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Babysitter who smacked infant in the face 'leaving 4 distinct red lines' isn't going to jail but her childcare days are over
Inset: Viviana Ortiz-Lopez (Marion County Jail). Background: The 1300 block of SE 41st Court in Summerfield, Fla., where Ortiz-Lopez allegedly abused a baby (Google Maps). A Florida babysitter who struck an infant in the face, causing bruising and "four distinct red...
Your Doctor’s Restrictions Don’t Automatically Justify Termination
Employees returning to work after an injury sometimes encounter an unexpected problem: their employer decides that a medical restriction means they can no longer perform their job.But a medical report does not necessarily give an employer a free pass to terminate an...
Lead Based Paint Compliance Is Still a Real Estate Issue
For owners of older residential real estate, lead based paint can seem like a problem from another era. It is not. A recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency settlement involving an apartment complex in Putnam, Connecticut, is a useful reminder that lead based...
Harvard to Pay $53 Million to Families of Donors Whose Body Parts Were Sold Off
Harvard University has agreed to pay $53 million to resolve lawsuits brought by the families of those whose loved ones’ body parts were donated to its medical school only to be sold on the black market by its morgue manager.A state court judge in Boston...
The Colorado River After 2026: Who Pays for Water Scarcity?
OverviewThe Colorado River is approaching one of the most consequential moments in the modern history of Western water law. The existing legal architecture governing the river is colliding with a physical reality that can no longer be ignored. Simply stated, the...
Philippines says military logistics pact with Japan now in force
A bilateral defense pact signed early this year allowing Japan and the Philippines to exchange supplies and services for joint exercises or crises has come into force, according to the Southeast Asian nation’s defense department.
Mom ran into Chick-fil-A 'covered from head to toe in blood' after daughter stabbed her at least 10 times in front of 2 kids inside car: Cops
Inset: Shyanniah Ma'Ree Johnson. Background: The Chick-fil-A in Cherokee County, Georgia, where Johnson allegedly stabbed her mother at least 10 times in front of two kids (WAGA). A 21-year-old Wisconsin woman allegedly stabbed her mother at least 10 times inside a...
Ex-cop beat, strangled former girlfriend to death after he chased her down as she screamed 'help,' then wiped blood from her face and claimed it was a drug overdose
Inset: Kara Akins (Chattanooga Times Free Press). Background: Lawrence Goodine during his trial for murdering Akins, his ex-girlfriend (WRCB). A former Tennessee police officer will spend the rest of his life in prison for beating and strangling his ex-girlfriend to...
Man holds knife to stomach of pregnant woman carrying twins after dragging her into home, roughs her up so badly she needs to have a C-section: Police
Inset: Desmond Potts (Jefferson County Sheriff's Office). Background: The apartment complex in Kentucky where Desmond Potts allegedly attacked a pregnant woman living with him (WAVE). A Kentucky man unleashed a brutal attack on a pregnant woman carrying twins,...