Court Says Oil Company Lawsuit Can Move Forward
Court Says Oil Company Lawsuit Can Move Forward
VTech Recalls 280,000 Baby Rattles Over Safety Concerns
If you or someone you know has a small child or children, the latest toy recall issued by Vtech warrants attention. The company is “recalling 280,000 Shake & Sing Elephant Rattles” because the “ears on the toys can break off and cause children to choke.” Wondering if you have one of the recalled items? Well, according to the recall notice, only rattles with the “model number 80-184800” are affected by the recall. Additionally, the particular toy has a “purple elephant with yellow and blue ears at one end, with a black and white plastic teething ring at the other end,” and ‘Vtech’ is printed “on the elephant.”
Judge Still Skeptical of Claims that Saudi Arabia was Behind the 9/11 Attacks
A district judge who’d rejected claims that Saudi Arabia was behind the 9/11 attacks seemed skeptical after a congressional action revived a dying series of lawsuits. According to U.S. News¸ the latest arguments swung into being after Congress passed the 2016 Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. Originally vetoed by then-President Barack Obama, its newfound
General Motors Sued After Self-Driving Car Collides with Lane-Splitting Motorcyclist
General Motors is facing one of the first lawsuits involving an accident between a self-driving vehicle and another motorist. According to The Guardian, motorcyclist Oscar Nilsson ran afoul of an autonomous Chevrolet Bolt on December 7th of last year. While the Bolt was ostensibly under the control of a backup driver, it “suddenly veered into
“Batterygate” Drops Dozens More Lawsuits on Apple
Disgruntled iPhone owners won’t let “Batterygate” go. Even after Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company would release a software update giving iPhone owners the option to turn off a battery-throttling feature, individuals and organizations won’t stop suing. Behind the now-infamous scandal was a corporate decision to secretly introduce a “dynamic power management” feature in
Equifax Breach Prompts Colorado Lawmakers to Improve Consumer Protections
A lot has happened since the Equifax data hack that happened last year. Since news of the hack broke, businesses and lawmakers alike have proposed and even implemented safeguards to prevent similar hacks from occurring in the future. In fact, just recently Republican and Democrat lawmakers in Colorado have begun to “crack down on companies that collect and store personal information that could be used by identity thieves.”
Overdose Lawsuit Between Family of Slipknot Bassist and Doctor Ends with Settlement
A lawsuit connected to the 2010 drug overdose death of Slipknot bass player Paul Gray recently reached a settlement. The lawsuit itself was filed by members of Gray’s family against “health care providers whom they blamed for his drug-overdose death.” But what happened, exactly, and why did the family blame Gray’s healthcare providers?
Are Hospital Patients Less Likely to Survive Cardiac Arrest After Hours?
Did you know hospital patients who experience a cardiac arrest might “be more likely to die if it happens in the middle of the night or on a weekend than if it occurs on a weekday” during regular business hours? That’s what one U.S. study is suggesting. After examining data on “more than 151,000 adults who had a cardiac arrest at 470 U.S. hospitals between 2000 and 2014,” researchers determined that cardiac arrest patients had a better chance of living if the potentially fatal medical emergency occurs during the day, Monday through Friday.
Hello, Judge? God Calling. Here’s How I Want this Verdict to Go.
Yes, you read it correctly. Earlier this month, Judge Jack Robison of Comal County, Texas, butted in during jury deliberations to ask the jurors to return a not-guilty verdict. Several sources report that Judge Robison apologized and offered by way of explanation that, when “God tells me I gotta do something, I gotta do it.”
Former Drug Court Judge Disbarred for Taking Cocaine from Locker
Former Drug Court Judge Disbarred for Taking Cocaine from Locker