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CDC ‘Ends’ Vulto Creamery Listeria Outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued their final report on the deadly outbreak “traced to soft, raw milk cheese from Vulto Creamery of Walton, NY,” officially ending the outbreak. In total, eight people were confirmed with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes, and all of them required hospitalization.
If Canadian Lumber is Unfair, So is This
The Trump administration imposed a 20% tariff on Canadian lumber, citing unfair government subsidies. Very well, but what about our subsidized exports? Just two days after the tariff decision, Trump signed an executive order amending the Antiquities Act, allowing a review of all national monuments declared since 1996. One thing this would potentially do is open up more national forest land for logging. How is this different from the “unfair government subsidy” of the Canadian lumber industry?
Lawsuit Alleges Illinois Inmate Health Care Not Up To Par
Judge Jorge Alonso submitted a ruling on Friday, April 28th, in a lawsuit alleging inadequate medical and dental care for prisoners that was filed against Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC).
A Closer Look at Nader, NHTSA & Airbags
NY Times Video Report on Nader & Airbags A good video report, published by the New York Times, explores the history of Ralph Nader’s work on airbags and auto safety up to 2014. Everyone should watch it.1 Additional Airbag History This article provides some additional documentation and stories to provide a richer, fairer, and more
False Fish Flops as Food Fraud
I know we’re all used to a certain level of lies coming out of Washington, but from restaurants? There’s a basic trust with purveyors of noms that what we order from the menu will be the food that shows up on our plates. Not necessarily so, according to an article from last week’s Washington Post investigating potential food fraud.
Landlord Says Urojas To Blame For Halfway House Fire
Fifteen former tenants who were survivors of a fire that occurred in a West Oakland halfway house last month filed a lawsuit against the landlord of the home, alleging that their living conditions were illegal, not up to code and led to the fire. Landlord says Urojas to blame.
Osprey Recalls Nearly 88,000 Child Carriers
Baby and child carriers are popular among parents, so it’s unfortunate that a popular brand is recalling thousands of child carriers. Recently, Osprey Child Safety Products and Osprey Packs of Cortez, Colo. decided to recall nearly 88,000 of their Poco child carriers currently being sold in the U.S. and Canada. What happened to prompt the recall? Well, apparently the carriers have been deemed unsafe because “a child seated in the carrier can slip through the leg openings, posing a fall hazard to children.”
Bindertek: Professional File Organization for Every Office
Paper is still crucial to a well-run law office. The Bindertek system of professional file organization allows you to coordinate your paper records with your digital files to increase your efficiency and billable hours. Read on to learn more about Bindertek and our signature binders. Why organize in binders? Have you ever experienced the frustration
Foster Farms Recalls Frozen Chicken Patties
Recall Alert! The frozen chicken in your freezer might contain plastic. That’s why Foster Farms has issued a massive recall of nearly “131,880 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat breaded chicken patty products” because they might “be contaminated with foreign materials, specifically plastic,” according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.