2018 - Page 135 of 161 - Legal Reader

Lawsuits Filed Over Deadly Pine Ridge Duplex Explosion

Brianna Smith - February 25, 2018

Back in 2016, a deadly propane gas explosion occurred at a Pine Ridge duplex, claiming the lives of four people while also maiming three others. As a result of the accident, two lawsuits have been filed. The most recent lawsuit was filed earlier this month in Oglala Lakota County circuit court on behalf of 13 plaintiffs, and “accuses two companies, Nebraska-based Western Cooperative Company Inc. and South Dakota-based C. Brunsch Inc., doing business as Lakota Plains Propane, of negligence, failure to inspect and warn, strict liability and breach of warranty.”

Triple T Specialty Meats Inc. Recalls Chicken Salad Over Salmonella Outbreak

Brianna Smith - February 24, 2018

Fans of chicken salad should check their refrigerators to make sure they don’t have a certain brand that’s recently been recalled. Earlier this week, Triple T Specialty Meats issued a recall for all it’s chicken salad products “sold at Fareway stores between January 4 and February 9.” The decision to recall to product came after “an investigation by the CDC and the US Department of Agriculture linked a multi-state salmonella outbreak to chicken salad produced by the company in January and February.”

Has Your KitchenAid Electric Kettle Been Recalled?

Brianna Smith - February 23, 2018

Electric kettles are nifty kitchen appliances that boil water in no time at all. But did you know a certain brand was recently recalled? It’s true. Earlier this week, Whirlpool recalled more than 40,000 KitchenAid electric kettles “sold in the U.S., as well as more than 47,00 units sold in Canada and 1,600 in Mexico.” The affected kettles were sold between “September 2013 through February 2018,” and are being recalled because they pose a “serious burn risk,” according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Wake of Deadly Helicopter Crash that Killed Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry

Brianna Smith - February 23, 2018

Last year Troy Gentry, a member of country music band Montgomery Gentry, tragically lost his life in a helicopter crash in September. Now his widow, Angie Gentry, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit as a result. The lawsuit was filed back on February 14 in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and names “the aircraft’s manufacturers, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Sikorsky Global Helicopters, Inc. and the Keystone Helicopter Corporation as defendants in the case.” According to the lawsuit, Gentry’s widow alleges the defendants failed to “make the civilian version of the Model 269 helicopter crashworthy, despite their knowledge that a military version of the same helicopter had been updated years earlier.”

Negligence Lawsuit Filed After Woman Dies from Bedbug Treatment

Brianna Smith - February 23, 2018

Last July, an 82-year-old woman, Elizabeth Ashbaugh, tragically died shortly after her apartment complex was treated for bed bugs. Now, her family is “suing the pest control company as well as the owners of the Houston apartment complex, Laurel Point Senior Apartments, in which the woman resided,” on allegations that the “bedbug extermination treatment killed her.” The lawsuit also accuses both parties of failing “to consider Ashbaugh’s safety” when conducting the extermination.

The Net Neutrality Repeal Is Now Official

Ryan J. Farrick - February 23, 2018

Months after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai paved the way to scrap net neutrality, the repeal is official. The Washington Post reports the vote was published in the Federal Register late Thursday, putting the action into print. Pai’s effort to create a free and open internet culminated in a controversial vote in December. Split

United States Immigration Agency Says America No Longer A ‘Nation of Immigrants’

Ryan J. Farrick - February 23, 2018

The United States is no longer a ‘nation of immigrants’ according to the federal agency responsible for issuing green cards and granting citizenship. Yesterday, the director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a memorandum to employees informing them of a mammoth shift in policy. The letter informed workers that a long-standing mission statement

Louisiana Prison Hit With Federal Lawsuit Over Alleged Abuse of Mentally Handicapped Inmates

Ryan J. Farrick - February 23, 2018

A Louisiana prison is being hit with a federal lawsuit. Inmates at David Wade Correctional Center in Homer claim they’re routinely subjected to ‘cruel and unusual’ punishments, ranging from immobilization to cold-weather exposure. The class action, filed on Tuesday, is demanding damages as well as a court-ordered end to the “extreme, abusive conditions” at the

Family of Che Taylor Files Federal Lawsuit Over Deadly 2016 Shooting

Ryan J. Farrick - February 23, 2018

The widow and mother of Che Taylor are filing a federal lawsuit against the City of Seattle and two police officers involved in the man’s death. Both women are accusing the defendants of violating Taylor’s civil rights, asserting claims of assault, excessive force, false arrest, unlawful seizure, and negligence and violation of Washington’s anti-discrimination statutes.

Why Is Connecticut Losing Doctors?

Brianna Smith - February 23, 2018

Connecticut has a major problem. They’re losing doctors left and right, creating an impending health care crisis for those in need of medical care throughout the state. When discussing the matter, Matthew Katz of the Connecticut State Medical Society said, “We are not back-filling, we do not have new physicians coming to the state,” and added that “fewer and fewer young doctors are choosing to practice in Connecticut.” For the state’s health care situation down the road, this can have dire consequences, especially when you consider the fact that “a third of physicians in the state are over the age of 60” and nearing retirement. So, where are all the doctors going?

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