Posts Tagged ‘lawsuit’
BREAKING NEWS: California Jury Awards Couple More Than $2 Billion in Roundup Lawsuit
California Jury Awards Couple More Than $2 Billion in Roundup Lawsuit A California jury delivered another strong rebuke to the manufacturer of Roundup weed killer when it awarded a couple $2 billion for punitive damages sustained after using the weed killer for years. The jury also awarded the couple $55 million in compensatory damages. This…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS: Jury Awards Plaintiff $289.2 Million in Roundup Lawsuit
According to numerous news outlets, including CNN and USA Today, a jury in San Francisco awarded a man $289 million in his Roundup lawsuit. This lawsuit is the first case to go before a jury out of the hundreds of cases filed against Monsanto, the maker of the agricultural weed killer. Punishing Monsanto for Wrongdoing…
Read MoreEU Goes Against Grain And Approves Roundup
In a move that highlights the inherent difficulties in proving dangerous product cases, the European Union said it would consider extending Roundup’s license. A newly-issued study from the European Chemical Agency apparently convinced the agency that Roundup was safe, despite a volume of evidence that glyphosate, which is the weed killer’s active ingredient, causes several forms of…
Read MoreLawmakers Debate Workers’ Compensation Reform
So far, it’s been a rather bumpy ride for House Bill 296, as the workers’ comp legislation is currently in a Senate committee. Many of the proposed changes are largely technical. For example, in most cases, the bill would cut off medical benefits when the victims reach age 70 or have collected benefits for four…
Read MoreAutomaker Recalls Pickups With Bad Transmissions
Citing a manufacturing defect, Ford recalled over 52,000 Kentucky-built vehicles because they might roll uncontrollably when parked. All affected vehicles were built between October 2015 and March 2017. Evidently, due a damaged park rod actuating plate that disengages the pin, the transmission does not go into Park even if the gear select is on P. When…
Read MoreCareless Driver Plus Careless Bureaucrats Equals Two Deaths
Two more people died after yet another fatal car crash on a dangerous stretch of Waymans Branch Road near Scott High School in Covington. According to police and residents, many people use this road as a shortcut between the school and Madison Pike. The driver evidently lost control of her vehicle on the slick road; her car…
Read MoreThe Changing Face Of Kentucky Nursing Homes
As society struggles to find innovative ways to deal with an aging population, the future of elder care may be a process as opposed to a place. However, the potential for elder abuse will be just as high. Every day, roughly 10,000 Americans turn 65. 70 percent of these individuals will require living assistance, and…
Read MoreSome Ky. Farmers Eligible To Join Class Action Lawsuit
The plaintiffs in this action say that Roundup Ready 2 Xtend, a defective product, contained a dangerous herbicide that killed their crops.
Read MoreSerious Injury Crash In McCracken County
Four people were hurt, and another one killed, when a driver ignored a red light, leading to a serious vehicle collision. The wreck happened near the intersection of U.S. Highway 60 (Future City Road) and Metropolis Lake Road in West Paducah. According to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department, a 90-year-old Barlow resident, was distracted by the late…
Read MoreSerious Injury Two-Car Crash
A partially-parked UPS delivery truck was also involved in a head-on vehicle collision in Princeton. The crash occurred near the intersection of Dawson Springs Road (U.S. Highway 62) and Beshears Lane just outside town. The 50 year-old male driver was eastbound on Dawson Springs, he temporarily crossed over to the westbound side to go around…
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