Former City Council Aide Awarded Settlement in Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit
Former City Council Aide Awarded Settlement in Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit
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Stethoscopes Contain Harmful Bacteria Even When ‘Clean,’ Study Finds
Stethoscopes Contain Harmful Bacteria Even When ‘Cleaned,’ Study Finds
Michigan Still Has Unanswered Questions on Recreational Marijuana
Even though a significant majority of Michiganders voted to legalize recreational marijuana in December, the state still faces significant hurdles in the face of push-back from employers and city councils. Although it’s now legal for most anyone in Michigan to buy, sell or smoke marijuana, employers are still permitted to fire or refuse to hire
Former Presidente Supermarket Accused of Murder Now Faces Wrongful Death Suit
Manuel Marin, the owner of several Presidente supermarkets, was recently hit with a wrongful death lawsuit and is “awaiting trial in criminal court on allegations he masterminded the savage murder of his wife’s secret lover.” According to the lawsuit, which was filed by the estate of Camilo Salazar, Salazar’s “body was discovered on a rural dirt road in West Miami-Dade in June 2011.” The police report noted that he had been beaten. Additionally, his throat was slit and his groin was burned.
After 100 Years and 200 Tries, Senate Proposes Lynching a Federal Crime
After some 200 attempts and a century of trying, the U.S. Senate has finally passed a bill to make lynching a federal crime. CNN reports that the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act, passed unanimously on Wednesday, was introduced by the Senate’s three African-American members: California’s Kamala Harris (D), New Jersey Democrat and Cory Booker
Suits Filed Against Trump’s Ban on Bump Stocks
Challenges are already rolling in to the Trump administration’s Tuesday ban on bump stocks, a firearm accessory that emulates automatic fire in semiautomatic weapons. While the sale and possession of fully automatic firearms has long been tightly regulated, bump stocks have long served as an alternative to permits and background checks. The variety of device,
Cato Settles EEOC Investigation for $3.5 Million Payable to Employees
Cato Settled EEOC Investigation for $3.5 Million Payable to Employees
Florida Nursing Homes are Practically Getting Away with Murder
Florida Nursing Homes are Practically Getting Away with Murder
Airmont Village Hit with Second Religious Discrimination Suit This Month
A federal lawsuit was recently filed by a group of Orthodox and Hasidic Jews over accusations that Airmont village officials are using “systemic discrimination by using their zoning and inspection powers to prevent the residents from practicing their religion.” According to the lawsuit, the village has a history of being “hostile toward religious Jews and tries to prevent residents from praying and holding services in their homes by delaying approvals for residential houses of worship, and by issuing building and zoning violations with daily fines of up to $1,000 and threats of jail.”
E. Coli Recall Expands to Include Cauliflower, Leafy Greens
Earlier this week, Adams Bros. Farming Inc., based in Santa Maria, California, issued a recall of cauliflower and green and red leaf lettuce “out of an abundance of caution.” According to the notice, the recalled produce was harvested between November 27 and November 30 and officials are concerned it may be “contaminated with E. Coli O157: H7.”