Brianna Smith is a freelance writer and editor in Southwest Michigan. A graduate of Grand Valley State University, Brianna has a passion for politics, social issues, education, science, and more. When she’s not writing, she enjoys the simple life with her husband, daughter, and son.
Earlier this week, HGTV’s Chip and Joanna Gaines, the stars of ‘Fixer Upper,’ agreed to a settlement with the EPA after the agency accused the couple of “improper use of lead-based paint in their renovations.” According to the agreement, the couple, “who do business as Magnolia Homes,” will pay $40,000 in order to avoid having to pay a whopping $556,000 in fines.
Strollers are a commonly found item in households with babies and small children, and just recently a recall was issued for a particular kind of stroller that should have parents on alert. The strollers included in the recall are the “US model of Jané Muum strollers.” According to the Consumer Protection Safety Commission (CPSC), the recalled strollers violate the federal Stroller and Carriage standard.” Additionally, the strollers are deemed hazardous at the moment because an “infant can pass through the opening between the stroller armrest and the seat bottom and his/her head and neck can become entrapped by the armrest.”
Do you drive a GMC Terrain Crossover? If so, you may want to see if your vehicle is included in a recent recall issued by General Motors. According to the recall notice, the company is recalling “certain 2018 GMC Terrain crossover in the U.S. because a software defect may prevent airbags from deploying during a crash.” About 88,129 vehicles manufactured between March 2017 and May 2018 are affected by the recall.
The last thing moms-to-be should have to deal with is workplace discrimination, but sadly, that’s exactly what many moms-to-be experience even in today’s modern society. Take for example a lawsuit that was recently filed against a manager at Correct Care Solutions by former medication aid, Alena Fassbender. According to her lawsuit, Fassbender alleged she was discriminated against and wrongfully terminated because she was pregnant.
Five years after the tragic death of Chief’s fan Kyle Van Winkle, his widow, Jenni Van Winkle finally reached a settlement with the Kansas City Chiefs, bring her wrongful death lawsuit against the team to a close. For those who don’t know, Kyle Van Winkle was a long time Chief’s fan and enjoyed attending home games at Arrowhead Stadium. Unfortunately, while attending a home game in December 2013, he was attacked and left for dead in the Arrowhead Stadium parking lot.
Loomis Armored US LLC and Campus Federal Credit Union recently came under fire in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the “wife of an armored truck employee who was shot and killed while servicing an ATM outside a Mid-City bank last year.” The wife, Erica McBride, alleges in the suit that her husband, James McBride, died as a “result of the joint negligence” by both parties.
Earlier today, five former cheerleaders filed a federal lawsuit against the Texans, alleging the NFL team of paying them “a dime a minute to cheer for pro football players who are paid in the millions of dollars.” The suit itself was filed by the attorney’s Gloria Allred and Kimberly Spurlock and is “the second filed against the Texans and the latest in a series of legal actions accusing NFL teams of failing to pay minimum wage and overtime and in subjecting cheerleaders to unsafe working conditions.”
Anyone who’s a fan of Spam may be disappointed to learn that about 228,000 pounds of the product has been recalled by the Department of Agriculture after “four consumers complained about finding metal objects in the affordable food.” As if chewing on metal wasn’t enough for the unfortunate consumers who found the objects in their spam, some even reported sustaining “minor oral injuries” as a result.
After four years of being abused by a school nurse assigned to care for him, a severely disabled boy and his family recently agreed to a settlement over a lawsuit they had filed against the Easton Area School District and Colonial Intermediate Unit 20. According to the lawsuit, the nurse often came to “work drunk and abused him for four years before teachers reported their concerns to child welfare officials.” As part of the settlement, the school district and IU “were ordered to pay a total of $150,000, as well as pay for the student’s tuition at the Royer-Greaves School for Blind in Paoli, Chester County.”
According to a new lawsuit filed against Los Angeles County and Sheriff Jim McDonnell, the “family of an 11-year-old girl who suffered an asthma attack and died on Christmas Eve after multiple 911 calls were allegedly misrouted.” The suit is “seeking more than $5 million in damages.”