Mont Hs Coach Arrested For Sexting Students

There is yet another case of “sexting,” a topic that seems to come up in the news constantly these days. A former track and field coach at Bozeman High School in Montana was arrested and charged with felony sexual abuse of children and obscenity. The coach allegedly sent nude pictures of himself to female students. The school learned of the incident on October 26th and launched an investigation which included school officers as well as the Bozeman Police Department....

December 18, 2022 · 2 min · 355 words · Lori Umbaugh

Ohio Nurse Was Worked To Death Lawsuit Claims

The family of an Ohio nurse who died in a car accident while driving home from a shift has sued her hospital, alleging that she was “worked to death.” The wrongful death lawsuit (attached below) claims that stress and extra hours from short-staffing led to the March 16, 2013 death of Beth Jasper, 38. She may have fallen asleep before her car veered off the road, jumped an embankment and struck a tree, attorney Eric Deters told WCPO-TV....

December 18, 2022 · 2 min · 225 words · Joseph Colin

Peanut Almond Butters Recalled Over Salmonella Risk

nSPIRED Foods, a unit of organic food company Hain Celestial Group, has announced a voluntary recall of its peanut and almond butters after testing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revealed potential salmonella contamination. The nut butters subject to the recall were sold under the Arrowhead Mills and MaraNatha brand names, and were also sold as private label nut butters for Trader Joes, Whole Foods, Safeway and other retailers, reports The Associated Press....

December 18, 2022 · 2 min · 412 words · Dorothy Thompson

Reebok Pays 1M Fine For Toxic Lead In Jewelry

Reebok has agreed to pay a $1M fine to the federal government in connection with the 2006 recall of charm bracelets that contained toxic levels of lead, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today. The bracelets were imported by the athletic shoe and apparel manufacturer and given away with the purchase of certain styles of kids’ footwear from May 2004 through March 2006. The fine is the largest ever for a Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) violation, according to a CPSC Press Release....

December 18, 2022 · 1 min · 209 words · Robert Lundy

Single Car Crash Leads To 3 Dui Arrests

A single-car crash in Rhode Island led to three separate DUI arrests, all of which had nothing to do with the initial crash. A van slammed into a utility pole about 1 a.m. Sunday, police told WLNE-TV in Providence. That crash was not DUI-related, but it set off a chain of events that kept police busy over the next few hours. Because the pole was linked to important electrical transformers, cops set up a roadblock so utility crews could make repairs....

December 18, 2022 · 2 min · 384 words · Wilma Hall

Supreme Court In 5 4 Decision Rules Halting Prop 8 Video Ok

In a 5-4 per curiam opinion (see below), a majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices held that a San Francisco federal court’s failure to give the public notice and a chance to comment about broadcasting live, streaming video of California’s Proposition 8 (‘Prop 8’) trial violated a local legal rule, justifying the decision to halt the trial’s broadcast. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote a blistering dissent, concluding that the case did not satisfy any of the majority’s 6-point legal standards for halting the broadcast....

December 18, 2022 · 2 min · 398 words · Roger Smith

With Co S Pot Law In Place Fewer Prosecutions

Colorado’s pot law is now officially in effect. Gov. John Hickenlooper issued a declaration Monday formalizing the law, known as Amendment 64. Hickenlooper could have waited until January, but chose not to because “voters were loud and clear on Election Day,” The Coloradan reports. This means people 21 or older may now use, possess, distribute, and cultivate limited quantities of marijuana, according to Colorado’s new law. However, those eligible to smoke weed must still do so in a private place – not outdoors like the pot-smoking revelers who celebrated in public Monday night....

December 18, 2022 · 2 min · 353 words · Lori Collins

The Birds Star Tippi Hedren Sues Lawyer Wins 1 5M

Actress Tippi Hedren, known best as the striking protagonist in Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” has won a $1.5 million award in a malpractice lawsuit against her Santa Barbara lawyer. Believe it or not, the case involves a bird’s nest (sort of). In 2006, Hedren took a role in the short-lived soap “Fashion House.” One day in rehearsal, a gallon of water fell from the ceiling onto her head. According to the The Hollywood Reporter, there’s speculation that a bird’s nest was blocking a condensation tube in the air conditioning system....

December 17, 2022 · 3 min · 473 words · Kevin Whitten

1 Biker Charged 1 Released In Road Rage Attack

A biker suspected in a road rage assault will not be charged by the Manhattan DA’s office. According to the New York Post, Allen Edwards, a biker from Queens, was one of the riders who allegedly punched in the rear driver’s side window on the assaulted man’s SUV. Edwards turned himself in to the police on Tuesday. Why did the DA decline to pursue charges against Edwards? The 33-year-old driver of the SUV, Alexian Lien, was involved in a harrowing conflict with a group of bikers on Sunday – a chain of events that ended with Lien being pulled out of his vehicle and beaten....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 424 words · Calvin Clark

5 Legal Facts About Autopsies That You May Not Know

You probably know that an autopsy is an examination performed on a body after death, usually to determine the cause of death. But with the autopsy of Ferguson, Missouri, police-shooting victim Michael Brown making news (Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered a federal autopsy in addition to the state-performed autopsy and a private autopsy requested by Brown’s family, reports Reuters), there are a few aspects of autopsies you may not be familiar with....

December 17, 2022 · 1 min · 205 words · Richard Clark

Ag Holder On Civil Asset Forfeitures 5 Things You Should Know

Attorney General Eric Holder announced Friday that the U.S. Justice Department will strictly limit local and state law enforcement agencies’ use of so-called federal “adoptions” for civil asset forfeitures. The federal asset forfeiture program originally began in the 1980s as part of the war on drugs, reports The Washington Post. At that time, few states had similar forfeiture laws; however, federal adoption of seized property allowed local and state law enforcement agencies to prevent seized property from being returned to criminals....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 259 words · Lanny Young

Baby Food Recall Over Botulism Concern Plum Organics Apple Carrot

Plum Organics has recalled containers of its Apple & Carrot Baby Food in Portable Pouches. The recall includes pouches with a best buy date of May 21, 2010 and “890180001221” marked on the bottom of the package. Plum initiated the recall out of concern over risk of potential contamination with Clostridium botulinum, the bacteria associated with food borne botulism. These have been sold at Toys-R-Us and Babies-R-Us stores, where they can be returned for a refund....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 214 words · John Armendariz

Bernie Mac S Widow Files Wrongful Death Suit

For a man known for his comedic timing, Bernie Mac’s death was no laughing matter. Comedian Bernard McCullough, better known to his fans as Bernie Mac, died from pneumonia complications in August 2008 at the age of 50. His widow, Rhonda McCullough has filed a wrongful death suit against her late husband’s dermatologist. Dr. Rene Earles worked as Mac’s dermatologist for over twenty years and saw his celebrity patient a couple weeks before his death....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 411 words · Steve Mclain

Block On Trump S Asylum Ban Upheld By Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld a federal judge’s ban of the Trump administration’s new asylum restrictions, a ruling which had already been affirmed by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. President’s Administration Cannot Legislate From the Oval Office Historically, asylum seekers were not required to enter the U.S. through immigration ports. Rather, they could cross the U.S. border wherever they chose....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 308 words · Steven Bailey

Desperate Excedrin Users Paying Hundreds On Ebay For Pills

Excedrin has been off the shelves for almost six months due to a manufacturing snafu and migraine-sufferers are turning to expensive eBay sales to keep the pain at bay. Bottles of Excedrin have been sold online for over $1 per pill which means rich profits for the sellers. At least one man has made about $300 per bottle in online sales on eBay according to the New York Post. With the high costs and the threat of crippling migraines, there might be an argument that sellers are taking advantage of the people purchasing the highly coveted drug....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 413 words · Margaret Morel

Employers Can T Use Prior Salary Amounts To Justify Pay Gap

Many of us secretly wonder how much our colleagues make and whether or not we’re being paid what we deserve. And if we’re not paid the same, what’s the justification for those pay differences? When a Fresno math consultant found out her male counterpart was paid more solely because he made more at his last job, she sued her employer. Now, a federal court has decided that prior salary cannot be used to justify a pay gap....

December 17, 2022 · 3 min · 467 words · Kaitlyn Robin

Fernando Flores Sues Britney Spears For Sexual Harassment

Singer Britney Spears is reportedly facing a lawsuit that can only be described as toxic. The allegations contained in a suit filed by former bodyguard Fernando Flores maintain he was sexually harassed by the singer. The suit claims Spears made repeated unwanted sexual advances toward Flores and goes on to detail the actions that the bodyguard says “humiliated and traumatized him.” How Britney’s camp will do damage control on this suit is anybody’s guess....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 244 words · Joan Campbell

Ftc Files Complaints Against Weight Loss Pill Marketers

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed complaints in four separate cases alleging that weight-loss and weight-control claims were not supported by competent and reliable scientific evidence. Marketers of the four products (Xenadrine EFX, CortiSlim, TrimSpa, and One-A-Day WeightSmart) have settled with the FTC, surrendered cash and other assets worth at least $25 million, and agreed to limit their future advertising claims. “You won’t find weight loss in a bottle of pills that claims it has the latest scientific breakthrough or miracle ingredient,” said FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras....

December 17, 2022 · 1 min · 148 words · Rachel Daly

Hearing Loss Risk Added To Impotence Drug Labeling

Labeling on erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra will more prominently display information on the potential risk of sudden hearing loss, and guide consumers on what to do if they experience sudden problems with their hearing, according to an announcement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The labeling changes are a result of a number of cases in which patients taking these drugs reported sudden hearing loss, sometimes with dizzinesss and/or ringing in the ears....

December 17, 2022 · 1 min · 174 words · Morgan Schroeder

Judge Rejects Settlement In World Trade Center Lawsuit

The World Trade Center lawsuit settlement might not be working out as well as originally contemplated. Manhattan Federal Court Judge Alvin Hellerstien said on Friday that he rejected the proposed settlement in the World trade Center lawsuit. He stated that the settlement is not enough, includes too large a chunk in attorney fees, and does not provide plaintiffs adequate information to decide whether to opt in or not. In the proposed settlement, reached earlier this month, several Ground Zero rescue workers heard that they may be entitled to thousands, if not millions, under a $657 million settlement amount....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 314 words · Dan Flagg