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Authored by: Ollie Lammers According to CNBC.com, Tesla Inc. is recalling 15,000 Model X SUVs. The recall was issued because of a potential issue that can lead to a loss of power steering assist that could make steering harder and increase the risk of a crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said aluminum bolts that attach the e...

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Authored By: Candace Whitman For most people, rest stops are a place to grab a snack from the vending machine, use the rest room, and take a quick walk. For truck drivers, rest stops are safe havens where they can stop to sleep when they get too drowsy to drive safely. A recent study has shown just how important it really is for interstates and parkways t...

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The U.S government is suing Fanatics Inc., a sports apparel company, for racial discrimination, harassment and retaliation. Bloomberg reports the company has investors like the National Football League (NFL) and the Major League Baseball (MLB). The suit, brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, centers around claims from a former emplo...

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The 22 women who successfully won the lawsuit claiming Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder caused their cancers say “Justice has been served.” Reuters reports the women were awarded $4.69 billion in damages by a St. Louis jury on July 12. The jury concluded J&J’s talc-based products contained asbestos, causing the 22 women to develop ovarian cancer. 6...

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A San Francisco man diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of 42 believes Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer caused his disease. As reported by the Associated Press, lawyers for Dewayne Johnson asked the jury during trial on Monday, July 9, 2018 to find the agribusiness giant responsible for their client’s cancer. According to the AP, Johnson’s laws...

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Authored By: Iris Garrett According to research from Johns Hopkins Medicine, more than 250,000 Americans die every year as a result of medical errors, a number so high that medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the U.S. However, in an article in The Legal Examiner, Chris Nace says these numbers could be made even worse when you factor...

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On September 10th, 2015 a teenage driver of a Mercedes Benz caused severe and permanent injuries to the plaintiff driver of a Mitsubishi Outlander while using the Snapchat Speed Filter. The speed filter documents the speed the user is traveling and overlays the speed onto a picture of the Snapchat user. The plaintiffs filed suit against the defendant driv...

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Authored By: Iris Garrett Every attorney is well versed in the law, but what about the laws of fashion? The legal field’s changing landscape is making these rules a bit harder to wrap our heads around, and as a result, making it difficult for both male and female lawyers to know how to dress for the job. In an article in the ABA Journal, Liane Jackson say...

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Six children await a $2.5 million settlement after becoming sick from E.coli-tainted chocolate mousse cake served at two Reno restaurants in 2015. A Washoe County judge must now approve their financial settlements because of the children’s ages, as reported by the Reno Gazette Journal. The six children are plaintiffs in a lawsuit that followed Washoe’s “w...

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