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Lawsuit Filed After Mistaken Diagnosis Results in Unnecessary Mastectomy, Hysterectomy

- October 24, 2017

After being told by doctors that she carried cancer-causing genes based on genetic tests, Elisha Cooke-Moore, a 36-year-old mother from southern Oregon, underwent a “double mastectomy and a hysterectomy.” Unfortunately for Moore, after the life-altering procedures, it was discovered that her doctors had made a mistake in reading the genetic test results. Turns out she didn’t really have cancer-causing genes, but it was too late. As a result, she decided to file a $1.8 million lawsuit.

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Concerns Over Cruise Ship Safety On the Rise After Child’s Fatal Fall

- October 24, 2017

Earlier this month on October 14th, an 8-year-old girl tragically fell from a cruise ship and died, raising concerns “about the safety of potential passengers traveling with children.” The young girl was Zion Smith, a native of the Bahamas. During the accident, she “fell two stories from an interior deck on the Carnival Glory to another deck below while the cruise ship was docked at Port Miami,” according to Miami Dade Police Department.

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Millions of Americans Still at Risk for Lead Exposure Via Paint

- October 24, 2017

Many are aware that using lead paint in any way has been banned since 1978. However, some might be surprised to learn that, despite the ban, lead paint continues to pose a danger to “tens of millions of U.S. Homes.” How so? Well, because so many homes in the U.S. were built before the ban, a lot of them still have lead paint on their walls. In fact, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “more than 87 percent of homes built before 1940 in the U.S. have lead paint,” leaving millions of people “vulnerable to lead exposure.”

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N.C. Governor Roy Cooper Signs Executive Order Expanding LGBT Rights

- October 24, 2017

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed an executive order aimed at protecting the state’s LGBT residents from discrimination. In part a response to earlier controversy, the action restricts the state government and government-affiliated businesses from discriminating against a variety of groups. The order specifically makes it illegal to discriminate against persons on basis of their

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Trump Comments Delay Sentencing of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl

- October 24, 2017

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, an Army deserter and five-year captive of the Taliban, could be facing life in an American prison. The circumstances of the soldier and his capture have been shrouded in controversy since they first emerged nearly eight years ago. On a June night in 2009, Bergdahl sent a series of e-mails to his

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Lawsuit Filed After Neurologist Sexually Exploits, Assaults Female Patient

- October 24, 2017

When most people visit their doctor for a procedure or consultation, they do so with the expectation that they’ll be respected as a person. Few, if any, worry about being put in a situation where a doctor might take advantage of them in any way. Unfortunately for one woman, this was her reality when she visited her neurologist in Wichita Falls. According to the woman, Dr. Daalon Braunde Echols “sexually exploited and assaulted her while she was his patient.” She has since filed a lawsuit against him.

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Consultants File Lawsuit Against LuLaRoe, Calling it a Pyramid Scheme

- October 24, 2017

Have you heard of LuLaRoe? It’s company popular for it’s “vibrant print leggings and affordable casual wear.” Unfortunately, it’s in a spot of legal trouble. It turns out a class-action lawsuit has been filed against the company, labeling it as a pyramid scheme. The lawsuit itself is being taken on by the same lawyer who just won a “$25 million settlement against Trump University for charges related to fraudulent business practices,” Amber Eck. She will represent four named plaintiff’s and “thousands of consultants” across the country. The lawsuit alleges “six charges of unlawful, fraudulent, and unfair business practices, advertising, and breach of contract under California law.”

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