Infant forceps injuries, sadly, still occur from time to time during the birthing process. The use of forceps has been disfavored except for when medically necessary due to the risks of injury. Unfortunately, forceps are sometimes needed to move an infant when they are in a bad position for birth. When an infant is injured during the delivery, parents often don’t know what to do. The experience can be such an emotional rollercoaster of highs and lows....
Accidents and injuries don’t just happen at home – sometimes they can ruin a vacation or work trip. And while getting hurt anywhere is scary, getting injured abroad can be even more so when you are unfamiliar with foreign hospitals, medical care, or the law. So if you’re gearing up for a Spring Break trip or summer vacation, or picked up an injury while on Winter Break or a Christmas vacation abroad, here are five laws you need to know:...
Beer drinkers have filed a lawsuit against none other than the “king of beers,” Budweiser and its parent company Anheuser-Busch. The claim? Drinkers are accusing the company of watering down beers like Budweiser and Michelob and mislabeling the bottles. Consumers think the bottles contain less than the 5% or less alcohol by volume listed on most beer labels. To back up their claims, plaintiffs say former employees at the brewery have provided information indicating that beers were watered down....
You’ve just purchased a new firearm and depending on your state, you’ve sat out any mandatory waiting period required by law between purchase and gun ownership. At this point, you’re the lawful owner of a gun (assuming you bought it legally and got a permit if your state requires it, right?). But that doesn’t mean you can necessarily start using it right away. State laws on guns are strict and violating those laws could mean a hefty fine or some jail time....
Last week, United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that he was “amazed that a judge sitting on an island in the Pacific can issue an order” halting President Donald’s Trump ban on immigration from six Muslim-majority countries. Despite Sessions’ newfound wonder at the concept of judicial review and checks and balances in the federal government (not to mention the vast geographical limits of the country), several courts have found Trump’s travel ban unconstitutional, both in its initial iteration in February and its revamped version in March....
The DNA evidence linking the infamous serial killer Richard Ramirez, known as the “Night Stalker,” to the April 10, 1984 death of 9-year-old Mei Leung might finally solve one of many cold cases for the San Francisco Police Department. It also brings San Francisco police officer Holly Pera’s nightmares to an end. She’s been haunted by them ever since she first worked the original case years ago. Police said DNA evidence ties Ramirez to the rape and slaying of Mei Leung who was found in the basement of a residential hotel in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood....
Although wrongful death lawsuits often seek monetary damages, the truth is that nothing can replace a deceased love one. Instead, the suits often serve as a means of closure. Jennifer Adkins, whose 14-year-old son Christopher Jones was killed in a 2009 attack by 6 boys, seems to have figured this out. In exchange for a defendant’s new sneakers, she agreed to settle her lawsuit. Six teenage boys, all of whom were part of Jennifer Adkins’ civil suit, attacked her son Christopher Jones, leading to his death....
Did you ever think, I wonder what it is exactly that a forensic meteorologist does? Today, that question will be answered. Thanks to reporting by the New York Daily News, we now know just what it is that Albany, New York based forensic meteorologist Howard Altschule does all day. “I work for whoever calls me first,” Altschule told the Daily News, not being biased to either plaintiff or defendant side work....
A New York court dismissed a wrongful termination and defamation lawsuit filed by Kerrin Conklin, former Central New York SPCA executive director. Conklin was seeking $4.15 million in damages, as well as reinstatement of her contract. The judge denied both claims, stating that Conklin was an at-will employee during the six-month probationary period in which she was fired, and therefore could be terminated “for any non-discriminatory reason, or for no reason at all....
You go to Uncle Joe’s house every Fourth of July for an Independence Day celebration to remember all year. But what if something goes wrong one year and people get hurt lighting fireworks or swimming in the pool? As your clan expands and more people join the celebrations, the likelihood of injury and accidents increase. Here are some things to consider before you sue Uncle Joe for personal injury and pretty much guarantee that you’ll never attend one of his events again....
Raising kids on your own is not easy and you need a break. Luckily, you may just get one … or a tax break at least. Tax experts say that the key to getting the proper credits on your taxes is not the divorce decree but reality. Although you may not be the official custodial parent, if your kids sleep under your roof for more than six months of the year, you can claim them as dependents....
A recent settlement between the Sonoma County winery called Paradise Ridge Winery and a teenage boy over a teen DUI brought attention to dram shop liability. We wrote about the case settlement in more detail in our Injured Blog. Even though California does not have per se dram shop laws, this lawsuit dealt with a teen DU,I which is an exception to this rule. This brings up some important questions:...
Today trial begins for one of six former employees of a Texas school for the disabled where staff allegedly organized a fight club of developmentally disabled residents. As discussed in March, cell phone videos captured 20 fights orchestrated at the Corpus Christi State School, dating back to 2007. What they show is disturbing – developmentally challenged residents being cajoled, even kicked in order to incite fight club style battles for the amusement of some of the school’s staff (now ex-staff)....
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning all hoverboard, smart board, and balance board manufacturers that their products could soon be recalled for being too hazardous. Now the CPSC is asking stores and manufacturers to voluntarily recall hoverboards themselves, Mashable reports. At this juncture, says the agency, there is not a single one of these types of boards for sale that can be considered safe. The CPSC wants manufacturers to take hoverboards off the market until they can be certified safe by an independent testing firm....
The story has become so common, it’s hard to even distinguish the cases: same-sex couple goes to wedding vendor; vendor refuses service based on religious beliefs; same-sex couple sues for discrimination; and a court rules in favor of same-sex couple. This time is was the Washington State Supreme Court, ruling that a florist’s refusal to provide flowers for a former customer’s same-sex wedding violated state civil rights laws. Here’s a look at the ruling at how it might affect your small business....
Ever since Prince died of a drug overdose, questions have been raised about drug overdose liability. Prince’s deadly dosage was self-administered and his death has been ruled accidental, but that doesn’t mean no one will be blamed for it, or that there is no one to sue in some overdose cases. When someone dies from an illegal drug overdose, you can’t sue, but drug dealers do occasionally face murder charges related to overdoses....
President Barack Obama has signed an executive order to lessen student loan obligations for as many as 5 million federal borrowers, calling on Congress to take similar steps. The order directs the Secretary of Education to propose changes in student loan regulations that would potentially cap payments at 10 percent of each borrower’s monthly income. But how will this new student loan order affect actual borrowers? Lowering the Repayment Cap For federal student loans, there are a number of payment plans offered for borrowers to meet their loan obligations....
The recent Yosemite deaths of three young visitors has launched a debate about safety issues within our National Park system. If there is a death or an injury in the park, does the national park have liability? While tragic, the deaths in Yosemite occurred at a part of the park where it is apparent that the park had wanted to warn visitors about the dangerous condition. There were even guardrails along the side of the waterfall....
And you thought you had a landlord from hell. Count your lucky stars that you didn’t have ex-San Francisco landlords Kip and Nicole Macy. The couple, dubbed by prosecutors as “landlords from hell,” pleaded guilty to a variety of crimes, including stalking and burglarizing their tenants, reports the Associated Press. The pair wanted to evict their tenants from an apartment building in the city’s South of Market neighborhood, so that they could raise rent....
DNA testing company 23andMe is being slapped with a $5 million class action suit by customers who felt they were misled by the company’s advertising. The suit came shortly after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered 23andMe to stop marketing its personalized DNA diagnostic home kit, stating that the Silicon Valley startup had failed to provide adequate evidence for the kit’s advertised uses, reports The Associated Press. The FDA was particularly concerned with claims that 23andMe’s genetic kits could diagnose diseases – and so are the company’s customers....
