Subway is giving away $2 worth of gift cards as part of a settlement with the state because their advertised specials were not honored in certain Subway locations.
The sandwich makers are giving away 142,000 $2 gift cards but the catch is that only one card per California household will be issued.
As soon as you sign up on their website, the card takes about 10 to 12 weeks to arrive.
You can enter your mailing address here.

EAST ST. LOUIS – A lawsuit was filed by a mother of a high school football player against her son’s football coach claiming that her son sustained permanent, stroke-causing brain injuries because the coach made him play even after complaining of a headache.
Shanai McLorn is seeking $200,000 in compensation.
The lawsuit was filed against East St. Louis Senior High coach Darren Sunkett alleging that the coach disregarded the safety of his players.
According to the suit, even after Demond Hunt Jr. complained of a headache and signs of a concussion, Sunkett still …

FLORIDA – A deranged woman shoots and kills 20-year old son before turning the gun to herself and committing suicide at a gun range in Casselberry.
The surveillance camera was filming as Marie Moore pointed a gun at the back of her son Mitchell’s head and shot him at point blank range.
The woman then stepped back and put the gun in her mouth and shot herself.
A witness on another booth saw what had happened and yelled for help.
Reports say that Marie left a suicide note and claimed that God had told …

CANADA – A class action lawsuit was filed in Canada against the manufacturer of the weight-loss aid drug Hydroxycut.
The lawsuit comes less than a week after a recall was issued on all Hydroxycut products because of liver damage and other injuries that might result from its use.
The suit claims that the manufacturer failed to provide warnings and properly label the product as unsafe.
The recall was issued on May 1, 2009 by the FDA and told consumers to stop using the product because of reports that the weight-loss aid caused 23 …

CHICAGO – A woman sued a zoo in Chicago after she slipped and fell on a wet surface caused by the dolphins.
According to the lawsuit, Allecyn Edwards was injured when she fell near the dolphin exhibit at the Brookfield Zoo in 2008. She claims zoo officials encouraged the Atlantic bottlenose dolphins to spectators causing the floors to get wet. Edwards said that the zoo failed to warn the public of the wet floors by posting signs or lay down protective mats.
The lawsuit is seeking $50,000 for lost wages, medical expenses …

A 17-year old boy is dead after he was fatally shot by a homeowner for refusing to leave his property.
69-year old Dwayne Austgen confronted the teenager when he noticed the boy in his front yard of his Harris County home and told him to leave. After the teen left, Austgen found a crack cocaine pipe that the boy had left and took it home with him.
A short time later, the 17-year-old Vidal Herrera came back and asked about the crack pipe. Austgen ordered the teen to leave again but …

JOPLIN – Police are looking for two women who pulled a daring theft of a Samsung 52-inch flat screen T.V. from a Wal-Mart store.
Police said that one of the suspect dressed up with a blue shirt and tan slacks and pretended to be a Wal-Mart employee. She even had a communication device on her belt. The other woman posed as a customer.
The woman posing as an employee even asked store workers to help her load the television set on a cart.
The television set was worth $1,300.
Police are investigating the connection …

Clothing giant Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has filed a lawsuit against singer Beyonce Knowles for her upcoming fragrance.
According to the federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio, the soon-to-be launched fragrance by Beyonce under the name Sasha Fierce may interfere with the sales of Abercrombie’s own fragrance called Fierce.
Abercrombie said it has sold more than $190 million worth of fragrance under the Fierce name and is expecting $69 million in sales for 2009.
The lawsuit is seeking to stop the launch of Beyonce’s fragrance because of potential trademark infringement, …

Customer’s of T-Mobile who canceled their contract and had to pay for a flat-rate early termination fee may be entitled to some money back or other benefits.
If the proposed class action settlement is approved, customers from July 1999 through February 19, 2009 can submit a claim form to receive any compensation they are entitled to.
T-Mobile’s early termination fees are now pro-rated on how far along in a contract a customer is when canceling.
A customer has filed a lawsuit against T-Mobile that the cellphone service provider violated her rights under the …

LA GRANGE – A 30-year old woman was killed Tuesday after she was hit by a car while trying to get a stroller onto a curb.
Cari Cook of Countryside was taken to LaGrange Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 1:20 p.m.
Cook was carrying her 4-month old son when the accident happened. The child suffered a broken leg. Cook’s 2-year old daughter in the stroller was not injured.
Cook crossed the intersection of 47th Street and 8th Avenue with her kids when she bent down to lift the stroller onto the …