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SPEAKING UP ABOUT SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
“Inaction is an action. Silence is indifference. Justice requires action and a voice.” Those are the words uttered by Judge Rosemarie Aquilina just weeks ago, right before sentencing sports doctor Larry Nassar to 40-175 years in prison for the sexual abuse of female Olympic athletes. Prosecutor Angela Povilaitis spoke to the victims of Nassar’s… Read More »
DO YOU NEED TO JOIN THE BABY POWDER BATTLE?
The asbestos-talcum powder story has become quite old by now, but apparently it’s a story that is far from over. Just two months ago, the widower of a St. Clair County, Illinois woman filed suit, claiming his wife had been exposed to asbestos contained in talcum-based body powder products, causing her 2016 death from… Read More »
WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS CAN HURT YOUR CHILD
According to a recent CBS news report, children age 6 and under whose blood was tested for lead using the Magellan LeadCare Testing Systems may not have received accurate results; pregnant and nursing moms who received the test may also need to be retested, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. Lead is a… Read More »
DOG BITE VICTIMS NEED COMPASSION ALONG WITH COMPENSATION!
“They may be our best friends, but dogs are still animals and they can bite. In fact, dogs bite about 4.7 million Americans every year, half of them children between ages 5 and 9”, Web MD points out. In fact, dogsbite.org predicts, by 2020, pit bulls alone are projected to have mauled 385 Americans… Read More »
HARMED BY ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS? THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW – THERE IS!
“There oughta be a law” when millions of people suffer accidental poisoning every year in the United States. Well, there is such a law, known as CERCLA or Superfund. Under this law, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the power to assess liability for cleanup of hazardous substances at any site. Insurance companies know… Read More »
SERIOUSLY INJURED IN OR AROUND A STORE? SEEK COMPENSATION SOON
For quite a number of unlucky Indiana citizens, their holiday shopping sprees – or their trips to return or exchange gifts after the holiday – had a very unfortunate side effect: they were injured, through no fault of their own, on the premises of a store. Until such an accident happens, most people never… Read More »
ROAD-WEARY TRUCKERS PUT MANY LIVES AT RISK
“Road-weary truckers risk lives on the job”, reads a headline in a recent issue of the Indianapolis Star. While decades of study have led researchers to conclude that “sleep-deprived drivers become exponentially more hazardous the longer they spend on the road,” compliance with truck driver safety laws has relied almost exclusively on carrier and… Read More »
“CYBER-SHAMING” IS SEXUAL ABUSE
It’s all over the news when a teacher is found to have been involved in an inappropriate relationship with an underage student. In fact, in my line of work, which includes helping victims of sexual assault and abuse, I’m used to hearing stories about “inappropriate relationships” of all kinds. I couldn’t agree more with… Read More »
WHO CAN BE HELD LIABLE FOR TERRORISM-CAUSED INJURIES?
In October, 2017, after a 29-year-old male driving a rented Home Depot pickup truck plowed into bicyclists and pedestrians on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City, 8 people were left dead and more than 12 injured. In that same month, a high-stakes gambler named Stephen Paddock opened fire on a concert… Read More »
CHILDREN AT EXTRA RISK FROM EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS
“Since 2010, 42 children in Johnson County have been diagnosed with cancer, far higher than the national average. Ours were two of those children, and cancer took one of their lives,” Stacia Davidson and Kari Rhinehart share in last month’s Indianapolis Star. The two moms have formed a grass roots campaign to identify the… Read More »
