Year: 2019
Hundreds of Veterans Sue 3M Over Defective Combat Earplugs
CHICAGO (March 11, 2019) – Hundreds of veterans are filing lawsuits against a government contractor that manufactured and sold defective combat earplugs to the military. 3M’s trademarked, dual-ended Combat Arms earplugs were touted as a mechanism to block out damaging combat sounds such as explosions and gunfire while allowing soldiers…
A Look Inside Uber’s ‘At Risk’ Investigations Unit
CHICAGO (February 4, 2019) – A recent CNN Business report has shed light on behind-the-curtain operations at Uber and their special investigations unit (SIU), revealing unfortunate circumstances and situations endured by members of the ridesharing company’s internal investigations unit. As many of us use Uber for commutes to work and…
15 Injured When CTA Bus, Car Crash on Near West Side
CHICAGO (January 24, 2019) – A CTA bus and a car crashed Wednesday afternoon in the Goose Island neighborhood, sending at least 15 people to area hospitals, two of them with serious injuries. The bus was westbound on Chicago Avenue near Peoria Street when a black Mercedes-Benz sedan traveling eastbound…
Former Nurse Arrested After Woman in Vegetative State Gives Birth
PHOENIX (January 23, 2019) – Police in Arizona have arrested a former nurse after a woman gave birth while in a vegetative state. The woman had been a patient at the facility for at least 10 years after a near-drowning incident left her in a vegetative state. Nathan Sutherland, 36, was…
Lawsuit: Surgeon Removes Woman’s Kidney He Thought Was Tumor
WELLINGTON, Fla. (January 14, 2019) – A Florida woman has filed a lawsuit after having a perfectly healthy kidney removed because her surgeon mistook it for a cancerous tumor. Maureen Pacheco was suffering from back pains from a car accident and was scheduled to have surgery at Wellington Regional to resolve…
