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A Children’s Motrin verdict of $10 million was awarded to the family of Brianna Maya, 13, in Pennsylvania. At the age of 3, Maya suffered from debilitating Children Motrin’s side effects that have left her scarred permanently. Maya was given Children Motrin’s to combat a fever and cough. Soon after, she started to develop blisters in her mouth, which rapidly spread throughout her entire body. She lost 84% of her skin, was blinded, and her reproductive organs were destroyed....

While Congress is trying to ensure that Main Street gets some relief from the recession with some stimulus bills in the works, there are plenty of small business interest groups who complain that all of the bills fail to address one major issue: diversion of small business federal contracts to big business. They claim that government federal contracts that belong to small businesses have been awarded to big businesses that should not be receiving the contracts to begin with....

There’s still time left to enter the “When Life Gets Legal Video Contest.” At stake in the FindLaw video contest: a cool $5,000. Two runners up will also receive $1,000. In addition, the winner will be featured in the next FindLaw commercial. That’s right, you could be a big star on television, just like Snooki. All you have to do is create your own video and submit it by December 12, 2010....

How many employers these days are using social media in hiring? And how many realize just how legally risky that can be? A Carnegie Mellon study recently revealed that between one-tenth and one-third of U.S. firms search social media sites for information about applicants during the hiring process, Inside Counsel reports. But the study also went a step further, revealing how employers can open themselves to liability by perusing applicants’ social media profiles....

Living with a disability may not be easy. But paying your taxes may be a little easier on your wallet. The tax deductions and credits available to a disabled person could limit your tax liability, eliminate it altogether, or result in the IRS owing you money. Qualifying disabilities could be a physical or mental disability that limits your employment, or a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits your major life activities....

Three hospitals in the Chicago area are testing employees and patients in an effort to determine the extent of a tuberculosis health scare after a first-year pediatric resident was diagnosed with TB last week. According to the Chicago Tribune, a 26-year-old female pediatric resident from Northwestern University who was diagnosed with TB “most recently had worked at Children’s Memorial Hospital, from Nov. 20 to April 3, where she was in contact with at least 150 children and more than 300 workers....

A Twitter party can be a fun and effective way to boost your business and build an audience. But before you throw a fete for followers, make sure it’s in compliance with Federal Trade Commission guidelines. Here are the top three legal tips for a business Twitter party: Anyone who’s paid to endorse a product must disclose the payment from the advertiser. If you’re wining and dining your party’s attendees with random awesome things – such as drinks, appetizers, gift cards, and other grab-bag spoils – that could potentially push the attendee’s tweets about the party into the realm of a paid endorsement....

When you think about crime, you probably think violence – murders, robberies, that kind of thing. However, a lot of crime is committed by people you would never consider criminals, and who don’t see themselves that way. Every day, regular folk at all socioeconomic levels commit fraud on the government by misreporting information to avoid making payments or to receive benefits. Welfare fraud is among these crimes, and the consequences when caught can be severe....

Where should you file for divorce? This question might be important to those looking to end their marriage. Oftentimes, a state’s divorce residency requirements may come into play. Where you choose to file is important. The state or superior court you file in will hold jurisdiction over any residual issues. This can include issues related to child custody, child support, or future amendments to these agreements. So it’s important to file in a convenient jurisdiction....

With so many people unemployed, new job openings often receive hundreds of replies. It’s difficult to sort through so many resumes, let alone spare the time and money to do so. To help whittle down the applicant pool, a lot of businesses are requiring applicants to be currently employed. While it may seem like a brilliant idea, the fact is that when you discriminate against unemployed persons, you may actually be breaking the law....

In any rental scenario, there is an implied promise, known legally as a warranty of habitability, whereby the landlord assures the tenant that the residential premises are fit for human habitation. This unwritten warranty is supported by state statutes or case law, and extends from the beginning of tenancy to the end. While the warranty of habitability generally includes essentials like hot water and functioning toilets, you would think it also covers not scratching bed bug bites until you bleed and are covered in permanent scars....

Workers’ compensation is meant to compensate you for your lost ability to work. However, once you’re past retirement age, that lost ability to work shouldn’t matter anymore because you’ve retired. What if you’re past retirement age but are still working? Will you lose your workers’ compensation benefit after retirement age? Can you get workers’ compensation and retirement payments? Federal Law The Federal Employees’ Compensation Act of 1916 provides workers compensation benefits for federal employees....

It’s not untrue to say that Donald Trump has had a ‘busy’ presidency – the Twitterer-in-Chief has been as active on social media as he has been with executive orders. But many of those orders have been met with litigation and currently stand somewhere in legal limbo between lawsuits filed and Supreme Court review. One of Trump’s most active areas of executive authority has been immigration. Here’s the latest on Trump’s immigration reform efforts, where they stand (legally speaking), and what they could mean....

It doesn’t matter that they don’t hover or that they’re not boards – everyone is calling them hoverboards and a whole lot of people are getting injured on them. From simple falls to bursting into flames, these Segway minis are proving to be 2015’s most dangerous Christmas gift. So if you’re injured on a so-called hoverboard, could you have a product liability case? Product liability law is based on the premise that manufacturers have a duty to ensure that their products are safe and they can therefore be held strictly liable if a person is injured by their product....

Personal injury lawsuits aren’t just for when you get hurt; they can also cover accidents when your pet gets hurt. The pet itself can’t bring an injury claim, but most courts recognize the value that pets bring to our lives. Depending on the circumstances of the situation, the court may compensate you for the cost of treating the injury or the financial loss if your pet is killed. In some circumstances judges will also provide damages for emotional pain, although they probably won’t say that’s what it’s for....

The U.S. Senate passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) on Thursday, ushering in a new era of investment regulation. Some are even calling the JOBS Act a small-business investment bill. In some ways it is, as many of the provisions target startups hoping to make it big. Nonetheless, the JOBS Act potentially affects all small businesses seeking some type of outside investment. Therefore, all small business owners should know the following three things about the JOBS Act....

As more and more offices are accepting the reality of smartphones as integral to business, companies have begun to implement detailed smartphone policies to limit the devices’ use at work. Whether you use your own smartphone for work purposes or your office has provided you with a company-owned device, most limits to your smartphone use are completely legal. Here are a few issues to keep in mind: You may be delighted to find that your company has decided to issue you a shiny new iPhone or Blackberry to check your email and work outside the office....

Email marketing is a powerful tool, but digging into your customers’ email accounts may leave your business with a lawsuit for illegal marketing. Social media company LinkedIn is learning this lesson the hard way, as it has been fighting hard to shake a federal class action suit filed by customers that “allowed” the company to mine their email accounts and spam their contacts, reports Courthouse News Service. What precautions should your business take when walking the line between creative online marketing and illegal spam?...

Williamston High School freshman Gabriel Corbett was killed last week when a cinder-block wall collapsed in the boys’ locker room. The 14-year-old Michigan resident had reportedly jumped and grabbed the top of the 8-foot wall so that he could do a pull-up. Minutes later, the wall collapsed, burying him and causing him to go into cardiac arrest. Police have declared the incident an accident and an autopsy is in the works....

The National Labor Relations Board ruled last week that employees should be permitted to use work email for union organizing activities. The ruling represents a reversal of a 2007 NLRB decision allowing employers to prohibit such communications through company email, reports Reuters. The case involved employees of Purple Communications, a sign language interpreting service based in California. A workers’ union had challenged a company policy prohibiting employees from using work email to “engage in activities on behalf of organizations....