According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has issued a recall of 28 lots of birth control pills due to problems with the ingredients and sequence of the medication. The recall covers Lo/Ovral-28 Tablets and Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets. The company said the daily dosage of the contraceptives could be incorrect, leaving women…
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A family in Utah recently filed a wrongful death suit against North Sanpete School District following their son’s suicide. The lawsuit alleges that school officials failed to prevent and stop years of bullying, and that such failure caused the Utah family’s son to commit suicide. According to the suit, the deceased, Jacob Hancock, began to…
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After tremendous frustration and debate, the city of Houston was obligated last year by an overwhelming majority of its voters to end its contract with red light camera manufacturer American Traffic Solutions (ATS) and permanently shut down the controversial cameras. ATS quickly brought suit against the city for breaching their contract which was scheduled to…
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According to an article in Accounting Today, the IRS has released final regulations relating to the exclusion from gross income for amounts received on account of personal physical injuries or physical sickness. The final regulations in TD 9573 reflect amendments under the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 and affect taxpayers who have received…
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A fiery explosion injured three workers at an oil and gas well site near Pearsall, Texas on January 19th, 2012. Preliminary information indicates that welders were working near a truck that was unloading saltwater that contained liquid hydrocarbons. Sparks from the welders caused the explosion when they ignited vapors that were created during the truck’s…
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Con los grandes avances en la tecnología, no es sorprendente que la ley ha sido lenta en establecer los límites que estas nuevas técnicas y aparatos tienen sobre un individuo. Pero con el caso de Estados Unidos v. Jones pendiente ante la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos, la ley podría estar más cerca de estar…
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A recently filed lawsuit alleged that Captain Jack’s Bar and Grill’s negligence contributed to the death of a youth pastor in Washington. Specifically, the estate of Samuel Stephens claims that Captain Jack’s Bar and Grill over served alcohol to Joseph McNeil and subsequently allowed him to operate a vehicle. On September 5, 2010, Joseph McNeil…
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A recent auto insurance study concluded that women are better drivers than men. The study found that male drivers are responsible for approximately 80 percent (80%) of all fatal and serious automobile accidents. Women drivers are 27 percent (27%) less likely than male drivers to cause vehicle accidents. In 2007, men were involved in 6.1…
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