Blind Eyewitness Frees Convicted Murderer After 25 Years
Last week, a Portland, Maine, judge Joyce Wheeler released 44-year-old Anthony Sanborn, Jr. after a blind eyewitness recanted.
News & Politics
State Senate Supports $3.75M Barahona Settlement Payout
A House committee has approved a bill that will pay out part of a settlement involved in a high-profile case that resulted in the death of a 10-year-old girl and near death of her twin brother. With the approval of the bill, known as HB 6523, $3.75 million of the $5 million that the Florida Department of Children and Families agreed to pay “to the estate of Nubia Barahona and to Victor Barahona” will be paid out. The other $1.25 million has already been paid.
iRobot Sues Hoover and Other Vacuum Manufacturers
iRobot has decided to sue Hoover, Black & Decker and other popular vacuum manufacturers on charges that they all “used its intellectual property without permission.” Additionally, the company also sued China-based Shenzhen Silver Star Intelligent Technology Co, a company that “manufactures Hoover and Black & Decker vacuums.”
Powers of the People on Earth Day 2017
We are facing perils from Trump, both houses of Congress, and the Supreme Court. Our safety and happiness is in existential peril from pollution and political powers. We, the people, need to reassess our civic and moral duties to act. Earth Day is a great day to start. Nader describes in an interview how we
When Misery is Profitable
Why is it that so much of modern life, frankly, sucks? Sure, we have a few fun gadgets and some booze (and in some places, legal marijuana) to distract us and ease the weltschmerz, but why does it so often seem that this is the natural, unavoidable state of things? Can we hope for better? Life isn’t always easy or fun, and learning that is part of growing up. However, there really is more pain than there absolutely has to be, and that’s because misery is profitable.
Washington DoC Agrees to Pay $3m to Family of Boy Killed By a Gang Member on Community Supervision Program
The Department of Corrections in the State of Washington agreed to pay $3 million to the family of a boy killed by a gang member out on a community supervision program. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed in 2014, four years after the violent death of 12-year old Alajawan Brown in Skyway. Brown had stepped
Teen Learns The Hard Way To Mind His Manners
Teen is arrested and learns the hard way to mind his manners in public.
Teenage Skydiver Injured in Chickasha, OK, Crash Awarded $760,000 by Federal Judge
A skydiver injured in a crash near Chickasha, OK, was awarded $760,000 in compensation and damages after arguing her case in front of a federal judge. Makenzie Wethington had long dreamt of being able to dive through the skies. For years, she’d asked her parents to pay for a trip as a high school graduation
Florida Man Caught Impersonating Officer
Florida resident Marcos Pacheco-Bustamante was allegedly caught impersonating a police officer.
Settlement Reached In Vermont Ski Resort Fraud Case
After being accused of fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the owner and president of Jay Peak ski resort has finally agreed to a $150 million settlement with Raymond James Financial Inc. However, the agreement is still pending approval.