Mandatory Arbitration Limits Impact of #MeToo Movement
Mandatory Arbitration Limits Impact of #MeToo Movement
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Court Says Oil Company Lawsuit Can Move Forward
Court Says Oil Company Lawsuit Can Move Forward
VTech Recalls 280,000 Baby Rattles Over Safety Concerns
If you or someone you know has a small child or children, the latest toy recall issued by Vtech warrants attention. The company is “recalling 280,000 Shake & Sing Elephant Rattles” because the “ears on the toys can break off and cause children to choke.” Wondering if you have one of the recalled items? Well, according to the recall notice, only rattles with the “model number 80-184800” are affected by the recall. Additionally, the particular toy has a “purple elephant with yellow and blue ears at one end, with a black and white plastic teething ring at the other end,” and ‘Vtech’ is printed “on the elephant.”
“Batterygate” Drops Dozens More Lawsuits on Apple
Disgruntled iPhone owners won’t let “Batterygate” go. Even after Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company would release a software update giving iPhone owners the option to turn off a battery-throttling feature, individuals and organizations won’t stop suing. Behind the now-infamous scandal was a corporate decision to secretly introduce a “dynamic power management” feature in
Equifax Breach Prompts Colorado Lawmakers to Improve Consumer Protections
A lot has happened since the Equifax data hack that happened last year. Since news of the hack broke, businesses and lawmakers alike have proposed and even implemented safeguards to prevent similar hacks from occurring in the future. In fact, just recently Republican and Democrat lawmakers in Colorado have begun to “crack down on companies that collect and store personal information that could be used by identity thieves.”
Overdose Lawsuit Between Family of Slipknot Bassist and Doctor Ends with Settlement
A lawsuit connected to the 2010 drug overdose death of Slipknot bass player Paul Gray recently reached a settlement. The lawsuit itself was filed by members of Gray’s family against “health care providers whom they blamed for his drug-overdose death.” But what happened, exactly, and why did the family blame Gray’s healthcare providers?
Are Hospital Patients Less Likely to Survive Cardiac Arrest After Hours?
Did you know hospital patients who experience a cardiac arrest might “be more likely to die if it happens in the middle of the night or on a weekend than if it occurs on a weekday” during regular business hours? That’s what one U.S. study is suggesting. After examining data on “more than 151,000 adults who had a cardiac arrest at 470 U.S. hospitals between 2000 and 2014,” researchers determined that cardiac arrest patients had a better chance of living if the potentially fatal medical emergency occurs during the day, Monday through Friday.
Former Drug Court Judge Disbarred for Taking Cocaine from Locker
Former Drug Court Judge Disbarred for Taking Cocaine from Locker
Restaurant Price-Fixing Lawsuit Granted Class Action Status
Restaurant Price-Fixing Lawsuit Granted Class Action Status
$40M Settlement Reached Between Delaware County Family and Hospital, Ending Medical Malpractice Case
Recently, a Delaware County jury awarded “$40 million to the family of a 6-year-old who suffered a spinal injury during birth.” The settlement is the largest of its kind in the county, but how will it be divided up, and what was the lawsuit about that resulted in such a large settlement? For starters, the settlement is related to a lawsuit filed on behalf of Grayson Charlton, a young girl who has been paralyzed “from her mid-chest down” since birth due to a medical error. According to the settlement agreement, “$10 million will go towards past and future pain and suffering, while the rest of the award will go toward future economic damages.”