Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 11, 2014. SUMMARY: Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2009-2011 Hyundai Genesis vehicles manufactured April 30, 2008, to November 21, 2010, and 2011 Hyundai Equus vehicles manufactured July 31, 2010, to November 21, 2010. Due to a circuit failure, the stop lamps in the affected vehicles may[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
GCI Outdoor Recalls to Repair Stadium Seats Due to Risk of Injury
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014. GCI Outdoor BleacherBack stadium seat Recall Summary Name of product: Stadium seats Hazard: The backrest can fail, posing a risk of injury. Remedy: View Details Repair Consumer Contact: GCI Outdoor at (800) 956-7328 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday and from 8[Read More…]
Lenovo Recalls Computer Power Cords Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014. Recalled LS-15 AC power cord Recall Summary Name of product: AC power cords Hazard: The AC power cord can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards. Remedy: View Details Replace Consumer Contact: Lenovo at (800) 426-7378 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday; or[Read More…]
Nordstrom Recalls Open Vest Sweaters Due to Burn Hazard; Violation of Federal Flammability Standard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014. Nordstrom Leith Brand Open Vest Sweater in Black Recall Summary Name of product: Open Vest Sweaters by Leith Hazard: The sweaters fail to meet the federal flammability standard for wearing apparel, posing a burn injury hazard to consumers. Remedy: View Details Refund Consumer Contact: Nordstrom at[Read More…]
Dream On Me Recalls Incredible Play Yards Due to Strangulation Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014. Dream On Me Incredible Play Yard, model 436A Recall Summary Name of product: Dream On Me Play Yards Hazard: The play yard’s rails can collapse, presenting a strangulation hazards to young children. Remedy: View Details Repair Consumer Contact: Dream On Me toll-free at (877) 201-4317 from[Read More…]
Vehicle Dealer And Accountant Sentenced To Prison For $75.9 Million Financing Fraud Scheme That Caused 18 Lenders To Lose $58.8 Million
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2014. A former area motorcycle and recreational vehicle dealer and his accountant were sentenced to 13½ and 2½ years, respectively, in federal prison for a $75.9 million fraudulent financing scheme that resulted in 18 lenders losing more than $58.8 million, federal law enforcement officials announced today. RUSSELL[Read More…]
Eight Defendants Charged With Distributing Heroin In Chicago Area On Behalf Of Guerrero Unidos Mexican Drug Cartel
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2014. An Aurora man who allegedly led the Chicago area cell of the Guerrero Unidos Mexican drug trafficking cartel is among eight defendants who are facing federal narcotics charges here for their alleged roles in distributing kilogram quantities of heroin, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The[Read More…]
Oregon Lawmakers Secure Provision to Keep Newport Coast Guard Air Facility Open until January 2016
Life-Saving Rescue Helicopters Had Been Scheduled for Removal by Dec. 15 Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014. Following their repeated calls to ensure the safety of residents in coastal areas, Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader, Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici yesterday announced the Congress[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Announces Plan for Sweeping LGBT Civil Rights Legislation
Oregon Senator keynotes Center for American Progress event—calls for end to discrimination and unveils plan for action WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2014. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced his plan to push broad LGBT civil rights legislation today before a meeting of the Center for American Progress (CAP). In his keynote speech[Read More…]
Latina Student with Big Hopes and Dreams to Graduate From Roosevelt University Friday
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014. Roosevelt University senior Lucy Lopez believes in miracles. She first knew the unthinkable could be possible as a toddler when her father credited her for giving him strength and inspiration to overcome, even while the doctors predicted a spinal tumor would keep him in a wheelchair for[Read More…]
