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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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		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act of 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H.R. 4678.]]></category>
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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>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>Another State Bans Driver Cell Phone Use</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cell phone driving law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virginia passed a law banning drivers from using handheld cell phones while operating a motor vehicle.   Holding a cell phone while operating a vehicle is a $20 primary offense.  Second offense is $50.  By 2011, the fine will increase to $200.  Virginia is one of only approximately 20 states that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed Florida Bill Bans Indoor Tanning For Youth Under 16 Years</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/01/proposed-florida-bill-bans-indoor-tanning-for-youth-under-16-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[youth and melanoma from tanning beds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In follow-up to Monday&#8217;s blog post regarding tanning bed risks and inadequate warnings, comes today&#8217;s timely story regarding legislative efforts to protect the unknowing from serious health risks.
&#8220;Florida&#8217;s Palm Beach Post (1/20, Cerabino) reports, &#8220;A national health group called Aim at Melanoma is backing a statewide legislative effort to institute what would be a tough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFL Goes To Supreme Court on Antitrust Allegations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Needle v. NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Davids Brees NFL case]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next week the US Supreme Court will be hearing oral argument in American Needle v. NFL, a case that will have permanent affect on NFL football as a business – which will directly affect fans, players and the game overall.
The issue before the Court is does the NFL constitute just one entity, or 32 independent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cell Phone Distraction: Government Launches Awareness  Campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2009/12/distraction-gov-federal-governments-new-campaign-to-combat-distracted-driving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following The New York Times series on driver distraction and Obama&#8217;s October 1st Executive Order forbidding federal employees from texting while driving federal vehicles, the federal government has launched a website exclusively dedicated to raising drivers&#8217; awareness of the serious dangers of distracted driving: distraction.gov.
Compelling research reveals that drivers using a cell phone reduces the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employees&#8217; Right to Privacy Extends to Texts &amp; Emails in Workplace</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2009/12/employees-right-to-privacy-extends-to-texts-emails-in-workplace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[employees' right to privacy and texts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees' right to privacy on cell phone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees' right to privacy on computer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court will decide shortly whether to hear the employer&#8217;s appeal of the matter, Quon v. Arch Wireless, wherein a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that employees have a constitutional right to privacy in their text messages, even those containing sexually explicit content sent to co-workers.  The case concerned two police officers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Cell Phone Manufacturer and Carrier</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2009/12/first-wrongful-death-lawsuit-against-cellphone-manufacturer-and-carrier/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cellphone carrier liability]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Linda Doyle]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A daughter is suing Sprint Nextel and Samsung in Oklahoma District Court on behalf of her mother’s estate, for failing to adequately warn consumers that driving while talking on a cell phone can cause fatal collisions.
Fatal Collision
On September 3, 2008, then 61 year-old, Linda Doyle, was fatally hit by 20 year-old Christopher Hill.  Mr. Hill [...]]]></description>
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