Category: Political News
Nursing Homes Push For COVID-19 Lawsuit Immunity As Deaths Top 20,000
Faced with 20,000 deaths and counting, nursing homes are pushing states to give them immunity from a potential flood of lawsuits.
Business Owners Ask Courts to Centralize COVID-19 Insurance Lawsuits in MDL
Plaintiffs are asking judges to centralize lawsuits against insurance companies for rejecting COVID-19 business interruption claims.
Lawmakers Ask Graco and Chicco to Recall More Inclined Sleepers
Inclined sleeper accessories for Chicco's Lullaby Playards and Graco’s Care Station Playards may pose a suffocation hazard.
University of Michigan Doctor Accused of Sexually Abusing Students
Dr. Robert E. Anderson, a now-deceased doctor at the University of Michigan, is accused of sexually abusing over 100 male students and athletes from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Major Retailers End Sales of Inclined Baby Sleepers
Amazon, Walmart, eBay and Buy Buy Baby are ending sales of inclined sleepers after the products were linked to at least 73 deaths.
California Extends Statute of Limitations for Sex Abuse Lawsuits
California has extended the statute of limitations for adults to file child sexual abuse lawsuits, opening a one-year window for previously time-barred lawsuits to be filed against individuals and organizations.
Texas Extends Sex Abuse Lawsuit Time-Limit to 30 Years
Lawmakers in Texas have doubled the statute-of-limitations for sex abuse lawsuits to 30 years after the survivor turns 18 years old.
Trump Says “Don’t Vape” and Readies Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes
President Donald Trump said he warned his 13 year-old son, "Don't vape," one day after saying his administration would ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes to curb their attractiveness to young people.
Mexican Drug Lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Guilty on 10 Counts – Faces Life in U.S. Prison
After decades on the run and at least two escapes from maximum security Mexican prisons, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, better known as ‘El Chapo’ -- that’s ‘Shorty’ to you gabachos -- has been handed down a likely death blow to any...
How the U.S. Government Shutdown is Affecting the Legal Industry
The federal court system is predicting that the current government shutdown -- the longest shutdown in U.S. history -- will severely bog down civil litigation if not fixed by next Friday, extending its original estimate by a week.