Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, an Army deserter and five-year captive of the Taliban, could be facing life in an American prison. The circumstances of the soldier and his capture have been shrouded in controversy since they first emerged nearly eight years ago. On a June night in 2009, Bergdahl sent a series of e-mails to his
When most people visit their doctor for a procedure or consultation, they do so with the expectation that they’ll be respected as a person. Few, if any, worry about being put in a situation where a doctor might take advantage of them in any way. Unfortunately for one woman, this was her reality when she visited her neurologist in Wichita Falls. According to the woman, Dr. Daalon Braunde Echols “sexually exploited and assaulted her while she was his patient.” She has since filed a lawsuit against him.
Have you heard of LuLaRoe? It’s company popular for it’s “vibrant print leggings and affordable casual wear.” Unfortunately, it’s in a spot of legal trouble. It turns out a class-action lawsuit has been filed against the company, labeling it as a pyramid scheme. The lawsuit itself is being taken on by the same lawyer who just won a “$25 million settlement against Trump University for charges related to fraudulent business practices,” Amber Eck. She will represent four named plaintiff’s and “thousands of consultants” across the country. The lawsuit alleges “six charges of unlawful, fraudulent, and unfair business practices, advertising, and breach of contract under California law.”
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The latest happenings in the ongoing talc-ovarian cancer suits against Johnson & Johnson aren’t good news, particularly for two plaintiffs whose cases were already decided. The corporation recently succeeded in its efforts to have two of the larger verdicts (one of which is the largest verdict) reversed.
Do you remember reports of the man, Greg Piatek, who alleged a cocktail bar known as The Happiest Hour, refused to serve him because he was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat? Well, he ended up filing a lawsuit against the bar, and just recently it took an odd turn. When the lawsuit was first filed, Piatek claimed he was discriminated against for his hat’s political statement. Now, however, he claims “he wore the hat, which was sold as campaign gear from President Donald Trump, when he went to visit the September 11 memorial as part of a spiritual expression.”
You may have heard that Mann Packing issued a massive recall of packaged vegetables “across the United States and Canada earlier this week” amid listeria concerns. Now, Meijer Inc. is recalling its own “packaged vegetables in six U.S. states because of possible contamination from Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.”
This month’s Gulf Coast oil spill, Hurricane Harvey’s floodwater, and Midwestern farm fields may seem completely unrelated to each other, but they are. How?
New York Celebrity Surgeon Fends Off Some Serious Allegations