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Judge Polster Issues Gag Order for Opioid Settlement Discussions
Flight Delayed After Naked Passenger Removed for Psych Evaluation
In the aftermath of a deadly shooting at a Florida high school, some spectators are wondering whether gun control will ever become a politically solvent debate. Hours after a 19-year old killed at least 17 people fleeing their classes in Parkland, Fla., a former Republican congressman made a bleak observation on national news media. “There
A Senate endeavor to save Dreamers and solve the nation’s immigration crisis sputtered to an unsure end Thursday, leaving politicians and the president flustered. According to Politico.com, both a White House-backed plan and a bipartisan bill were defeated in the evening. While the effect was frustrating, the outcome ceased to surprise. Senate Majority Leader Mitch
Remember Bill Paxton? He starred in movies like Twister, Titanic, and Mighty Joe Young and tragically died last year on February 25 shortly after “having heart surgery at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.” Now his family has decided to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the “California hospital where he died” on allegations that “the heart complications that ultimately took Paxton’s life were a result of negligence by the hospital and the surgeon who operated on him.”
A lawsuit settlement was just announced between King’s Hawaiian and Pan-O-Gold Baking Company, a Minnesota-based company. The lawsuit itself was filed by King’s Hawaiian “against the Midwest company regarding the well-known packaging King’s Hawaiian uses with its beloved Hawaiian sweet dinner rolls,” and alleged that Pan-O-Gold “infringed its intellectual property rights in its well-known orange packaging.”
Button Batteries in Fidget Spinners Can be Deadly
Alabama is Next in Line to File Lawsuit Against Purdue
The Trump administration recently restricted the way federal agencies use guidance documents, an action which could prevent the government from launching litigation against companies accused of violations. Guidance documents, writes The New York Times, create a standard interpretation of various laws for government officials. When companies find themselves hounded for running afoul of the legal