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Women Who Broke Several Bones Going Down a Closed Slide File Lawsuit Against Broadway at the Beach and Others

Brianna Smith - November 21, 2018

Earlier this month, a lawsuit was filed against Broadway at the Beach, Burroughs and Chapin after two women from New York suffered injuries and broken bones when they went down a slide at Broadway on the Beach. The two women are Jillian McGovern and Ally Mulcahy. According to their lawsuit, the two were visiting Myrtle Beach “during the weekend of April 29, 2017, for a friend’s wedding.” After the wedding, McGovern and Mulcahy headed back to their hotel but stopped by Pavilion Park Central along the way. Pavilion Park Central was where the slide was.

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Family Files First Lawsuit Involving Fatal NY Limo Crash

Brianna Smith - November 21, 2018

Last month, a limousine crashed in upstate New York, killing 20 people. Now, the parents of one of the victims are suing the car’s operators, alleging gross negligence “in putting the dangerous and defective vehicle on the road.” The suit was filed by the parents of Amanda Rivenburg, who was 29-years-old at the time of the accident. She was among the 18 people riding in the limo when it “barreled through a stop sign at the bottom of a hill and crashed into a ravine in rural Schoharie, New York on Oct. 6.” In addition to the 18 vehicle passengers, two pedestrians were also killed in the accident.

Michigan State Ex-President Lou Anna Simon Charged in Nassar Scandal

Ryan J. Farrick - November 21, 2018

Michigan State University’s former and long-time president, Lou Anna Simon, has been charged with two felony and misdemeanor counts of allegedly lying to law enforcement officials investigating Larry Nassar. Nassar, a USA Gymnastics physician convicted of molesting scores of patients, has already been sentenced to serve up to 125 years in prison. Simon, reports NPR,

Military Backpedals on Withdrawing Troops from U.S.-Mexico Border

Ryan J. Farrick - November 21, 2018

On Tuesday, the military doubled back on its declaration that troops stationed along the U.S.-Mexico border would begin heading home in the coming days. POLITICO reports that Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, who’s overseeing the deployment—itself intended to block migrants from entering the United States—told reporters Monday that a contingent of soldiers would be sent home

Another Blood Pressure Pill Recalled by the FDA

Sara E. Teller - November 21, 2018

Another Blood Pressure Medication Recalled by the FDA

Altar Boy Comes Forward with Lawsuit Against Disgraced Ex-Priest

Sara E. Teller - November 21, 2018

Altar Boy Comes Forward with Lawsuit Against Disgraced Ex-Priest

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County Rules in Favor of Wrongfully Convicted Man

Brianna Smith - November 20, 2018

Earlier this week, Cook County commissioners voted in favor of a homeless man who was wrongly imprisoned in connection to false rape allegations. As a result, the commissioners approved a $3.7 million settlement in the lawsuit filed by the man, Carl Chatman, in response to his ordeal. According to Chatman’s suit, he was “wrongly imprisoned after a clerk at the Daley Center fabricated a rape claim as part of a scheme to sue the county.”

Michigan Towns Turn Down Recreational Marijuana Businesses

Ryan J. Farrick - November 20, 2018

In early November, Michigan became the tenth state in the union to legalize the recreational use of marijuana by most adults. Proposal 1, passed during the state’s midterm election, is set to see businesses licensed for the commercial sale of marijuana within the next one to two years. But despite passing by double digits, some

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Medical Benefits of Psilocybin Mushrooms

Press Release - November 20, 2018

Much like the carefully orchestrated de-legalization of cannabis during the 1930’s, there was a powerful decades-long misleading campaign against psilocybin mushrooms which caused a deep-rooted fear and a subsequent public rejection of this substance.

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Women in Political Office

Kevin Gardner - November 20, 2018

Law school opens a world of possibilities for careers in many different fields. A career in politics should seriously be considered by women graduates. Representative democracy is about many things of great importance. Government organizes society and ideally runs it to the benefit of all the governed. One of the most important aspects of government about having a government that is responsive to the electorate. It’s also having every voice heard. That’s why having more women in political office is so important.

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