $1.6 million in grants to improve the health of the Long Island Sound.  These funds will combine with the $3 million being offered by the recipients ...

Voluntary Limited Recall Announced by Sunland, Inc. Because of Health Risk

On September 24, 2012, Sunland, Inc. announced that they were engaging a voluntary limited recalls for products containing almond butter and peanut butter.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that products containing the almond butter or peanut butter that were manufactured between May 1, 2012 and September ...

Deserved Sentence of Life Imprisonment for Jeremiah Jackson

On September 24, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office in the District of New Mexico reported that Jeremiah Jackson of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was sentenced to two concurrent life imprisonment terms for the killing of two women while trying to deter apprehension following a bank robbery.  The details of the crime are as follows ...

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