Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system officials have agreed to pay a $1.5 million settlement to the 5-year-old daughter of Oscar Grant, an unarmed man fatally shot by a transit police officer on Jan. 1, 2009.
Bystanders captured the video on cell phone, which depicted then-Officer Johannes Mehserle, 27, pulling his gun and shooting Grant in the [...]

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The military is about to begin reviewing the status of thousands of veterans thanks to a court order regarding benefits granted to those veterans discharged with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A class action lawsuit filed by combat veterans led to the order to review the records of recent vets discharged with PTSD to decide whether they were [...]

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While there have been a bevy of posts that discuss the dangers of distracted driving, we have all (us drivers at least) been guilty of it at some point in our lives. We all know that we should never drink and drive, but when it comes to distracted driving, we all seem to be more forgiving about [...]

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The Los Angeles Times reports that Halliburton is asking the Supreme Court to reverse a ruling by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that allowed Ms. Jamie Leigh Jones’ Halliburton KBR rape case to go to trial. Ms. Jones claims that she was raped while she was working for the company in Baghdad. KBR was Halliburton’s [...]

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New York City and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced a pilot program that would look into the possible PCB contamination in building materials in public schools citywide. The New York Times reports that there might be PCB contamination in the caulking around doors and windows of some city schools. Caulk is a [...]

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) wrapped up its investigation into a deadly train crash in LA this week. The NTSB investigation delved into the causes of a deadly train crash in a Los Angeles suburb back on Sept. 12, 2008. The Washington Times reports that NTSB officials were sorry to say that it took [...]

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The New York Times reports that VMG Global has pleaded guilty to selling dietary health supplements that were laced with steroids. VMG Global, a sports nutrition company based in California, also does business as American Cellular Labs. The dietary health supplements in question are called Tren Xtreme and Mass Xtreme. Each product actually contained an [...]

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Parents of more than 100 autistic children in eastern Los Angeles have filed a class action against the nonprofit agency Eastern Los Angeles County Regional Center for what they claim is an illegal suspension of therapy for autistic children. The Los Angeles Times reports that the agency claims that it cut the therapy for autistic children because of [...]

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The Missouri Supreme Court is set to rule on whether a 2005 law which set a medical malpractice cap violates the state constitution. According to the Insurance Journal, attorneys for the plaintiffs argue that the malpractice cap law should not be applied retroactively and cannot be used to discriminate against spouses of those who are [...]

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The Department of Justice released a press release that announced three university Kindle programs settlements under the ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act). The three universities that reached the settlements are: Case Western Reserve University, Pace University, and Reed College. The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon had worked out a deal with several textbook publishers [...]

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