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Breast Augmentation Photos Posted Without Consent Results in Lawsuit
When visiting any kind of doctor, for whatever reason, many patients expect some level of privacy. Certainly, that’s what a woman expected when she visited a plastic surgeon team for a breast augmentation surgery. Unfortunately for her, her surgeons “allegedly posted before-and-after photos of her surgery on their website without her consent,” and now she is suing the south suburban plastic surgeons who operated on her for violating her privacy.
Judge Upholds $1.5M Jury Verdict Regarding Facebook Post
Last month, a jury awarded $1.5 million to Crystal Eschert, a former fire investigator, because “it found the Fire Department retaliated against her for complaining about the quality of renovations at a new office building renovated for Eschert and her colleagues.” The city argued the allegations were false and filed an appeal. However, earlier this month Chief U.S. District Judge Frank Whitney upheld the jury’s decision against the city of Charlotte.
Des Plaines Settles For $580,000 After Using Zoning to Deny Muslim Organization a Mosque
The Chicago suburb of Des Plaines settled a lawsuit to the tune of $580,000 after denying a Muslim organization the opportunity to convert a vacant building into a mosque. The Department of Justice announced the ruling on Tuesday after Des Plaines settled with the agency as well as The Society of American Bosnians and Herzegovinians.
ACLU Launches Class Action Against South Carolina County for Running ‘Modern Day Debtors’ Prison’
The American Civil Liberties Union is launching a lawsuit against South Carolina’s Lexington County, accusing it of running a modern day debtors’ prison. The ACLU, along with Terrell Marshall Law Group, are targeting what they say is a rampant issue with a class-action suit filed in a U.S. District Court in Columbia, SC. According to
State of Tennessee Agrees to Settlement In Tragic Guardrail Accident Case
A settlement has been reached between the family of Sabrena Carrier and the State of Tennessee for $20,000. The lawsuit itself was filed after Carrier “died when her car hit a guardrail terminal along Highway 394 near Blountville” back in 2008. According to court documents, the “guardrail pierced her car, killing Carrier who worked as an emergency medical technician for Sullivan County EMS.”
Senate Hopes To Pass Healthcare Reform Bill in June
The Senate is aiming to pass a healthcare reform bill in the coming month, although they’ve yet to formulate a working plan for replacement. Rejecting the hastily voted-upon repeal of Obamacare assembled by the House and narrowly passed just months ago, the Senate is hoping to create a feasible alternative. For nearly seven years, Conservative
Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Trial Begins
The trial between Commonwealth v. Bill Cosby is in its third day, having started on Monday in Norristown, Pennsylvania. For those who don’t know, the proceedings involve “Cosby’s alleged sexual assault of a woman named Andrea Constand, in 2004.” According to USA today, “Cosby is being tried on three counts of aggravated indecent assault stemming from an encounter with Constand at his nearby home in 2004. She says he drugged her to the point of near-paralysis and then assaulted her as she lay helpless on a couch.”
Physician Shortage is About Priorities
Despite the increased demand for healthcare, the American educational system isn’t responding by producing many more doctors. The American Association of Medical Colleges expects that in 2025, we’ll be about 46,000 to 90,000 doctors short of where we need to be. That means we’ll have to look into how to make more doctors to fill the physician shortage, or, alternatively, how to need fewer doctors in the first place.
Defendant In Decade Long Open Case Requests Charges Be Dropped
Defendant In Decade Long Open Case Requests Cbarges Be Dropped