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In the case of Padilla v. Rodas, the Los Angeles' 2nd District Court of Appeal refused to hold homeowners liable for accidents involving children when the parents are on the premises at the time of the incident. " Justice Robert Mallano wrote, "even when the parents are also present on the premises, a burden that is beyond all reasonable expectation of both homeowners and their guests." This was...

Four years ago 13-year-old Kodi Pipes collapsed and died during basketball practice. Kodi's mother, Ronna, filed a http://www.wthitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7496102&nav=menu593_2">wrongful death case against the Clay County School Corporation and the coach. The family claims Kodi shouldn't have been practicing, because two days prior to his death he blacked out and did not have proper clearance...

Vernon G. Graves was employed by a Sara Lee Bakery Group. Graves was driving a tractor-trailer owned by a Calhoun Transportation Service when he crossed the median of Interstate 20 in Louisiana. Graves had a head on collision with a tractor-trailer occupied by the decedent James Watkins. In December of 2007, the decedents family filed a wrongful death suit against Calhoun Transportation...

Angela Jadoo has filed a wrongful death suit due to the death of her child's father West Side rapper "The Saint," whose real name is Freddie Latrice Wilson. This is the second such lawsuit in as many days.The suit was filed against the City of Chicago in Cook County Circuit Court on Thursday. It has been reported that three officers opened fire on Wilson, shooting him 18 times after stopping him...

In January 29, 2003, Michael Simmons, 28, was stopped by state trooper, John Hayes for running a red light. During that traffic stop, Simmons' teen-age cousin gave false information to the trooper in the form of conflicting names and was subsequently arrested. Once Simmons' cousin was arrested, Simmons thought it best to flee from the trooper. As a result, the trooper fired 11 shots 7 of which...

India is attempting to put into place what will be their first legislation to stop the sexual harassment of certain working woman. The legislation would only include women working in the organized sector of India's work force, which includes factories, hotels, airlines, textile mills, parts of the farm sector and offices. However, out of the hundreds of millions of working women in India, only...

According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association recently, for every 10 percent increase in the cost of medication to the consumer, spending decreases anywhere from two percent to six percent. This could mean real trouble for many. For example, when you are dealing with conditions such as heart failure, diabetes, schizophrenia and asthma a reduction in medication...

Sexual harassment is widespread in the United States and abroad. Unfortunately, that is also the case within the armed forces. That is why Colleen Mussolino has spoken to many on the subject. This Wednesday, she will speak at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. on women in the military and care for those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder caused by sexual harassment, rape and...

New rules could be adopted regarding sexual harassment on Monday's American Bar Association meeting. The rules, which were last revised in 1990 would spell out that judges are to avoid "sexual advances, requests for sexual favors" and other such unwelcome behavior. Ethics and women's groups pushed for even more specific language, but said they welcome special recognition of a problem they say...

It has long been advised that parents pay serious attention to what their children are doing and who they are interacting with while on a computer. MySpace, the popular Internet social network, has become very popular, particularly with teens. Of late, the families of five teenaged girls who were sexually assaulted by predators they met while on MySpace, have sued the owner 'News Corp.' for...

Little did the city of Savannah know about Michael Berkow. It seems that Berkow left Los Angeles to become the police chief in Savannah Georgia. What was not known in Savannah is that their new Chief had been involved in a lawsuit, which accused him of sexual impropriety. The story is that Berkow admitted to having an affair with a subordinate officer. At the time of the affair he was separated...

A California based company, Bosch Home Appliances, announced today that many of their appliances have received the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. Since 1909 the magazine's policy had been to refund or replace defective products, which have their seal of approval, within two years of the purchase date. The seal, which is very highly regarded, was given to products such as Bosch Benvenuto...

After conducting a criminal investigation involving Orange County Sheriff Michael Corona, California attorney general's office has determined that no sexual harassment charges will be filed. Michael Corona denied all charges and asked the attorney general's office to investigate the allegations. It seems that in 2004 Michael Corona fired ex-Assistant Sheriff George Jaramillo. The current...

Celebrities seem to have a love hate relationship with the media. Although they need publicity in the line of business that they are in, they often complain about being hounded relentlessly by photographers, the very people they seem to need. There is little that can be done about the problem here in the United States, given the fact that quite often the press photograph public figures while...

Senate President Mike Miller told a state conference of county officials meeting in Cambridge that legislation to reduce air pollution from cars "is going to pass. In an interview, several days earlier, House Speaker Mike Busch voiced a similar belief.According to The World Health Organization, currently air pollution leads to 4.6 million deaths a year, which is a larger number than the one...