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		<title>Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act Will Provide Consumers Greater Protection</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/07/will-provide-consumers-greater-protection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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In response to a series of foreign manufacturer recalls, including Toyota vehicles, drywall and children’ toys, federal lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow U.S. consumers to effectively sue foreign product manufacturers in U.S. courts pursuant to the Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act of 2010.  The proposed bill was approved by the House’s Subcommittee on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Weeks Later: A Look at Washington&#8217;s New Cell Phone Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeff DuBois of Seattle&#8217;s KiroTV News, speaks with a Washington State Trooper Keith Leary about the number of violators of the new law.  Suprisingly, most drivers are in compliance.  Also, police admit that it is difficult to discern whether drivers are resting their heads in their hands propped on the drivers&#8217; door- or are talking on cell phones.  Washington State Patrol [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington&#8217;s New Cell Phone Law Takes Effect Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attention Washington drivers: starting today, it is illegal to hold a cell phone up to your ear while operating a vehicle.  The new cell phone law prohibits drivers from texting or calling while driving.  Such violations are a primary offense at $124.00 per ticket. There are some exceptions, including emergencies and utilizing your phone in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington&#8217;s New Cell Phone Law Effective Thursday, June 10</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective June 10, 2010, Washington State law will prohibit drivers from texting or dialing or receiving calls while operating a moving motor vehicle.  Such violations will no longer be a secondary offense.  There are some exceptions, including emergencies and utilizing your phone in hands-free mode.
A police officer may pull you over just for seeing you hold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edmonds Man&#8217;s Family Seeks $25 Million For Brain Injuries Suffered From Police Chase</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/05/seattle-mans-family-seeks-25-million-for-brain-injuries-suffered-in-police-chase/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 21:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seattle PI Reports:
The family of an Edmonds man who was brain-damaged during a police foot chase in Belltown has filed a $25 million tort claim against the King County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.
Christopher Harris, 29, was knocked into a coma at the end of a May 10, 2009 pursuit in Belltown. Harris had inexplicably run from two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pfizer Liabilities Continue to Grow</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 23:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Robbins Geller Rudman &#38; Dowd LLP today announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of shareholders of Pfizer Inc. Pfizer is a pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of prescription medicines for humans and animals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cell Phone Carriers Not Required to Issue Headsets With Cell Phones</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/04/cell-phone-carriers-not-required-to-issue-headsets-with-cell-phones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Farina v. Nokia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a major victory for cellular phone manufacturers and service providers, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the lower court&#8217;s dismissal of Farina v. Nokia, a consumer class action lawsuit that accused cell phone companies of conspiring to hide evidence that radio frequency emissions from cell phones pose biological hazards.   The class action alleged that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government May Regulate Black Boxes in Vehicles, Calculate Cause of Car Crashes</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/04/black-boxes-calculate-causes-of-car-crashes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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In light of recent automobile recalls, drivers are increasingly concerned with vehicle safety.   Toyota&#8217;s defective accelerator that suddenly and randomly caused vehicles to accelerate, led to Toyota recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles and issuing an apology.  Toyota now faces a myriad of lawsuits.  In an effort to safeguard the public from future defective automobiles, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Cell Phone Law In Washington State</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective June 10, 2010, Washington State law will prohibit drivers from calling and texting while operating a moving motor vehicle.  Such violations will no longer be a secondary offense. 
A police officer may pull you over just for seeing you hold a cell phone up to your ear or scan your phone for a text or email.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drunk Driver Gets 8 Years in Prison in Snohomish County</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Seattle Times reported that yesterday Matthew McDonald, who plead guilty to four counts of vehicular homicide, received a sentence of 8 years in prison by Snohomish County Superior Court Judge David Kurt.   McDonald had a clean record before driving through a stop sign in Marysville into the side of a car carrying four adults.  [...]]]></description>
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