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• Wal-Mart Confirms, Dog Treats Contain "Small Amounts of Melamine"

  Courtney Mills | August 22, 2007 2:56 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  A Wal-Mart spokeswoman confirmed today that the two Chinese brands of dog treats pulled from shelves last month contain trace amounts of melamine, a chemical found in fertilizer.Wal-Mart had quietly removed from shelves on July 26, 2007, Chicken Jerky of Shanghai Bestro Trading, and Chicken Jerky Strips of Import-Pingyang Pet Product Co., after customers had complained that their pets were...

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  Staff Writer | January 20, 2007 11:52 AM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

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• Insurers Cheat Customers, Report Record Profits

  Tedford Taylor | September 13, 2007 3:09 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, insurers reported their highest ever profit, $73 billion, up 49 percent from the previous year. With 60 million customers paying more than $50 billiion in premiums per year, homeowners are often surprised to find out that insurers won't pay the full cost of rebuilding their damaged or destroyed home. The insurance companies routinely refuse to pay market...

• Sen. Lott settles lawsuit against State Farm

  Tedford Taylor | May 01, 2007 10:19 AM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  Mississippi Senator, and former majority leader, Trent Lott settled his lawsuit against State Farm for their refusal to cover Hurricane Katrina damage to his beach home. Lott, whose case was scheduled to be tried in September, has acknowledged in recent months that he was weighing settlement, but has never ruled out the possibility of trial. State Farm agreed in Jaunuary to pay $80 million to...

• Federal Jury gives $3.1 Million in Ambulance Suit

  Tedford Taylor | May 01, 2007 9:52 AM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  A Madison County federal jury awarded $3.1 million to the family of a woman who was killed in a collision with a speeding ambulance on October 13, 2005. The ambulance was transporting a patient from Fayetteville to Huntsville on a non-emergency basis. The family alleged in their lawsuit that the wrongful death was caused by the carelessness and negligence of the ambulance driver. Judge...

• State Farm Sued for Breach of Insurance and Bad Faith

  Christina Cole | March 12, 2007 11:55 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  A neighbor witnessed Edward Gemmill's his roof blow away right before the water started to poor through his own home when Hurricane Katrina hit, a structural engineer testified.The engineer testified on Gemmill's behalf on the first day of trial in the civil case of Gemmill vs. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company. Gemmill, alleges State Farm refused to honor his homeowner's policy because the...

• Illegal Drug Sales and Insurance Fraud

  Christina Cole | March 03, 2007 10:41 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  In a growing investigation into alleged illegal drug sales and insurance fraud, more arrests are to come. Detectives said a local pharmacy sold human growth hormones and steroids. The buyers include some big name professional athletes.Investigators are working together in Alabama, Florida, New York and Texas. Just one day after the owners of Signature Compounding Pharmacy were arrested,...

• Car Crash with a Tractor-Trailer Kills Three Men

  Christina Cole | March 15, 2007 5:53 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  Three men were killed in a tragic car accident today when their car crossed a median and struck a tractor-trailer head-on in a collision on Alabama 20, in Limestone County, police said.The car accident occurred on Wednesday around 5pm between the Mooresville and Greenbrier exits in Limestone County, Huntsville Police spokesperson said.The driver of the car died on impact and two of the car...