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Distracted Driving Bill Aims to Ban Handheld Device Use in Massachusetts

Each year, vehicle crashes cause over 30,000 fatalities in the United States. Over one in four of fatal crashes are caused by distracted driving, with cell phone use being a major culprit. On top of that, the number of vehicle fatalities in Massachusetts increased by…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 1 Apr 2019

Distracted Driving Bill Aims to Ban Handheld Device Use in Massachusetts

Hope for Sexual Abuse Survivors: NJ Law Gives Victims More Time to Sue

On March 25, the New Jersey Senate voted to extend the time frame sexual abuse victims can file claims against their abusers or institutions. By doing so, New Jersey will join three-quarters of other U.S. states that have amended their statute of limitations since 2002.…

By Jessica Ramirez

/ 27 Mar 2019

Hope for Sexual Abuse Survivors: NJ Law Gives Victims More Time to Sue

Stem Cell Products Linked to Dangerous Infections

Non-FDA Approved Use of Stem Cell Products Linked to Dangerous Infections As of Dec. 14, 2018, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has gotten 12 reports of patients from Texas, Florida, and Arizona, who acquired infections after receiving Genetech stem cell injection or infusions. Today,…

By Virginia Graziani Lowe, MD, JD

/ 27 Mar 2019

Stem Cell Products Linked to Dangerous Infections

Australian Cardinal Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Two Boys

Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s highest ranking Catholic official and the former head of Vatican finances, is heading to prison. The 77-year-old cardinal is not eligible for parole for three years. He plans to appeal his conviction and has consistently maintained his innocence. It was the…

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 27 Mar 2019

Nevada Cops May Gain Access to Technology that Detects Driver Cell Phone Use

Law enforcement officers have already participated in efforts to reduce distracted driving in the state of Nevada. Now, a new legislative proposal hopes to take these efforts a step further by providing cops with technology that could hold distracted drivers using phones accountable. The proposed…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 27 Mar 2019

Nevada Cops May Gain Access to Technology that Detects Driver Cell Phone Use

New Severe Hypophosphatemia Suits Pursued by Firm with First Injectafer Filings, Pogust Millrood

Following the overwhelming evidence that iron deficiency anemia medication Injectafer is unsafe, in Pogust Millrood filed the nation’s first lawsuit against the big pharma companies responsible for Injectafer in December 2018. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of plaintiff Katherine Crockett, who deve

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 27 Mar 2019

New Severe Hypophosphatemia Suits Pursued by Firm with First Injectafer Filings, Pogust Millrood

Use Uber or Lyft for a Ride to the Doctor? It’s a Possibility

Uber and Lyft have quickly become the top rideshare companies in the United States. These companies provide rides for any customer for any reason. Need to get to the store? Use an app to order an Uber. Need a “lift” to work? Lyft can help…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 26 Mar 2019

Use Uber or Lyft for a Ride to the Doctor? It’s a Possibility

Parsing Priest Sex Abuse and Offending Abuse Survivors

Cardinal George Pell’s lawyer made the unsuccessful and outrageous argument that one of Pell’s offenses was “plain vanilla sexual penetration case where the child is not actively participating.” Lawyer Robert Richter made the claim while pushing for a lower sentence in a Melbourne court on…

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 25 Mar 2019

Catholic Cardinals Starting to Feel the Heat

In the wake of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin’s conviction for failing to report a known pedophile priest to police, the princes of the Catholic Church are under increasing scrutiny. Cardinal George Pell of Australia and the Vatican’s chief financial officer has been found guilty on…

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 25 Mar 2019

West Virginia Attorney General Sues Catholic Church for Knowingly Employing Pedophiles

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and its disgraced former bishop, Michael Bransfield for knowingly employing pedophile priests and failing to protect children. The lawsuit accuses the diocese of adverti

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 21 Mar 2019

Hospitals Keep Birth Complication Data Hidden – And its Hurting Black Families Most

The United States is the most dangerous country in the developed world to give birth, yet the prevalence of birth-related medical complications is being kept under wraps. The federal government does not require hospitals to publicize their childbirth complication rates, which makes it easier for…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 21 Mar 2019

Hospitals Keep Birth Complication Data Hidden – And its Hurting Black Families Most

Tips for Older Drivers With Diminished Hearing

Today’s guest on the “Beyond Driving with Dignity” podcast is Mrs. Jennifer Dahmer of Healthy Hearing. In this episode, Jennifer provides older drivers (and their families) with tips on remaining a safe driver even with hearing loss.

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 18 Mar 2019

Tips for Older Drivers With Diminished Hearing