Musician Wins Against Opera House Over Hearing Loss
Musician Wins Against Opera House Over Hearing Loss
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Were Mouse Guts Really Found in Pacific Foods Soup? One Lawsuit Thinks So.
A 72-year-old retired registered nurse got the stomach-churning surprise of a lifetime when she allegedly discovered the partial remains of a dead mouse in a carton of Pacific Foods soup. Unfortunately for the woman, Maesel Dorn, the discovery was made after she had already had a bowl of the soup that she now claims made her “violently ill for two days.” As a result of her ordeal, she filed a $400,000 lawsuit earlier this week, alleging that when she notified Pacific Foods of her findings, the “organic foods company tried to brush off her complaints.”
Lex Machina First Annual Product Liability Litigation Report
Good news from our friends at Lex Machina, particularly if you’re interested or involved in product liability litigation. Lex Machina just released its First Annual Product Liability Litigation Report. This article presents some highlights from that report, as well as the official press release from the company.
Waterpark Co-Owner Indicted On Reckless Murder Charges
Waterpark Co-Owner Indicted On Reckless Murder Charges
Latest Data Hack Compromises Card Data of 5M Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor Customers
Another data hack has occurred, this time compromising sensitive credit card data of more than five million customers who shopped at Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor. According to Gemini Advisory, the cybersecurity research firm that identified the recent hack, the incident was orchestrated by a “well-known ring of Russian-speaking hackers known as Fin7 or JokerStash.” The research firm also said that the stolen information “appears to have been taken using software that was implanted into the cash register systems at the stores and that siphoned card numbers until last month.”
FTC & NY AG Put Kibosh on Deceptive Debt Collectors
On March 22nd, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and New York Attorney General Eric Shneiderman (D) announced final orders to permanently ban debt collectors 4 Star Resolution, LLC [also known as Four Star Resolution LLC], six affiliated companies, and three individual defendants from the debt collection industry.
Lawyer Arrested for Shooting Incident and Drug Possession
Lawyer Arrested for Shooting Incident and Drug Possession
Hate Mondays? Your Job Might Be To Blame
Stanford’s Jeffrey Pfeffer claims that job stress and bad management raise health costs and kills 120,000 annually. There’s a good reason to hate Mondays.
Why is the Number of Wrongful Death Cases by Car Accidents Increasing?
According to the National Safety Council, an American is killed every three minutes by a preventable accident—most often a vehicle accident, followed by drug overdoses, falls and drownings. In 2016, a person’s chances of dying in a motor vehicle accident were 1 in 102, which means that as deaths from auto accidents increase, so do wrongful death cases.
J&J To Pay Record $35 Million in Product Liability Case
J&J To Pay Record $35 Million in Product Liability Case