Ford to settle ignition defect suit for up to 1 billion
Ford Motor Co agrees to a settlement potentially costing up to 1 billion dollars ending years of litigation over alleged ignition switches that stall vehicles. Judge Ballachey cited hiding parts while a nationwide recall could reach about 5 million vehicles. Ford would replace ignition devices in stalled cars under 100 000 miles, affecting roughly 500 000 to 650 000 in California and millions nationwide.
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San Francisco
Ford Motor Co
California
Detroit
Dreamland
Alameda County
Michael E. Ballachey
Ford
Ford faces suit over ignition modules in many models
The litigation targets Ford Motor Co. for distributor mounted thick film ignition modules used from 1983 to 1995 across 300 makes and models. The suit claims exposure to high engine temperatures caused failures and stalling, despite internal warnings and studies showing the problem and a possible fix for about four dollars per vehicle.
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Ford Motor Co
Aerostar
Ford
Ballachey
Evangelical Lutherans open study on gay unions and clergy
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America began its first major study on endorsing homosexual relationships and voted to start repealing the ban on actively gay clergy. Interim findings are due 2003 with final results in 2005, amid protests from coalition groups outside the Indianapolis gathering.
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Indianapolis
Evangelical Lutheran Church In America
National Assembly
Chicago
Lutheran Caucuses
Soulforce
Laguna Beach
Calif
Anita Hill
St. Paul, Minn
Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas
Hill
Mark S. Hanson
St. Paul
U.S
Audit finds millions of Medicaid children miss preventive services
GAO reports the federal Medicaid program fails to boost use of preventive care and to collect data. Only small studies show a minority of about 21 million poor children receive screenings and dental or vision services, with lead testing and dentist visits well below targets.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
Congress
GAO
Department of Health and Human Services
AIDS cases and deaths stop declining says CDC
CDC reports AIDS cases and deaths have plateaued since 1998 after decades of decline. The agency warns a critical point risks a renewed epidemic without renewed prevention efforts. Focus rises on young gay men and poor black women at high infection risk.
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Atlanta
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Helene Gayle
CDC
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