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| Uber Screening Process Drew Scrutiny Long Before Kalamazoo Shootings |  | Saturdayâ??s mass shooting in Kalamazoo, Michigan, was the latest in a string of incidents over the past few years that have stoked concern over Uberâ??s vetting process for drivers. The companyâ??s vetting process has been drawing scrutiny in the legal system and locales across the globe. Uber has fought against measures such as fingerprint scanning that some believe would elevate its background checks to the level of the taxicab industry and law enforcement.
Faiz Siddiqui, The Washington Post 02/23/2016    | | Read Article: The Washington Post |
| Two PA Families Who Say Fracking Fouled Water Take Case to Trial | | | Jury selection began on Monday in a federal lawsuit in which two northeastern Pennsylvania families allege that Cabot Oil & Gas Corp contaminated their well water with methane when it began fracking for natural gas near their homes. Two couples - Scott Ely and Monica Marta-Ely, and Ray and Victoria Hubert - are the only plaintiffs remaining in a case that initially involved more than 40 people. The rest have settled with Cabot, a major producer in Susquehanna County.
DAVID DEKOK, Reuters 02/23/2016
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| Texas Supreme Court To Rethink Houston Flood Suit | | The Texas Supreme court on Friday agreed to reconsider its ruling in a case that allowed more than 400 Harris County residents and homeowners to proceed with their claims that the county caused flooding when it approved housing developments without planning for runoff, granting the county's motion for rehearing. The high court decided the case narrowly in June, ruling 5-4 in favor of the homeowners.
Michelle Casady, Law360.com 02/23/2016 | | Read Article: Law360.com |
| $30M Malpractice Settlement Against Doctor Who Worked at Chicago Hospitals | | The family of a 6-year-old boy with brain damage has settled a medical malpractice lawsuit for $30 million involving Dr. Mark Holterman who allegedly performed several experimental surgeries on the patient. The child was born in November 2009 with a leak in his esophagus and other conditions that were not life-threatening.
Ameet Sachdev, Chicago Tribune 02/23/2016 | | Read Article: Chicago Tribune |
| Oregon to Pay $125K in Lawsuit Over Boy's Cliff Fall | | The state of Oregon will pay $125,000 to a boy who was severely injured in early 2014 when he fell 60 feet down a cliff due to a loose railing at Silver Falls State Park. According to reports, the boy, who was 10 years old at the time of the incident "broke his neck and wrist and fell face down unconscious into a pool of near-freezing water." The fall occurred after the railing that the boy was leaning against came loose, causing him to fall down the cliff. According to the lawsuit, about a month passed between the time that a volunteer discovered the broken railing and when the boy fell.
Aimee Green, The Oregonian 02/23/2016 | | Read Article: The Oregonian |
| J&J Must Pay $72 Million Over Talc Tied to Woman's Cancer | | Johnson & Johnson must pay $72 million to the family of a woman who blamed her fatal ovarian cancer on the companyâ??s talcum powder in the first state-court case over the claims to go to trial. Jurors in St. Louis on Monday concluded J&J should pay $10 million in compensatory damages and $62 million in a punishment award to the family of Jackie Fox, who died of ovarian cancer last year after using Johnsonâ??s baby powder and another talc-based product for years. The jury foreman, Krista Smith, called the companyâ??s internal documents â??decisiveâ?? for jurors, who reached the verdict after four hours of deliberations. â??It was really clear they were hiding something,â?? said Smith, 39, of St Louis. â??All they had to do was put a warning label on.â??
Tim Bross and Jef Feeley , Bloomberg 02/23/2016 | | Read Article: Bloomberg |
| Mistaking Feet for Meters | | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said earlier this month that tests on the companyâ??s products showed minimal health risks, which renewed confidence in the chain as the stock rebounded. Now the agency has corrected those findings because of the math flub, saying formaldehyde exposure is three times higher than previously projected, although the risk of cancer remains low.
Matthew Townsend, Bloomberg 02/23/2016 | | Read Article: Bloomberg |
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