Dec 12, 2024

Rick Snyder Donor Picked to Lead Investigation of Flint Water Crisis

Rick Snyder Donor Picked To Lead Investigation Of Flint Water Crisis by Josh Israel Jan 25, 2016 2:19 pm CREDIT: AP Photo/Paul Sancya Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) celebrating his 2014 re-election Weeks after refusing to even look into allegations of wrongdoing in the Flint water crisis, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) announced on Monday that he is appointing a …


Sebring, Ohio: Schools Closed as Water Tests Demanded

“We have asked for assistance from the federal EPA’s criminal investigation division,” Griesmer said. It’s unclear when the town’s lead problem started, but a water advisory alert for pregnant women and children was posted December 3 on the Ohio EPA website. Sebring has made tremendous progress since then, according to Griesmer of the state EPA.




Flint Residents Told That Their Children Could Be Taken Away if They Don’t Pay for City’s Poison Water

Flint, MI – As the water crisis in Flint deepens, it is becoming apparent that the effects of the lead-infested water are not just a health hazard, but the situation has the potential of ruining many more lives outside of the poison issue. There is no denying that the water in Flint is undrinkable and that it is contaminated with lead and other substances, and it is clear that the government of …




Consumer Reports Still Believes in the Accuracy of the Fitbit

The public may not be on Fitbit’s side, but Consumer Reports sure is. Following a class-action lawsuit filed against the health tracker by consumer plaintiffs in California, Colorado, and Wisconsin, the well-regarded outlet retested the devices in their labs, and determined, “Both the Fitbit Charge HR and Fitbit Surge passed our tests handily, accurately recording heart rates at everything from …


Santa Clara Co. Settles With Family of Roku Engineer Fatally Shot by Deputy in 2013

Click photo to enlarge Brandon Marshall, one of the named plaintiffs in a case against the hiring policies of Silicon Valley companies, died after being shot by sheriff’s deputies in Saratoga on Dec. 10, 2013. SARATOGA — Santa Clara County has reached a $2 million settlement with the family of a despondent Sunnyvale man who was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy outside Roku headquarters in …


‘Bridge-Gate’ Attorneys Make Their Case: You Can’t Sue Over Traffic

Attorneys representing the state of New Jersey responded to the allegations of a class action lawsuit rising from the “bridge-gate” scandal. Paul Berger digs into court documents filed Tuesday on behalf of a slew of defendants, including the state of New Jersey and the Port Authority,” in response to a “class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Bergen County commuters and taxi drivers who were …