Recalled: Philips Lightbulbs Philips recently announced the recall of approximately 1.86 million of its EnergySaver and Marathon Compact Flourescent Dimmable Reflector Flood Lamp Lightbulbs due to a potential laceration risk. The glue used to hold together the inner and outer parts of the lamp can fail, causing the outer part to fall and hit people [...]
What Are Birth Injuries? As the term suggests, Birth Injuries are injuries that occur during the birth of a baby, that can be caused by mechanical interventions (such as the use of forceps, or vacuum), that due to user error or improper use, result in harm to the baby. These types of injury can range [...]
Featured FAQ: Toyota Recall
Toyota Car Mat Recall Prompted by Saddening Event The fatal Santee car crash that killed an off-duty California Highway Patrol officer and three of his family members is a chilling reminder of what can happen when dangerous or defective products harm consumers. Toyota claimed that the car mats becoming forced in the accelerator was the [...]
Clinic Says 2,345 People May Have Been Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis
It has just been reported that Dean Clinic in Madison, Wisconsin discovered that a former employee potentially exposed 2,345 patients between 2006 and 2011 to blood borne diseases. Allegedly the employee inappropriately used diabetes testing materials during patient trainings. The employee taught patients how to use insulin pens and finger stick devices and apparently reused [...]
Ninth Circuit Rules on Suit Against Officer for Taser Confusion The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently handed down a decision in a mistaken weapon case, which may prove significant in similar cases, such as the Oscar Grant BART case. It overruled the granting of a summary judgment motion in the District Court of the [...]
Social Media Contact With Students – Is It Ok?
I used to teach middle school in a small town so I understand the struggle of having a personal life but keeping it private from my students. Eating out at restaurants often included seeing a student or two. I viewed my role as an educator, not a friend so I made sure to not blur the lines between [...]
Weird Laws: Facebook Edition
Germany: Illegal to Use Like Function on Facebook Germany recently required its government offices to shut down their fan pages on facebook, and to remove the “like” button from their governmental websites, claiming that the use of the like button violates Germany’s strict internet privacy laws. It claims that using the like button immediately allows [...]
On Tuesday August 23, 2011 a jury convicted an Alaska woman of misdemeanor child abuse after she forcibly poured hot sauce down the throat of her seven-year old adopted Russian son. In fact, according to an article on msnbc.msn.com, the mother, Jessica Beagley age 36, also had a habit of making her son stand in a [...]
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 347 U.S. 483 (1954) Brown v. Board of Education, as it is commonly referred to, is the United States Supreme Court decision which held that separate education systems for white and black students is unconstitutional. It was actually filed as a class action lawsuit against the Board of [...]
Imagine waking up one sunny, beautiful day only to be told that you were dead. It sounds like an interesting story line for a movie or perhaps a weird dream but unfortunately it appears that Social Security does exactly that to thousands of people each year – even though they are still alive. Social Security [...]
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