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“A True Menace”

NBC4i reported the guilty plea from Susan Gwynee for 46 different charges related to thefts from elderly residents at assisted living homes.  Gwynne was originally charged with 101 different counts after residents at several nursing homes reported missing items from their homes.  Gwynne pleaded guilty to 17 counts of burglary, 14 counts of theft and 15

“A Surgeon’s Belated Confession”

NPR and Propublica both had articles about Dr. Lars Aanning who has admitted to lying underoath for a colleague.  This happens all the time.  Doctors don’t squeal on doctors.  It is similar to the thin blue line for police officers.  Should Dr. Aanning be commended for telling the truth now? The South Dakota surgeon had been

Alabama pipeline spill leads to Georgia gas station closures

By: Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press, Source: The Gadsden Times, Originally Published: 9/9/16 ATLANTA — The governor of Georgia said Sunday his office hasn’t received complaints of gas shortages within the state after a pipeline spill in central Alabama but some gas station employees have said they’re out. Gov. Nathan Deal said through a spokeswoman

Drowsy Driving, AAA PSA

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety recently published a report on Drowsy Driving. This is their brief article on the report, which can be found in complete form here. Drivers can barely keep their eyes open, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s annual Traffic Safety Culture Index. More than a third of drivers

Fiat Chrysler Says Drivers In Hacking Suit Agreed To Arbitrate

By: Emily Field, Source: Law 360 Law360, New York (July 11, 2016, 11:24 PM ET) — Fiat Chrysler on Monday told an Illinois federal court that two drivers leading a proposed class action over an alleged defect they say could allow criminals to easily hack into their vehicles’ electronics systems agreed to arbitrate their claims

The Case Against Mandatory Consumer Arbitration Clauses

By: Joe Valenti, Source: AmericanProgress.org, Originally Published: 8.2.16 Last October, a technological glitch left more than 132,000 RushCard users separated for days from the money in their accounts. Because the prepaid RushCard often works as a bank account substitute for those who do not have or do not want a traditional bank account, many people were

$15 Million Awarded in Highway Collision

$42 Million Given Back for over 8,000 Investors

$1.05 Million Largest Nursing Home Jury Award in Spartanburg History

$2.32 Million in “Unprecedented” Jury Award Against Nuisance Landfill

$2.32 Million in “Unprecedented” Jury Award Against Nuisance Landfill

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