Judging Climate Claims: Prove It, Pruitt
EPA head Scott Pruitt’s on-air climate claims will soon have to be backed up with science, or he’ll have some ‘splainin’ to do, rules a federal judge.
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Cosmetic Surgeon, Boutte, Hit with More Litigation from Former Patients
Cosmetic Surgeon, Boutte, Hit with More Litigation from Former Patients
Arizona Man Found Dead After Post-Divorce Killing Spree
Arizona Man Found Dead After Post-Divorce Killing Spree
Tampa Food Poisoning Case Results in $6.7M Jury Verdict
In 2013, Angel Martinez and his wife Maria visited Lobster Haven Seafood Market and Shanty in Tampa, Florida and dined on a meal of seafood. Unfortunately for the couple, the raw oysters and lobsters were allegedly contaminated, causing them to suffer from gastroenteritis later that evening. While “Mrs. Martinez was sick for a few days, Mr. Martinez’s illness lasted more than a week.”
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Manufacturer of Football Helmets, Riddell Sports Group and Schutt Sports
After losing his son in 2016, one father has decided to file a lawsuit against the party he deems responsible for his son’s death. The father, Darren Hamblin, filed his lawsuit in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court against the manufacturers of the football helmets his son often wore while playing on his high school football team. According to Hamblin’s lawsuit, his son, Cody Hamblin, “died in 2016 after a seizure led to his drowning.” He claims Cody suffered from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), which ultimately led to seizure and death.
Lawsuit Accuses Collin County Bar of Negligence After Drunk Patron Fatally Shoots 8 People
Can a bar be held responsible for the actions of its intoxicated patrons? One lawsuit seems to think so. A lawsuit filed earlier this year accuses the Local Public House, a bar in Collin County, Texas, of “negligence for serving alcohol to a man who later killed his estranged wife and seven other people…at a home during a football watch party.” The lawsuit itself was filed by one of the surviving victims and alleges the “gunman, Spencer Hight, went drinking at Local Public House in Plano twice the afternoon of the shooting.”
Survivors of Pulse Nightclub Massacre Launch Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Orlando and Police Department
Survivors of the Pulse Nightclub killings in 2016 plan to pursue a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Orlando and the Orlando Police Department. The suit, reports WMFE, accuses law enforcement of violating the civil rights of survivors by not responding to reports of shots fired as quickly as they could have. A complaint
ICE to Move 1,600 Illegal Immigrants and Asylum-Seekers to Federal Prisons
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are expected to transfer 1,600 illegal immigrants into federal prisons, according to a Reuters report released Thursday. Agency officials told Reuters that five federal prisons will ‘temporarily’ take in migrants awaiting civil court proceedings. One facility in Victorville, CA, is expected to house 1,000 people. Union leaders in Texas,
And Now, the Consumer Advisory Board Has Been Let Go
And Now, the Consumer Advisory Board Has Been Let Go
New South Carolina Law Offers More Protections for New and Pregnant Mothers
A new state law recently passed in South Carolina has many expectant and new mothers cheering. Why? Well, according to the new law named the SC Pregnancy Accommodations Act, they will now have the right to “special working conditions on the job.” The overall goal of the new law is to help eliminate workplace discrimination that far too many pregnant women and new moms face while trying to do their jobs. Additionally, many doctors who support the new law hope it will make things like “breastfeeding more comfortable in the work environment.”