Monat’s Hair Care Products Contain Harmful Additives, According to Lawsuits
Monat’s Hair Care Products Contain Harmful Additives, According to Lawsuits
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Legal Issues for the Regulation of Bitcoin
For economists, the world of Bitcoin is complex enough; for lawyers and lawmakers, it’s even more complex.
Lawsuit Over Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Home Furniture Line Reaches Settlement
A lawsuit involving Joanna Gaines’ furniture line recently reached a settlement, meaning the co-star of HGTV’s Fixer Upper “will not have to sit for a deposition.” What was the lawsuit about, though? Who filed the suit? According to court documents, the lawsuit was filed by “Standard Furniture Manufacturing against its Chinese suppliers LF Products for delivering chairs and sofas labeled ‘top grain leather’ and using water buffalo hide instead.”
Cyclist Injured in Miami Bridge Collapse Files First Suit Against Construction Companies
A bicyclist who claims he was injured in last week’s Miami bridge collapse is filing a suit against the builders and an engineering firm. Marquise Hepburn, 24, is reportedly suing Munilla Construction Management and FIGG Bridge Engineers. NBC News writes that Hepburn is targeting several other organizations involved in the erection of the Florida International
What You Need to Know about Online Gambling Winnings & Taxes
What could be better than betting on a long shot at the race track, going to Vegas and pulling the slots, or playing money bingo and winning a big cash prize? Ask anyone who’s had it happen to them and they will tell you that there is absolutely nothing in the world like the feeling you get when you gamble and win. However, the taxes are another story.
Studies Find Opioid-Prescribing Physicians Motivated by Money
Studies Find Opioid-Prescribing Physicians Motivated by Money
Collapsed Bridge at Florida International Cracked Days Before Deadly Collapse
Only hours before a poorly designed bridge at Florida International University collapsed and killed six people last Thursday, the firm responsible for its construction had met to discuss an emerging crack on the structure’s façade. According to The New York Times, Figgs Bridge Engineers delivered a technical presentation on the crack and “concluded there were
The Rag and Bone Man
In the old days, the rag and bone man collected discards and closed the waste loop. Globalization helped kill him, but will isolationism bring him back?
Talc Found in Children’s Cosmetics at Popular Retailer
Talc Found in Children’s Cosmetics at Popular Retailer
Avon High School Religious Indoctrination Lawsuit Reaches Settlement
The Board of Education at Avon High School recently agreed to settle a federal lawsuit filed against it almost four years ago that “claimed three teachers and a guidance counselor at the school had indoctrinated two former students into a religious cult.” The lawsuit itself was filed by a family whose children attended the school. According to the family’s lawsuit, “three teachers and a guidance counselor exerted an improper influence on their three daughters and alienated two of them from the rest of the family.”