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... vehicles," Chalos said Monday. The Gavegans' suit also names Texas Instruments Inc. The company sold the division that made the switches in 2006 to Sensata Technologies. Of the 6.85 ... In November 2004, NHTSA opened another investigation into the switches after getting 36 complaints of engine fires in Ford trucks and SUVs. Two months later, ... argued there was no conclusive evidence the systems were malfunctioning and sparking fires until September 2005, when it recalled 3.8 million pickups and SUVs ...

... in a Delta flight during takeoff on August 6 in Las Vegas. The takeoff was aborted safely and there was no fire or injuries among the 166 passengers and crew. The specific failure, called an uncontained failure, occurs when the engine ... blown through the engine can penetrate the fuselage, with catastrophic results. In the Delta case, investigators found holes in the engine cover as well as damage to the engine turbine. The investigation also revealed missing parts and cracked turbine blades. The ...

... was not truly "postsettlement" conduct, as the General Counsel's agents were already investigating that conduct at the time when the Respondent was directed to comply with the settlement agreement. Accordingly, the Board dismissed the ... Margaret G. Brakebusch issued her decision May 6, 2008. *** Operating Engineers Local 324 (Hydro Excavating, LLC) (7-CB-15343; 353 NLRB No ... P. Biblowitz issued his decision Sept. 3, 2008. *** Triple A Fire Protection, Inc. (15-CA-11498; 353 NLRB No. 88) Semmes, AL ...

... , who was working for Houston-based Rimkus Consulting Group Inc., prepared a report on the Gulfport, Mississippi, home of Hubert and Joyce Smith for Meritplan Insurance Co. The engineer found that both wind and water had damaged the house. " ... , says Hunter, the former Texas insurance commissioner. Before Katrina, no state or federal prosecutor had ever investigated a nationally known property-casualty company for criminal mistreatment of policyholders. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says a ...

... weekly email. NLRB - Staff summarized 18 decisions. Aluminum Casting & Engineering Co., Inc. (30-CA-12855, et al.; 349 NLRB No. 18) ... premises. In response to employee questions if they were fired, Freudenberg assured them that he was not firing anyone, and told them to come back the next ... suggesting to employees that the Respondent does not want them to participate in the Board's investigation. In Aug. 1999, the Respondent provided support services to the Department of the Navy in and around ...

... in court MI DECIDED [12-9] Jury clears Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. in age/layoff discrim trial NEWS Petitions circulating to repeal Kalamazoo ordinance banning ... limitations no bar to anti-Semitic discrimination suit vs Atlantic Casting and Engineering Corp where employee can show continuation of conduct Bill to Amend Law Against ... Judge upholds arbitrator's award to Black Halliburton ee who was fired following "seriously flawed" sex harass investigation; noted here FILED Black fem ex-radio ...

... gt; Plaintiff Bears the Ultimate Burden of Proving Retaliatory Motive Sunderman v. Westar Energy, Inc State Roundup AK >> DECIDED · Philip Kendall and Terry Rahlfs v. ... gt;> FILED · Ventura Cnty DA Investigator sues for retaliation-based job assignment · [1-29] KVIE sued for age/discharge discrim by fired reporter/host of "California Heartland" & ... in sex harass suit vs city after they were forced to drive a fire engine in a gay-pride parade · Age discrimination alive and well in Rancho · 24 ...

... was obviously incorrect from watching the scenes on the tape and the clock. Moreover, when questioned about the information not on the tape, the investigator testified in response to questions of the defense counsel that whenever our client was not visible on the videotape, our ... , and also May 8, 2000, none of which could be easily explained by the witness offered by the building engineering department, despite his effort to change his testimony and to contend that he had been previously mistaken ...

... Ø Working Mother's "sex-plus" Nonpromotion Claim Is Viable Chadwick v Wellpoint, Inc > 7th Cir. Ø Conditional Admission Of "Cat's Paw" Evidence Of Discrimination Staub v ... of workplace discrimination complaints GA Ø NEWS · EEOC investigating McDuffie County sex harass/discrim charges IL Ø FILED · [4-17] Fired Black Snapple worker sues for race ... EEOC race/sex/age/retaliation charge by ex-Chief pends Ø SETTLED · Tyndall Engineering and Design pays $10,250 to settle EEOC gender/discharge claim for ...

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