Lawsuits Against Jim Carrey Over Death of Girlfriend Dropped

Earlier this week Jim Carrey was cleared of the lawsuits against him in relation to the “apparent suicide of his former girlfriend Cathriona White.” According to a representative for Carrey, the suits were “dismissed on Jan. 25” thanks in large part to a motion filed by his attorney, Raymond Boucher, in which he asked the court to “compel Mark Burton to provide White’s STD test results. Through discovery, Boucher came to the conclusion that a 2011 document showing White had clean test results prior to meeting Carrey was a forgery.” But who is Mark Burton? Why were the lawsuits filed against Carrey in the first place?





Uber Contractor’s Gender Discrimination Suit Given Green Light

A former Uber contractor’s gender discrimination suit against the ride-sharing company is being allowed to move forward by a San Francisco judge. Ilana Diamond sued Uber Technologies, Inc., in October, claiming she was passed up for a full-time spot as the acting photo brand manager. Even though Diamond’s responsibilities as a contractor were synonymous with




Haven Hospice Announces Shutdown of Affiliate Hit With $5m Fine

Hardly a month after its affiliate was hit by a $5 million federal fine, Haven Hospice announced its subsidiary, VNA and Hospice of the Florida Keys, will shut down by February’s end. “Haven knowingly submitted false claims to the Medicare and Medicaid programs for medically unnecessary hospice care for certain patients who had lengths of


Panera Cream Cheese Recalled Amid Listeria Fears

The popular bakery-cafe chain, Panera Bread, recently issued a recall for many of its cream cheese products over concerns of possible listeria contamination. Known for its delicious sandwiches and soups, Panera decided to voluntarily recall “2 oz. and 8 oz. cream cheese products after samples of one of its cream cheese products from a single production day showed a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.”


Health Experts Urge Facebook to Turn Off ‘Messenger Kids’

Childhood is a precious time filled with imagination and wonder. It’s also a time where many agree technology should be limited, which is why the latest Messenger Kids app offered through Facebook has some pediatric and mental health experts concerned. In fact, these experts are so concerned about the potentially damaging effects of the Facebook app that they’re “calling on Facebook to kill the messaging service…that was introduced last month for children as young as 6.” What has these experts so concerned, though?