Johnson & Johnson suffered another blow to its claims that its talcum powder products are safe this week, when a jury in the Oakland California Superior Court determined that asbestos-contaminated Baby Powder was a “substantial contributing factor” to Terry Leavitt’s mesothelioma and delivered a $29.4 million damages verdict in her favor. Mesothelioma is an aggressive, terminal cancer of the internal organs, and…[...]
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Having the name James Casey Heneghan I have been identified as an Irishman many a day. It is a heritage that I take pride in. My grandparents were born in Ireland and came to the “new country” when they were all in the teens or early twenties. Each couple came all the way here to meet the other, having not…[...]
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You have been involved in a motor vehicle crash involving a commercial motor vehicle!!! It was not your fault!!! The following are three of the most important records you can obtain after a truck wreck. First, request a copy of the police report. When a police officer arrives at the collision scene, they open an official police report and begin…[...]
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There’s an old Scottish saying: “may you live in interesting times.” That one seems tailor-made for our legal profession in the current political environment. Never before have so many issues related to criminal, civil, and constitutional law been in the news, in different ways, and with a different cast of characters every day. Just a couple of weeks ago, for…[...]
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West Virginia workers received a win a few weeks ago from the Honorable Jennifer Bailey, Kanawha County Circuit Judge, who issued an opinion in a case before her striking down key components of West Virginia’s 2016 Right-To-Work Legislation. “Right-To-Work” is an Orwellian set of model laws cooked up by corporate “think tanks” and pushed hard for passage in State legislatures by corporate lobbyists…[...]
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Ever sit and think about how much technology is directly at our fingertips? How simple technological advancements have completely changed our lives? The thought entered my mind when discovered my hometown has a Civic Sign Up website. During my little league softball days, for years my parents would drag me to sign ups. Although I loved playing, the whole thing…[...]
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Trucking Industry Push Leads to Proposed Legislation That Would Allow Teens to Drive Interstate Commercial Trucks
Mar 11, 2019
To solve the legitimate problem of the shortage of experienced truck drivers, the trucking industry is pushing to put teenaged truck drivers behind the wheel. This has many people concerned since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has recently issued data that fatal collisions involving trucks are at the highest rate in 29 years. The question becomes, does adding teenage…[...]
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Christmas 2018 will be a holiday my family will never forget, not because of the great day, not the big gift or even the Christmas night around the tree with our extended family telling tales and laughing. It will be remembered for the tragic loss of Patricia Bates. Pat is my wife’s mom, my children’s grandma (Granny, if you will)…[...]
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Each year millions of youths in schools and communities across the country hurt themselves or others through verbal, physical and digital means. The 2017 CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Study found that 21% of high school student are bullied on school property each year in Pennsylvania. That same study found that 17.3% of high school students are electronically bullied each year in Pennsylvania. These…[...]
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Recently, my email and social media have been bombarded with advertisements for subscription services. It’s amazing to me how these days, you really don’t have to leave your home for the most part. Cleaning products, health care products, books, clothing, food…whatever your heart desires are all at the mercy of the buttons on your keyboard. The days of going to the grocery store…[...]
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