Chicken Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Ready-to-eat chicken salad products sold in Florida recalled for potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that causes severe foodborne illness.
Exploding ARC Airbag Injures Driver; Questions Loom as Investigation into Faulty Inflators Drags On
More than 4 years after the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) committed to an investigation into why exploding airbag inflators manufactured by ARC Automotive of Tennessee are causing severe injuries and even deaths, new casualties are being reported...
Lawsuit Filed Against Santa Clarita Basketball Coach Accused of Sexual Abuse
February 20, 2019 - A lawsuit has been filed against the William S. Hart Union High School District in Santa Clarita, California, and a former Canyon High School basketball coach who is being accused of multiple counts of sexual abuse....
Legionnaires Outbreak Linked to Minnesota Hotel
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has narrowed down a cluster of at least 4 cases of Legionnaires disease to a hotel spa in northwestern Minnesota. Hotel management has temporarily closed the pool and spa pending results of the investigation.
Woman Paralyzed in Uber Accident Awarded $38 Million
A Texas jury has awarded more than $37 million to a woman who sued Honda after being paralyzed in a 2015 car crash in which her Uber driver ran a red light and was T-boned by an oncoming pickup truck.
Texas Man Dies from Vape Explosion
An exploding e-cigarette caused a man from Fort Worth, Texas, to suffer brain injuries so catastrophic they resulted in his death from a severed carotid artery, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Opioid Epidemic Linked to Decline in U.S. Labor Force: Study
A new study published in Brookings Papers on Economic Activity has made a convincing case for blaming at least part of a recent downward trend in the U .S. labor force on prescription opioid medications.
Tower Pressure Cooker Lawsuit
A european device manufacturer is recalling its 6-litre One Touch Stainless Steel pressure cookers over a serious risk of burns, according to a recall notice posted by RAPEX.
Hundreds of Southern Baptist Church Ministers, Deacons Accused of Sexual Assault
A total of about 380 Baptist Ministers, Deacons, and unpaid volunteers have faced allegations of sexual misconduct, and more than half have already been convicted, according to an investigation by the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express News.
Breast Implants Linked to Dozens of New Lymphoma Cases: FDA Warning
At least 474 women who received textured breast implants have been diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening type of cancer known as anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), according to a new warning from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Of...