The administrators of the Independent Compensation Program (ICP) in California have extended the deadline for survivors of Catholic priest sexual abuse to February 29, 2020. The claims filing deadline is March 31, 2020. Six of the twelve dioceses are part of the ICP. They are…
In October 2019, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) issued a voluntary recall of a single lot of its Baby Powder. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), when testing one sample of that Baby Powder, had discovered sub-trace levels of asbestos, so J&J implemented the recall out…
In case you missed it, I recently launched the Journey Into Justice Podcast with Blog Talk Radio host Simon Barrett. The podcasts are held every Monday evening at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. The podcast aims to explore different aspects of the justice system, and we…
Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird has been a fixture in the American consciousness for decades, praised for its examination of racial injustice. But today, it is not the only significant American novel about racial injustice, nor is it the only book part of students’ required reading.…
About a year ago, on February 14, 2019, New York Governor Cuomo signed the New York Child Victims Act into law. It extended the deadline for filing civil lawsuits against child sexual abusers and private or public institutions until a survivor’s 55th birthday. Before that,…