Del Monte Recalls Veggie Trays After Consumers Sickened by Parasite

Earlier this month Del Monte issued a recall of three batches of fresh-cut vegetables after it was discovered that the products are “linked to a parasite that has caused 78 people across four states to fall ill.” According to the recall notice, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that the specific contaminated products include “broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, celery, and dip.” So far many of the consumers who ate the recalled products “fell ill with the cyclospora parasite.”


Douglas County Wins Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Family of Woman Who Died in Jail Cell

The family of a woman who died in her jail cell on May 12, 2012, recently lost their wrongful death lawsuit they filed in federal court against Douglas County and the sheriff. During the lengthy court proceedings, jurors weighed “allegations against both the county and the sheriff that their jail staff denied or delayed medical care to Rachel Hammers and also had inadequate training.” In the end, the jury found the county and sheriff were not responsible for the death of Hammers. As a result of the verdict, “heirs of Hammers will recover nothing.”



CNN: Law Students Won’t Accept Mandatory Arbitration Clauses

An exclusive CNN story recounts how some law students are fighting back against the Supreme Court’s stance on mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts. “This isn’t stuff you negotiate,” said one student, who’d received a job offer from a prestigious Silicon Valley law firm. “You go intern for the summer. You get a job offer,







Kellogg’s Recalls Honey Smacks Cereal Over Salmonella Concerns

Do you enjoy the occasional bowl of cereal for breakfast? If so, you may want to steer away from Kellogg’s Honey Smacks for the time being. Just recently the popular breakfast cereal was recalled over concerns that certain boxes may be contaminated with Salmonella. Unfortunately, before the potential contamination was detected, the “product was distributed throughout the United States and there have been reported illnesses.”