Monthly Archives: <span>October 2012</span>

Salmonella Outbreak Tied To Wash. Restaurant

A salmonella outbreak has led health officials to temporarily close a Vancouver, Wash., restaurant. Dr. Alan Melnick, the Clark County health officer, says there have been 11 confirmed and five probable cases linked to the On The Border restaurant. The …

Calif. Plant Recalls Its Peanut Butter Ice Cream

Clemmy’s Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling all of its Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip because the peanut butter in it might contain salmonella. The pints involved have the UPC symbol 8 94509 00231 9 and expiration dates ranging from February 2013 …

Tropical Storm Patty in Bahamas Is Hurricane Season’s 16th Named Storm

Late on Thursday, October 11, the sixteenth named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season was declared – Tropical Storm Patty. As of Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the center of Patty was located in the Caribbean …

Somali Pirates Free Greek Ship, Claim Ransom Was $5.7 Million

Somali pirates have released the Greek-owned bulk carrier Free Goddess and its 21 Filipino crew members after holding the vessel for more than eight months, the secretary general of the Seafarers Union of Kenya said on Friday. Andrew Mwangura, whose …

Nationwide to Settle Harleysville Policyholder Class Action for $26M

Nationwide has agreed to settle litigation related to the merger with Harleysville Insurance. The $26 million settlement relates to In re Harleysville Mutual, a consolidated class action and derivative suit related to the merger of Nationwide Mutual and Harleysville Mutual …

Court Urges Change in Florida Workers’ Compensation Law

An appellate court is urging the Florida Legislature to reconsider a state law that makes injured employees pay employers’ legal costs if they lose good faith workers’ compensation appeals. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal in …

Jury Says Alabama Engine Maker Not Liable in Plane Crash

An Alabama jury has decided that Mobile-based Continental Motors is not responsible for an airplane crash that killed a Louisville, Ky., man four years ago. The Press-Register reported that jurors reached the decision Tuesday in Mobile after more than two …

West Virgnia Business Court HQ Opens in Martinsburg

The West Virginia Supreme Court’s first division to be located outside Charleston is open for business. The new business court division’s headquarters opened Wednesday in Martinsburg. The Supreme Court says about 100 people attended the ceremony. The division will focus …

AIG to Sponsor New Zealand Rugby

American International Group Inc. (AIG) and the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) have agreed to a a five-and-a-half year agreement for AIG to sponsor six NZRU rugby teams: the All Blacks, Maori All Blacks, All Blacks Sevens, New Zealand Black …

Business Groups Sue SEC Over Dodd-Frank Anti-Bribery Rule

Four business groups on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new rule requiring oil, mining and gas companies to disclose payments they make to foreign governments. The lawsuit marks the latest in a string of …