House passes food safety bill.
The AP (7/31, Jalonick) reports that by a 283-142 margin, the House yesterday passed a far-reaching food safety bill Thursday in the wake of the recent outbreak of salmonella in peanuts that killed...
Month: July 2009
Legal
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The Conservative Judicial Activism Chronicles: Notice Pleading is No Longer the Law in Federal Court
Filing a lawsuit for personal injury, civil rights, employment disputes and all other cases has just become more complex in Federal Court. This article is for trial attorneys who might be caught by...
Legal
1 min read
Court ordered to preserve Pennsylvania youth offenders' records.
The AP (7/27) reported, A federal judge was asked Monday to preserve thousands of juvenile court records in a Pennsylvania judicial scandal -- evidence of wrongdoing that the state Supreme Court has...
Legal
7 min read
Congress and Cruise Ships, Peepholes and Latches!
There you go again! Those are the memorable words of Ronald Reagan in a Presidential campaign debate. Those words came to mind as I listened to Congress brag about making cruise ships safer by...
Legal
3 min read
Summer Water Safety Alert: Surf’s Up On The South Shore! Be Careful
The waves in Waikiki look white and fluffy and the warm air and water beckon the just arrived tourists. I surf. Its great fun. But beware. Those waves are powerful. The surfers riding them are...
Legal
6 min read
Fatigue As The Result of Personal Injury
Everyone knows about broken bones, lacerations, traumatic brain injury, loss of vision, spinal cord injury and other physical injuries that follow automobile accidents, medical malpractice,...
Legal
2 min read
Representative Kucinich Takes On The National Arbitration Forum and Forced Unfair Arbitration In Congress
Bloomberg News (7/22, Van Voris, Rosenkrantz) reported, A congressional staff investigation into the biggest U.S. consumer debt-collection arbitrator found 'deeply disturbing' abuses, U.S....
Legal
3 min read
Justice For Sale: American Arbitration Association and National Arbitration Forum Rig The System
The alternative dispute resolution (ADR) craze was touted by supporters as a way to avoid the nightmare of court and jury trials. Well the nightmare was mainly one for big credit companies and other...
Legal
3 min read
Single Payer Health Care Reform Is In Sight – But Watch Out For Big Insurance Trying To Stop It
I just watched a disgusting story on CNN about a $900 wheelchair. The wheelchair can be bought on new E-Bay for $300 with free shipping. Or the manufacturer will sell it to you for $600. But if you...
Legal
2 min read
SUV Driver Who Killed Teen In Waimanalo Suspected of Drunk Driving
A tragic teen pedestrian death in Waimanalo now seems to be the result of intoxication as police have arrested the 46 year-old Waimanalo man who was driving the SUV of suspicion of drunk driving as...