| Ponder Residents Blame Town's Water for Skin Rashes and Kidney, Bladder Infections |
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Residents of Ponder are suspicious of what was coming out of their taps. They complained of skin rashes and irritation that seemed to only happen when in contact with their city's water. Soon, residents could have answers. Researchers from the University of Texas at Arlington reached the Denton County town Tuesday afternoon. The team from UTA's Collaborative Laboratory of Environmental Analysis and Remediation took skin samples from 15 to 20 Ponder residents and water samples from their homes.
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| Uber Will No Longer Force Victims of Sexual Assault Into Arbitration |
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Uber says it is taking steps to help reduce the culture of silence around sexual violence on its platform in the wake of a CNN investigation into sexual assaults and abuse by Uber drivers.The rideshare company said Tuesday it will no longer force into arbitration passengers who allege that they have been sexually assaulted or harassed by drivers -- something Uber says was previously required under its terms of service. Instead, Uber will allow victims of sexual violence, including riders, drivers and employees, to choose the venue in which they want to pursue redress of their sexual harassment or assault claims, whether that's arbitration, mediation or open court.
Sara Ashley O'Brien, CNN Money, Yahoo News 05/16/2018 |
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| Universal Studios Blamed For Patron's Spinal Injury on Harry Potter Ride |
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A lawsuit has been filed against Universal Studios by a man who says he suffered a spinal injury on a ride. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was riding the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride when he suffered the injury. As stated by the plaintiff in the lawsuit, the ride "thrashes riders about E2=80=A6 whipsawing them back and forth violently" to the point that he suffered shaken adult syndrome. The lawsuit seeks $1 million from NBC Universal, which owns Universal Studios Hollywood, as well as Kuka Robotics, which designed part of the ride.
Michael Bartiromo, Fox News 05/14/2018 |
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| Arbitrator Finds Lewis Energy Destroyed Evidence, Awards $1.2M |
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San Antonio-based Lewis Energy Group destroyed evidence involving an oil field worker who was injured in 2014 when an oil and gas pipe failed, an arbitrator found this month. The arbitrator awarded Johnathan David Rice, who was 58 at the time of the accident, slightly more than $1.2 million in compensation for his injuries. Arbitrator Thomas J. Mitchell of Austin ruled that facts in the case support a finding of intentional spoliation by Lewis Energy.
Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express News 05/16/2018 |
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| Accused Waffle House Shooter's Dad Named in Wrongful Death Lawsuit |
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Accused Waffle House shooter Travis Reinking's father has been named in a lawsuit filed by the family of one of the four people killed. Documents obtained by FOX 17 News show Christian Perez, brother of Joe Perez, filed the wrongful death lawsuit against Jeffrey Reinking in a Tazwell County, Illinois, court. Joe Perez, 20, of Antioch, was gunned down at a Waffle House in Antioch on April 22. The wrongful death lawsuit says Travis Reinking got the gun he used in the shooting, a Bushmaster AR-15, from his father, Jeffrey, who "voluntarily" gave the weapon to Travis, even though he was not supposed to, per the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office.
KAYLIN JORGE, FOX 17 News, CBSNews.com 05/16/2018 |
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| Chipotle Wrongfully Accused a Manager of Stealing $636 |
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Jeanette Ortiz E2=80=94 a 14-year Chipotle veteran before she was fired in 2015 =E2=80=94 was awarded nearly $8 million by a jury in Fresno County Superior Court for loss of wages, as well as damage to her reputation and emotional and mental distress. On Monday, she and her attorneys settled with Chipotle for a separate, confidential amount E2=80=94 apparently in lieu of punitive damages, which could have run as high as nine times the nearly $8 million award. Thus putting to an end the three-year ordeal that had branded the mother of nine a traitor.
Rachel Siegel, The Washington Post 05/16/2018 |
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| Michigan State to Pay Larry Nassar Victims $500M in Settlements |
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Michigan State University has settled hundreds of lawsuits filed against it by the survivors of Larry Nassar's sexual assaults, according to multiple sources with knowledge. The settlement will cost the school at least $500 million. How MSU will pay for the settlement is under careful scrutiny by parents, students, alumni and financial rating agencies.Interim president John Engler has long said the costs will be covered by tuition and state aid. Lawmakers have said no state aid should be used.
David Jesse and Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, USA Today 05/16/2018 |
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| Investigation: Heart Failure |
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In recent years, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center's the famed program has performed an outsized number of transplants resulting in deaths or unusual complications, has lost several top physicians and has scaled back its ambition for treating high-risk patients, all the while marketing itself based on its storied past, an investigation by the Houston Chronicle and ProPublica reveals. St. Luke's heart transplant survival rate, the most important measure of a program's quality, now ranks near the bottom nationally, according to the most recently published data. Among St. Luke's patients who received a new heart between the summer of 2014 and the end of 2016, just 85 percent survived at least one year, compared to 91.4 percent nationally.
Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, Houston Chronicle 05/16/2018 |
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| Tesla Model S Was On Autopilot, Utah Driver Tells Police |
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A Tesla Model S that crashed into a stopped fire truck at high speed was operating in Autopilot mode, the driver of the car told Utah police officials.Tesla says it continues to work with police on the investigation, and has not yet released details of the incident based on the car's computer logs. The driver of the vehicle, a 28-year-old woman from Lehi, Utah, slammed into the truck in South Jordan, Utah on Friday. The woman also told police she was looking at her phone prior to the collision and estimated her speed at 60 mph, which is consistent with eyewitness accounts, according to a police statement issued late Monday.
Marco della Cava, USA Today 05/16/2018 |
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