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With another deadly school shooting serving as the final straw, Florida lawmakers have made significant changes to their gun laws, despite fervent opposition from the NRA and a long history of permissive legislation. While the final bill signed by Florida governor Rick Scott does not include everything activists sought, such as an assault weapons ban, it does change the minimum age and waiting period for gun purchases, bans bump stocks, and affects both security and mental health services on school campuses....

Two Muslim men were kicked off a plane because of their appearance. They have now filed a lawsuit against Delta Air Lines and a regional carrier. The men, Masudur Rahman and Mohamed Zaghloul, were heading to an anti-Muslim discrimination conference. Rahman was dressed in traditional Indian clothing at the time. Zaghloul was clad in traditional Arab garb, including headgear. Both men were screened through regular security measures at the airport last May, the AP reports....

Technology that can help ease traffic congestion is normally a good thing. Trains, buses, carpooling, taxis, and ridesharing apps (in most cases) – all good for our environment and commute times. But every now and then a transportation-sharing idea comes along that can cause more of a nuisance than it’s worth. And motor scooters might just be that idea. Anyone who lived in San Francisco through the first tech boom remembers sidewalks lousy with Razor scooters....

When an injury happens and someone else is at fault, often the best course of action is to file a lawsuit. But just because you’ve filed it doesn’t mean you need to continue until you get a jury verdict. It’s not about giving up on your claim. It’s that you can reach a resolution through either a court decision or an out-of-court settlement. There are benefits to both. In fact, when it comes to personal injury lawsuits, the phrase “don’t settle” may actually be selling you short....

For many young singles, summer means plenty of new relationships and sexy flings with Australian girls named Sandy. But it can also mean you getting your pants sued off. Summer lovers would be wise to remember these three potential causes of action that may follow getting some action: Although some sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are symptomless in men and women, if you think your partner knew about her STD status before making whoopie, you may have a case....

The National Safety Council has designated April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month. According to the Council, thousands of people die each year in crashes caused by cell phone use while driving. But phone calls and text messages aren’t the only distractions drivers should try to avoid while behind the wheel. Here are 10 tips and facts to keep in mind for Distracted Driving Awareness Month: New teen drivers are distracted more easily....

Love thy neighbor? It may be more like “love thy neighbor dispute.” According to a new FindLaw.com survey, 42% of Americans say they’ve been involved in a dispute with their neighbors. While most neighborly arguments don’t turn into Hatfield v. McCoy-type feuds, they can still be difficult to deal with. Some can even land you in court. So what are the Top 5 types of neighbor disputes, and what are the best ways to resolve them?...

In many cases, calling the cops is discretionary – there may be times when you should call the police, and times when you shouldn’t. But there are some instances when you are legally required to contact law enforcement, and serious consequences for failing to do so. So when do you need to call the police? Here are a few scenarios. For the most part, people aren’t legally required to report a crime, even if they witness it happening....

Which religious holidays do you have to recognize as a private employer? At the risk of sounding too much like a grinch, the simple answer is none. That’s right: You don’t have to recognize Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, any of the feasts for Santeria, or any other holiday, according to the law. So as a private employer, you can generally force your employees to come in early Christmas morning and stay late on New Year’s Eve....

Whole Foods is being sued by a Massachusetts couple over their son’s death after he allegedly ate tainted beef that was purchased from the store. Melissa and Andrew Kaye filed suit in federal court in Boston on Tuesday, alleging that the grass-fed beef purchased at a Whole Foods Market led to their 8-year-old son’s death from E. coli in July. The Associated Press reports that Whole Foods issued a recall of ground beef products on August 15 after an investigation by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) into E....

A lot of accusations get tossed around come election time, and this year has been no exception. Some are old – accusations of voter fraud have been thrown around for at least a decade and have spawned strict state voter ID statutes. Some are new – few candidates, if any, have claimed outright that an election is rigged and refused to say they will accept the results of an election if they lose....

Wondering why half your staff is rolling in a little late in the morning, or still hasn’t come back from lunch? Noticing a slight dip in production while your employees are working? Does it feel like half your team is happy and the other half sad, or do some workers feel distracted – zoning out with a far-off look in their eye and perhaps muttering to themselves in a foreign language?...

A large class action lawsuit against the ride-sharing company Lyft had the proposed $27 million settlement approved Thursday. The settlement however fails to address the elephant in the room: should Lyft’s drivers be classified as employees or independent contractors? While the settlement is expected to provide drivers with additional pay to compensate for expenses such as insurance, gas, mileage, and other items, the lack of resolution of the employee or contractor issue has garnered much attention....

Thanks to the Manti Te’o hoax, everyone knows what the catfishing lawsuit at Ball State University involves: an online soulmate, a string of conversations, an innocent victim, and pranksters behind it all. But in this catfishing suit, there’s a catch: It’s not the victim who’s suing. Citing a violation of their First Amendment and due process rights, two students who “catfished” their roommate are suing Ball State for suspending them because of the prank....

Unless your family regularly has a cataclysmic breakdown over the holidays, it is the perfect time of year to discuss estate planning. Many families are geographically spread out, so when everyone is together in one place for the holidays, having a group meeting to discuss the family’s estate plan, and other important matters, just makes sense. There are two main issues that parents (or their children) need to address: advanced directives and the parents’ will....

This week it was reported that a second chef to undergo the famous Gordon Ramsay treatment has committed suicide. The body of restaurateur and chef Joseph Cerniglia was found in New York’s Hudson River after numerous 911 calls reported a man who had jumped from the George Washington Bridge. The New York coroner’s office has confirmed the death was a suicide. The first Ramsay contestant to commit suicide was caterer and personal chef Rachel Brown, who was found shot dead in her home in Dallas in May of 2007, according to BuzzTab....

It ain’t easy being a teen. And it sure ain’t easy raising one, especially in this day and age. Between camera phones, social media, and access to automobiles, it feels like there are more ways for teenagers to get into trouble than ever before. So how do you keep your teenager out of harm’s way? And which laws might land them in trouble? Here’s a look at five laws parents should know about, from our archives....

Any business that has never had to deal with at least one personal injury case must be the luckiest business in the world. For many businesses, personal injury lawsuits are just another cost of doing business. So, to help you protect your business, here are five personal injury laws that every small business owner should know about: 1. Premises Liability When a customer or employee is injured on your property, you could be liable under premises liability....

It’s not easy being green! Even if that green initiative deals with a green light. With all of the snow that has hit so many parts of the country, another worry has cropped up in the form of traffic LED light hazards. Detroit News reports that there are concerns that traffic LED lights could be dangerous in snowy conditions because they are too cool to melt all of the snow and ice that gets piled on to the front of the lenses of the traffic signals....

Like an Explosion, but Nicer So if it looks like a drone is going down, it will explode into smaller, lighter pieces that are hopefully less harmful to the human bystanders beneath. The flight controller determines a flight path and controls a flight operation of the UAV. During the flight operation, the fragmentation controller develops a fragmentation sequence for one or more of the components based on the flight path, the flight conditions, and terrain topology information, among other factors....