Makers of e-Cigs, Liquid Vapes Potentially Targeting Children Pull Products
Makers of e-Cigs, Liquid Vapes Potentially Targeting Children Pull Products
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Michigan’s Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Center Called Unconstitutional
Huron Valley Correctional Center, serving as Michigan’s only all-women prison, may run afoul of the United States Constitution. Two experts who studied the Ypsilanti-area facility say the conditions within Huron Valley amount to “cruel and unusual punishment.” Their report was filed in federal court on Thursday, bolstering a lawsuit’s claim that the prison is overcrowded
Are Michigan Auto Insurance Companies Charging Women and Widows Higher Rates?
How much do you pay for your car insurance each month? Do you think you’re rate is fair? If you’re a woman, do you pay the same as your male counterparts? If you’re a Michigan driver, chances are you’re not. In fact, according to an investigation launched by Scripps station WXYZ in Detroit, auto insurance companies in Michigan regularly discriminate against drivers based on their gender or relationship status. You’re probably wondering how this practice is legal, right? After all, there are laws in place to prevent this type of discrimination.
Judge Approves $825K Settlement in Case Involving Woman Who Died Days After Being in Police Custody
Recently, Hon. Lucy Koh, a judge of the U.S. District Court, gave her stamp of approval to a global settlement filed against the County of Monterey and California Forensic Medical Group. The suit settled for $825,000 and ends a wrongful death lawsuit originally filed by the “surviving children of a woman who died while in police custody on December 19, 2015.” The $825,000 will be split 50/50.
City of San Juan Capistrano, Blenheim Facility Management Settle Lawsuit Involving Riding Park
Blenheim Facility Management (BFM) and the City of San Juan Capistrano recently agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the Orange County Coastkeeper regarding the “Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park at San Juan Capistrano.” The lawsuit was filed back in July 2017 in the U.S. District Court and argues that the riding park, which is owned by San Juan Capistrano, “contributed to pollution in San Juan Creek.” According to the suit, the “BFM is the operator of the park.”
Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings Heat Up as President Questions Free Speech
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has passed his third day of confirmation hearings. Three days and dozens of altercations. According to Fox News, 69 people were removed from the Capitol on Thursday alone. Police say that another 37 were removed from the Senate Judiciary Committee’s room in the Hart Senate Office Building. All of them,
Bernie Sanders’ Stop BEZOS Act Attracts Flak for Being Anti-Worker
A controversial bill sponsored by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, entitled the Stop BEZOS Act, is attracting flak for its poor design and unintended consequences. Named in obvious reference to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the bill would tax large companies on the amount of public benefit their workers are forced to avail. Sanders says that if
Attorney General and Former Senior Manager Convinced JUUL Targeted Teens
PAX Labs introduced its electronic cigarette, called JUUL, in June 2015, and although the marketing campaign wasn’t specifically geared toward teens, a former senior manager said that he and others in the company were well aware it could appeal to them. After the device hit the streets, teenagers immediately began posting images of themselves “JUULing”
New York City Garbage Hauler Required to Halt Operations
New York City Garbage Hauler Required to Halt Operations
Negligence Case Against Galilee Memorial Gardens Set to Begin This Week
A trial involving Galilee Memorial Gardens, a cemetery in Tennessee, is set to begin. According to a class action lawsuit filed against the cemetery, Galilee Memorial Gardens mishandled an untold number of caskets, allowing them to be crushed and stacked. As a result, many bodies and remains were lost. Since the dispute was filed, the cemetery gates have remained closed, though opening statements in the trial began earlier this week. In total, relatives of nearly 1,200 dead people joined the suit against the “licensed funeral homes accused of sending bodies to Galilee for three years after the cemetery’s registration expired in December 2010.”