For the record - Oct. 1, 2011

Late legislation: An article in the Sept. 28 Section A about last-minute legislation by state Sen. Joe Simitian said that U-Systems, a medical equipment company, is in the senator’s district. In fact, although the company’s chief executive officer says he lives in that district, the firm’s headquarters is in a district that borders Simitian’s. The article also said the senator was unaware of a group that backed his bill. Simitian knew of the group but was not aware that it received funding from U-Systems.

TARP repayment: An article in the Sept. 30 Business section about a government watchdog report on the $700-billion bailout fund said the Treasury Department bowed to requests by some large banks for quick exits from the bailout program. In fact, the report said that banking regulators, who were in charge of approving repayment plans, bowed to the requests. The report said that the Treasury Department encouraged the banks to expedite their repayments.

Mercury Messenger: An article in the Sept. 30 LATExtra section about NASA’s Messenger mission to Mercury said that scientists had found the planet’s surface to be rich in phosphorus. They found it was rich in potassium, not phosphorus.

Milton Bradley: An article in the Sept. 29 LATExtra section about the arrest of former Dodgers player Milton Bradley said police had responded to a domestic violence call at Bradley’s residence in the 5300 block of Oak Park Court. Bradley lives on Oak Park Avenue in Encino. The same error was made in a brief article in the Jan. 19 Sports section regarding another arrest of Bradley.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt: A Sept. 29 article in the Calendar section about actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt said that the character he plays in the movie “50/50” is 25 years old. The character is 27.

Ted Williams: A column in the Sept. 29 Sports section said that baseball great Ted Williams died at the age of 87 six years ago. In fact, Williams died at the age of 83 in 2002.

Usain Bolt: A column in the Sept. 28 Sports section said that sprinter Usain Bolt had struck his famed “Lighting Bolt” pose a day earlier during a visit with Los Angeles schoolchildren. It should have read “Lightning Bolt.”

“Margaret”: A Sept. 30 article in the Business section about the six-year journey of “Margaret” to movie screens misspelled the last name of Michael Harker, senior vice president of postproduction for International Film Guarantors, as Harper.

HP ouster: A Sept. 22 article in the LATExtra section about a leadership shake-up at Hewlett-Packard Co. misspelled the last name of Jeffrey Fidacaro, an industry analyst from Susquehanna Financial Group, as Fidacara.