On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration announced a series of regulations meant to combat youth abuse of flavored e-cigarettes and tobacco products. The New York Times reports that the FDA made another big announcement, too: it intends to ‘outlaw two traditional tobacco products that disproportionately harm African-Americans,’ menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The proposed
A group of black farmers in Memphis are “encouraged’ by a judge’s decision to move forward with a class action lawsuit against Stine Seed Co. Commercial Appeal reports that the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association had a status hearing on the issue Wednesday. The case stems from complaints by members of the group in April—several
The U.S. Forest Service has promised to clamp down on sexual harassment and other workplace issues. The Associated Press reports that newly-appointed Forest Service director Vicki Christiansen told a congressional panel that the agency’s in need of cultural change. She promised to put new systems in place and rework existing processes to ensure workplace safety
Christine Bingaman of Arkansas filed a class-action lawsuit against the “Arizona Biltmore Hotel and Resort, a Hilton Waldorf Astoria luxury property that is known for its charm” and is popular among tourists and locals alike. Why did she file the suit? Well, it turns out that despite the fact that the hotel “promises a world-class experience,” Bingaman claims she encountered bed bugs during her four-night visit to the property in May 2018.
If you have an Eddie Bauer infant carrier, listen up. Earlier this week, Gold Inc. issued a recall for Eddie Bauer fabric infant carriers over concerns that the buckles on the carriers may break, “posing a fall hazard to children.” According to the recall notice, the recalled carriers were sold nationwide at Target stores and online for $70 between December 2017 and August 2018.
Purdue Asks Companies for Proof of Harm in Opioid Litigation
Boise Joins Opiod Litigation, Files Against 20 Manufacturers
Mexican chain restaurant Cha Cha Cha recently found itself at the center of a gender discrimination lawsuit. The suit itself was filed by Mayra Ramirez, a former Human Resources employee with the establishment and alleges she was not only “paid less than her male counterparts,” but she also “regularly endured fat-shaming and racist insults, endured physically unhealthy workplace conditions, and was later fired after taking medical leave.”
A lawsuit was recently filed in Cumberland County Superior Court against a Bridgeton police sergeant over allegations that he made “unwanted sexual contact with a female worker at a café” two years ago. According to the suit, which was filed by Vineland resident Alexandra Ficcadenti, Sgt. Luis A. Santiago “sexually and physically assaulted her.”
Members of a migrant caravan traveling across Mexico began arriving at the U.S. border on Thursday. Twenty-two buses carrying some 800 Central American migrants docked in Tijuana. Their arrival marks the end of a month’s journey for many members of the caravan. “We’ve finally reached Tijuana. I can’t wait to see the border. It’s been