Congress, various safety groups, as well as the families of crash victims have been working for more than 20 years to get the U.S. Department of Transportation to act on a basic commercial driver’s license entry level training rule. Regulatory review has had the mandate on…
State and local governments may deny or revoke various forms of property rights in certain circumstances, but these governments’ power to do so is subject to limitations. Oftentimes government oversteps its boundaries and issues unfair decisions regarding property rights. One way to resolve the denial…
For the second time in a little more than a month, the FDA warned of accuracy errors associated with stereotaxic navigation systems—a computer system that “guides” surgeons within the body in real-time by using 3D-like imaging—most often employed during brain or spinal surgery. The…
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Scott did not back up her claims with any evidence to contradict the lower court’s determination. The court found no plain error in the record and affirm the compensation court’s determination.
In December 2015, all federally filed Bair Hugger warming blanket lawsuits were centralized before one court in the District of Minnesota. Since then, both parties have been working toward the selection of a few cases that will go to trial first, to determine how juries…
The Shelby County Health Department announced today that guest who visited The Guest House at Graceland from May 15 to 26, 2017 may have been exposed to bacteria called Legionella, which can lead to Legionnaires Disease. The bacteria is ingested when people breathe in mist…
There are a lot of big names being bandied about when it comes to self-driving or driverless technology: Tesla, Apple and Uber just to name a few. Expand the topic to self-driving trucks, specifically semis or tractor-trailers, and you get the usual suspects plus a…
I was just contacted by Simon Barrett of Blogger News who has written an account of the Cardinal Pell abuse allegations entitled “Cardinal Pell-Naughty Priest?” Mr. Barrett asked me for a comment. Here’s what I had to say: “A person should be viewed as innocent…
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While fireworks are synonymous with celebrating our Independence, they are also a common cause of injuries that can be easily prevented. Many states ban the use of fireworks all together by unlicensed individuals, while others place strict limitations on their use. The reasoning is rather…
Cardinal George Pell, one of the most senior members of the Catholic Church and Pope Francis’ chief financial adviser, has brought the church’s child sex abuse scandal right into the heart of the Vatican. Pell has been charged with multiple historical sexual assault offenses in…