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June 22, 2009
Typo Error In Jury’s Verdict Form Gives Drug Convict Early Exit From Prison.
A typographical error in a jury’s verdict form convicting an Akron man of cocaine possession in 2005 has cut short the time he is servicing in prison from ten to four years.
June 2, 2009
Training Magazine Feature Article on Accuracy Training
Evoke Development is pleased to announce that Accurate Data Transfer is featured in this month's issue of Training Magazine. If you are considering utilizing Accurate Data Transfer, you will be interested in reading the comments and the "on-the-job" performance improvement experienced from one of our many satisfied customers. The program's author also provides some additional insight on the program. Evoke Development is the only licensed distributor of the program in the US and Canada. Additional distributors are located in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.
Click here for the PDF of the article. “Right On,” Training Magazine June 2009
May 21, 2009
Couple withdraws money, flees after bank error
New Zealand institution mistakenly deposited $6.1 million into account.
November 7, 2008
Clerical error may be behind dizzying drop in Penn Traffic stock
If you're wondering why the stock of the parent company of P&C Foods went almost to zero Friday, you aren't alone.
February 10, 2008
Typo could cost homeowner about $1,000
Error on tax form causes taxpayers who follow the instructions on the form to miss out on key deductions. This error escaped the attention of numerous individuals in the tax agency and will result in additional cost to correct the problem.
November 21, 2007
Dennis Quaid's Twins Among Three Newborns Given Drug Overdose
Twins given 1,000 times the dosage of blood thinner. Instead of receiving 10 units per milliliter, the victims were given 10,000 units per milliliter. Additional drugs were administered to counteract the overdose of blood thinner.
December 14, 2005
Botched stock trade costs Japan firm $225M: Government watchdog rebukes stock exchange, broker over order typo
A Japanese securities firm employee made an error when placing a sell order. Instead of selling 1 share at 610,000 yen, the numbers were reversed and 610,000 shares were sold for 1 yen causing mayhem in the Japanese market.
November 11, 2003
Mail-order price-listing typo cost company over $2 million
The omission of a digit on a mail order site causes company to lose over $2 million in revenue. Fifteen hundred units had already been sold at the drastically reduced price (19,800 yen instead of 198,000) before the error was caught. |