Facebook Removes Advertising Attributes, Claims Unrelated to Discrimination Accusations
Facebook Removes Advertising Attributes, Claims Unrelated to Discrimination Accusations
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Pfizer’s CEO is Offered Compensation Increase as Drug Prices Soar
Pfizer’s CEO is Offered Compensation Increase as Drug Prices Soar
FDA Warns Common Diabetic Drugs Can Cause Flesh-Eating Bacterial Infection
Some popular Type 2 diabetes drugs could have a deadly side-effect, warns the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). They have been linked with Fournier’s gangrene, a flesh-eating bacterial infection of the genital area. Twelve patients are known to have developed the condition, and there may be even more, the agency noted. All were hospitalized and
Couple Files Negligence Suit After Being Exposed to Hepatitis A at Wedding Reception
A lawsuit was recently filed on behalf of a Kentucky couple after they and their “240 wedding guests were exposed to hepatitis A during an August reception at the banquet hall.” Kentucky attorney Donald L. Nageleisen filed the suit against the Newport Syndicate on behalf of Jeff and Kameron Slavey, “their wedding guests and two other couples who hosted weddings at the Syndicate between July 25 and Aug. 11” after an employee fell ill with hepatitis A.
BSN Sports Recalls Rubber Toys Amid Concerns of Lead Contamination
Parents beware. BSN Sports recently issued a recall of “tens of thousands of rubber critter toys in the shapes of animals” amid concerns that they may be contaminated with “excessive lead levels in their orange and yellow paint.” According to the recall notice, the Farmers Branch-based company sold the “31,200 recalled units nationally through catalogs and online at Amazon.com, Athleticconnection.com, Bsnsports.com, Esportsonline.com and Usgames.com” between February 2017 to June 2018. The recall was announced earlier this week by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Final Payouts Announced in Uber Settlement, November Hearing Scheduled
Final Payouts Announced in Uber Settlement, November Hearing Scheduled
Family Receives Settlement Following Fatal Shooting of Homeless Man
Family Receives Settlement Following Fatal Shooting of Homeless Man
New Orleans Landlord Hit with Discrimination and Harassment Lawsuit
Earlier this week, a lawsuit was filed against a New Orleans landlord accusing him of discrimination and sexual harassment. According to the suit, the landlord, Jerry Wayne Kelly Jr., only rented “units to young, attractive women, and even offering to exchange rent for sexual favors.” The complaint itself is more than 20-pages long include allegations that Cashauna Hill, an employee with the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, said are “very concerning.” The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center filed the lawsuit after complaints about Kelly surfaced on social media.
LA County Pays Record $14.35M to Settle Wrongful Death Suit
A $14.35 million settlement was recently reached between Los Angeles County and the family of a man who was accidentally shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy “during a standoff four years ago.” The victim was Frank Mendoza. He was 54-years-old at the time and was standing at the front door of his home in Pico Rivera when the fatal shooting occurred on August 1, 2014.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency Raid Busts More than 100 Undocumented Workers
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency led a Tuesday raid that saw the arrest of more than 100 undocumented workers. Officers reportedly detained well over 160 immigrants outside of Load Trail, a north Texas trailer manufacturer. The company has a questionable record, having once been charged of knowingly hiring illegal labor. All of the