‘Monkey Selfie’ Settlement May Spark Positive Changes to Wildlife Photography
‘Monkey Selfie’ Settlement May Spark Positive Changes to Wildlife Photography
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Mental Hospital Being Investigated After Abuse Allegations Surface
Mental Hospital Being Investigated After Abuse Allegations Surface
Kind Snacks Recalls Popular Snack Bar Over Undeclared Allergens
If you or anyone you know is a fan of the Kind brand on snack bars, you may be surprised to learn that they have recently been voluntarily recalled to “ensure those with serious food allergies avoid” purchasing boxes of mislabeled Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt bars. According to Kind Snacks, a “limited number” of its boxes of Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt bars failed to include the fact that the bars “contained walnuts, a tree nut that can trigger serious, life-threatening allergic reactions,” on the labels.
Choking Hazard Prompts Latest DEMDACO Recall
Parents beware. A new recall has been issued for an estimated 1,500 DEMDACO infant bib and bootie sets after it was discovered that the “rattles sewn into the booties can detach, posing a choking hazard.” The recall itself was issued by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and it specifically involves the “Story Time bib and bootie sets for infants ages 3-6 months.”
FDA Launches Study to Evaluate New, Improved Warning Labels for Cigarette Packs
The Food and Drug Administration plans to launch a study with the intent of finding new warning labels for cigarette packs. According to The Hill, the FDA announced its upcoming venture with a public notice in the Federal Register. Entitled the “Experimental Study on Warning Statements for Cigarettes Graphic Health Warnings,” the endeavor is seeking
Attorneys General Send Letter Urging Insurance Industry to Help End Opioid Crisis
Attorneys generals from 37 state sent a letter to the health insurance industry on Monday asking its members to reconsider controversial coverage policies which could be inadvertently fueling the American opioid crisis. Covered by ProPublica and The New York Times on Sunday, the request is part of an ongoing investigation by state prosecutors and officials
Amtrak Engineer Not Criminally Responsible for Derailing Train
Amtrak Engineer Not Criminally Responsible for Derailing Train
Trump EEOC Nominee Pick Daniel Gade Sparks Some Backlash Over Former Women in Military Stance
President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, retired Lt. Col. Daniel Gade, is garnering controversy after some of his past remarks on women in the military became public. Gade – who was wounded twice in combat and lost his right leg in the course of war – allegedly said that allowing
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Guest House at Graceland After Woman Dies of Legionnaires’ Disease
For one woman, a trip to Graceland with all the girls of her family ended up costing her her life after she fell ill with Legionnaires’ Disease. Now her family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Guest House at Graceland, where the woman stayed, claiming she died from a “Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak at the hotel.” It also claimed the “hotel’s water systems were not properly maintained.”
Los Angeles Agrees to $6.5M Lawsuit Settlement After Bicyclist Hits Pothole
When riding his bike through Sherman Oaks on Valley Vista Boulevard in Los Angeles, Peter Godefroy lost control and hit a pothole. The accident threw him to the ground, leaving him with “broken bones and a severe traumatic brain injury.” As a result of the incident, he and his wife filed a lawsuit against the city, county, and the state of California, and now the city has agreed to pay $6.5 million to settle.