Congress grills Ford, Firestone, NHTSA

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The House and Senate are expected to conduct and complete hearings on Sept 6, 2000, on why matters got out of hand regarding the catastrophic failures of Firestone tires that have caused the deaths of more than 100 people in the US and abroad, thus far. Central to both inquiries is a government monitoring system, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which may have ignored early signs of serious defects in Firestone's sport utility vehicle and light truck tires.

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing, Motor Vehicles & Parts, Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire L.L.C.

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Agency looks harder for tax cheats

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The US Internal Revenue Service has increased its investigations by 25% for Jan-Apr 2003 when compared with investigations for Jan-Apr 2002.

Company legal issue, Cases, Investigations, Cover Story, Tax evasion, United States. Internal Revenue Service

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$1.7B could settle accusations that MetLife misled customers

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Metropolitan Life Insurance Co of New York, NY, has announced on Aug 18, 1999, that it is willing to settle a class-action suit filed against it for alleged deceptive trade practices. The proposed settlement of $1.7 billion will either be in the form of cash payments or free insurance. The settlement offer will be given to Metropolitan Life's customers who have bought whole life or universal life policies or annuities from Jan 1, 1982 through Dec 31, 1997.

Direct Life Insurance Carriers, Life Insurance, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

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