By Mike Hayes, ProPublica Five years ago, NBA guard Thabo Sefolosha was standing outside a nightclub when he was tackled by five New York Police Department officers, one of whom broke his leg with a baton. Sefolosha sued, and the city paid its largest settlement for alleged police brutality in years, $4.5 million. After all, […]
By Sean Campbell, ProPublica In early April, before COVID-19 hit her state hard, Palestine Howze was in a Durham, North Carolina, nursing home, living in pain. She had lost her legs to diabetes, and for months she had been suffering through a bedsore. In her medical records, staff noted that Howze, 71, would moan through […]
By Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, The Conversation In early December, the House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, or the MORE Act. The bill sought to decriminalize marijuana nationally by removing cannabis from the federal government’s Schedule I controlled substance list. That category indicates the drug has high potential for abuse and […]
By Lydia DePillis, Pro Publica It was the hectic week before Thanksgiving, and Amrith Kaur — the legal director of an advocacy group called the Sikh Coalition — was not prepared for a surprise update from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that could have dramatic consequences for her clients. With little warning, the EEOC published […]
By Civil Rights On a Friday afternoon in July 2009, President Obama gave remarks in the East Room of the White House about the signing of an international human rights treaty to protect the rights of people with disabilities. “Disability rights aren’t just civil rights to be enforced here at home; they’re universal rights to […]
By Sarah Polous, The Hill Ceiling fans sold by Home Depot are being recalled due to potential for the blades to detach during use and cause injury, CBS reports. United States Consumer Product Safety Commission posted a recall notice for the Hampton Bay 54-inch Mara Indoor/Outdoor fans, produced by Florida-based manufacturer King of Fans. Prior […]
By Victoria Falk There is nothing like a crisis to help expose people to themselves – to shine a light on their challenges. The United States’ long history of systemic racism, discrimination, and failure to provide equal treatment for all, has been exposed during the COVID – 19 Pandemic. This exposure is evident by increased […]
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By Patricia Callahan, ProPublica In an unusually harsh and pointed report, a U.S. House subcommittee, responding to a ProPublica investigation, found widespread evidence that the nation’s largest manufacturers of car seats “endangered the lives of millions of American children and misled consumers about the safety of booster seats” in crashes that can kill or paralyze […]
By JC Campbell The shock and trauma you suffer when you are involved in a car accident compounds any resulting physical injury and often leaves you feeling disoriented. The psychological effect of an automobile crash can very easily lead to a lack of clear thinking when faced with an angry driver who wants to hold […]
After being injured in an accident, you’re likely to hear the words “claim” and “lawsuit.” Although they might be used interchangeably, don’t get confused on the legal difference between the two. They’re legal terms, and they’re a world apart. If you file a personal injury claim, it only involves you and the insurer of the […]
As per the Governors State Highway Administration, there were an estimated 6,590 pedestrian traffic deaths in the United States in 2019. That would be the highest rate of pedestrian fatalities in almost 30 years. Florida, Georgia, Texas, Arizona and California had a total of 47% of those deaths. More than 200,000 pedestrians across the country […]
By Daniela Porat and Patricia Callahan, ProPublica In February 2012, a safety engineer at Evenflo, one of the biggest sellers of children’s booster seats, wanted the company to make a major change to its instructions for parents. He recommended Evenflo stop selling booster seats for children who weigh less than 40 pounds. Citing government research, […]
There are many types of accidental injuries that can occur and cause serious injury or death. Many of the causes behind these accidents are unexpected, potentially permanently changing a person’s life within seconds. In many cases, these unexpected causes can result in permanent disability and prevent victims from restoring their lives to the way they […]
People across the globe enjoy the convenience of using social media and the communication links that it provides for accessing friends, family, business associates and the general public. What can come to issue is the fact that if you’re claiming injuries and damages from an accident, social media is one of the first places that […]