Last month, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration issued a press announcement alerting the public that traces of asbestos, which are known carcinogens, were detected in a sample of Johnson & Johnson’s talcum Baby Powder. As a result of the announcement, J&J issued a voluntary…
In a stunning allegation a former Juul Labs executive has alleged that the vaping company knowingly shipped 1 million tainted nicotine pods to customers. This allegation comes in a lawsuit filed recently by lawyers representing Siddharth Breja, a one-time finance executive at the e-cigarette maker.…
California has joined other states across the nation and expanded the statute of limitations for victims of sexual assault. In October Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation giving victims of childhood sexual abuse until age 40, or five years from discovery of the abuse, to…
Norman Pearlstine, executive editor of the Los Angeles Times, was honored at the Poynter Institute’s Bowtie Ball in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday, November 2 for his distinguished service as a journalist. Poynter is a premier training institution and think tank for journalists. Pearlstine wa
On Sep. 25, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the allocation of over $77 million in grant funding to improve safety in the commercial trucking industry. Recipients, which are primarily training institutions and states, will use the grant money to further FMCSA’s goals
On Oct. 22, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released fatal highway crash data for 2018, which brought some promising news. The total number of fatalities declined by 2.4%, decreasing from 37,437 deaths in 2017 to 36,560 in 2018. Unfortunately, however, the downwards trend…
In a striking story, New York Times writers David Giles and Natalie Kitroeff report that despite Boeing’s repeatedly saying it had no idea that the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) was unsafe, recent emails between Boeings test pilots prove otherwise. On October 18, 2019, Boe
According to a traffic crash fatality statistics report released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Oct. 22, there was a 2.4% reduction in overall road fatalities from 2017 to 2018, decreasing from 37,437 to 36,560 deaths. In fact, a number of categories…
On the eve of trial in the Northern District of Ohio, three major opioid Distributors and a major Manufacturer of generic opioids settled claims against them for the negligent manufacture and distribution of their harmful products. On Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, just before opening statements…
On October 11, 2019, the Joint Authorities Technical Review (JATR) consisting of representatives from the FAA, NASA, and Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA’s) from Australia, Brazil, Canada. China, Europe, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and the UAE, submitted its report to the FAA’s Associate Administrato
Former JUUL Senior Vice President Siddarth Breja claims he was fired for raising concerns about the company knowingly shipping over one million contaminated vape pods. Breja filed suit over the incident and in his pleadings alleged that JUUL CEO Kevin Burns responded to Breja’s concerns…
