Physicians Willing to Take More Risk with Lower Malpractice Payouts
Physicians Willing to Take More Risk with Lower Malpractice Payouts
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$1M Lawsuit Filed Against Martina McBride and Husband Over Retaliation Claims
Country star Martina McBride, her husband, John McBride, and their recording company Blackbird Studios recently came under in a lawsuit filed by a former employee. According to the former employee, Richard Hanson, the “defendants unlawfully terminated him in an act of retaliation after he reported alleged illegal activity about the company’s internship program.” As a result, he is seeking $1 million in damages.
UND Under Fire in Discrimination Lawsuit Filed by Former UND Women’s Hockey Players
UND recently decided to scrap it’s women’s ice hockey program. As a result, 11 “former members of the now-defunct University of North Dakota women’s hockey program filed a discrimination lawsuit against the North Dakota University System in U.S. District Court” earlier this week.
Moderate House Republicans Sit Down with Ryan to Determine Future of Dreamers in America
Moderate House Republicans are plying their more conservative counterparts with a new deal to shield Dreamers from deportation. Discussions are set to take place in House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office throughout Tuesday night. Some two-dozen Republicans are expected to be in attendance, most from swing districts with immigrant-heavy constituencies. The potential defectors have already threatened
Pregnant Women Don’t Have Access to End-of-life Rights in Idaho
Pregnant Women Don’t Have End-of-life Rights in Idaho
Facebook Under Fire for Relationship with Four Chinese Companies
Facebook Under Fire for Relationship with Four Chinese Companies
Air Force Sued by Victims of Mass Shooting at a Texas Church
A family that lost several members during a mass shooting at a Texas church is suing the federal government, accusing the military of failing to report the killer’s court martial in a public database. The suit, writes The New York Times, claims that gunman Devin Patrick Kelley was criminally convicted of domestic violence while serving
A.G. Sessions Makes Seeking Asylum for Victims of Domestic Violence More Difficult
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed a ruling that will make seeking asylum on American soil more difficult for victims of domestic violence. The 31-page decision, reports POLITICO, tightens the criteria for victims of ‘private crime’ attempting to seek asylum in the United States—along with restrictions on men and women suffering from domestic abuse, the
Tyson Foods Recalls 3,120 pounds of Breaded Chicken Amid Contamination Concerns
Late last week, the USDA issued an announcement that Tyson Foods was recalling more than 3,000 pounds of it’s frozen, breaded chicken products over concerns that it “may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically blue and clear soft plastic.”
Drug Recognition Experts Are Accurate, But Maybe Not Accurate Enough
Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Program is similar to Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, which are 12-step programs designed to assist substance abusers into recovery (and many rehabs incorporate them, such as California’s Chapters Capistrano 12 Step Program). DRE is a 12-step program to detect drugged drivers.