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3 years ago+3 3 0Family of UPS driver slain in police shootout files lawsuit
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A family is suing over the fatal December shooting of a Florida UPS driver who was taken hostage by two robbers and killed in a torrent of gunfire after he and the...
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3 years ago+18 18 0You can now stake your claim in Apple’s $500 million iPhone slowdown settlement
Did you own an iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, SE, 7, or 7 Plus?
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3 years ago+18 18 0DoNotPay Unsubscribes You From Spam—and Tries to Get You Paid
The world's first robot lawyer can now fight email spam — and check whether or not you're owed compensation from the sender.
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3 years ago+2 2 0Bayer Close to Glyphosate (Roundup) Settlement Worth $8-10 Billion
Bayer AG is close to agreeing a settlement worth $8-10 billion over claims its glyphosate-based Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.
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3 years ago+3 3 0Johnson & Johnson Discontinues Talcum Baby Powder in U.S. and Canada
Johnson & Johnson has faced lawsuits accusing it of hiding the cancer risks tied its talc-based version of baby powder since 2014
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3 years ago+43 43 0 x 1New York City breaks record: 58 straight days with no pedestrian deaths
It has been hard to find any kind of silver linings since the coronavirus pandemic has essentially put life on hold for much of the nation and the world.
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3 years ago+14 14 0NHTSA Isn't Doing Enough To Protect Us From Giant Trucks
Pedestrians are dying on American roads in greater numbers every year, and government regulators aren’t doing enough to stop it, according to a new report on pedestrian safety from the Government Accountability Office. Its chilling title is “NHTSA Ne ...
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4 years ago+3 3 0With traffic so low, officials expected roadway deaths to follow suit. They did not.
With traffic essentially cut in half, traffic fatalities in Texas are only on track for about a 20 percent decrease.
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4 years ago+2 2 0Volvo Recalls All The Cars Because The Safety Tech Might Not Work
Swedish automaker Volvo has issued a recall of every single 2019 and 2020 vehicle is has built thus far. That amounts to a total of 121,605 vehicles on the road today with a software incompatibility possibly causing the automatic emergency braking sy ...
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4 years ago+14 14 0The Worst Crash In Racing History Compelled A Racing Driver To Invent This Ubiquitous Safety Equipment
Sometimes you need to slow down, and for that, we have brakes. Sometimes you need to slow down right the fuck now, and for that, we have impact attenuators.
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4 years ago0 1 1The Case of What’s in the Box? (Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co)
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co., 248 N.Y. 339, 162 N.E. 99 (1928), is a leading case in American tort law on the question of liability to an unforeseeable plaintiff.
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4 years ago+11 11 0NTSB slams Tesla, Apple and regulators over a fatal Autopilot crash
National Transportation Safety Board chairman blasts Tesla and 'government regulators' for jeopardizing traffic safety over Tesla’s Autopilot feature.
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4 years ago+14 14 0DoorDash’s anti-worker tactics just backfired spectacularly
DoorDash made its delivery workers sign away their right to sue if a legal dispute arises between a worker and the company. Instead, disputes would be resolved by a privatized arbitration system that tends to favor corporate parties. If a decision ha ...
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4 years ago+9 9 0Uncovered Hazards: Explosion at the DeRidder Pulp and Paper Mill
An updated safety video that includes findings and recommendations from the CSB's investigation into the February 8, 2017, explosion at the Packaging Corporation of America's DeRidder, Louisiana, pulp and paper mill.
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4 years ago+7 8 1Legal Advice: Get a Dash Cam Today — BEFORE You Need It
Not only do dash cams provide irrefutable evidence in the event of an accident, but they can protect you from fraud and potentially even save you money.
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4 years ago+16 16 0Toyota Says It Has A Possible Fix For When Drivers Mistakenly Hit The Gas Instead Of The Brake
Toyota Motor Corp unveiled an emergency safety system on Monday that uses big data to ignore the accelerator if it determines the driver steps on the pedal unintentionally.
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4 years ago+3 3 0Groundbreaking Implicit Bias Project Takes Shape in Dallas County Civil Courts
Judge Tonya Parker wants to ensure equal justice for all.
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4 years ago+7 7 0Just Like The Recalls, Takata Airbag Lawsuits Are Still Coming
After many years, lawsuits, recalls, injuries, deaths, and reports of malpractice by both manufacturers and automakers, the Takata airbag saga has become a massive, sprawling thing that’s almost too terrifying to try to keep up with. If you stopped p ...
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4 years ago+2 2 0From Dreamhouse to courthouse, this Barbie’s no plaything for Dallas judges
“Not only does this Barbie change the narrative for little black girls, it does the same for those of all races,” says Dallas County criminal court Judge Shequitta Kelly.
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4 years ago+1 1 0The Case of The Shotgun Booby Trap (Real True Crime) - YouTube
Can you booby trap your own house? When can you use deadly force against an intruder? Here’s a pretty good explanation, based on the real case of Katko v. Briney, 183 N.W.2d 657 (Iowa 1971).