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Woman Disputes Official Account of Sister’s Shooting by Police at St. Louis Family Home

June 15, 2015
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St. Peters, MO, (Law Firm Newswire) June 15, 2015 – Case pits law enforcement against wife of sheriff’s lieutenant who is also daughter of ex-cop. On May 9, St. Louis police fired multiple shots at a woman while she was at a family home, an encounter that has resulted in felony charges against her as…

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Quality Systems in Irvine Sued for Alleged Sexual Harassment and Retaliatory Firing

June 12, 2015
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Sacramento, CA (Law Firm Newswire) June 12, 2015 – A former director of Research and Development for Quality Systems in Irvine, filed a lawsuit alleging retaliatory firing and sexual harassment. According to the statement of claim filed by the plaintiff, Traci Wolbert, she experienced sexual harassment from Steve Puckett, the Chief Technical Officer and Executive…

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Michigan Judge Sentences Teen, Man in Torture, Beating Death of Homeless Veteran

June 12, 2015
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Legal Help for Veterans is a law firm helping veterans get the benefits they deserve. Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) June 12, 2015 – Army veteran who once worked at Flint body plant was killed in 2013 near former school. A judge on May 11 sentenced a teenage boy and a young man to a…

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Zofran Birth Defect Studies

June 11, 2015
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San Diego, CA (Law Firm Newswire) June 11, 2015 – As use of the blockbuster anti-nausea drug Zofran continues to grow in the United States, a number of epidemiology studies conducted in the U.S., China, Sweden and Denmark have set out to analyze the potential for Zofran use during pregnancy to cause severe birth defects…

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Divorce Can Increase Heart Attack Risk in Women

June 11, 2015
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Orange County, CA (Law Firm Newswire) June 11, 2015 – Researchers have found that divorce can adversely impact heart health in women. Substantial research has already shown the negative effects of divorce on general physical well-being in both sexes, but a recent Duke University study reveals that multiple divorces can increase the risk of heart…

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Self-Driving Cars Have Already Been Involved in Accidents, Google Reports

June 10, 2015
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) June 10, 2015 – Recent investigations have revealed that self-driving cars have been involved in accidents, but most of them still seem to have involved human error. Although Florida is one of three states that track and regulate autonomous vehicles, no crashes involving them have been reported to authorities here.…

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Breastfeeding and Pregnancy Go Together, Yet There is Still Discrimination

June 9, 2015
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Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) June 9, 2015 – It is against the law for a business to discriminate against someone who is pregnant. Further, breastfeeding is an integral part of pregnancy and breastfeeding in public is legal. Yet women who breastfeed in many establishments face discrimination. “Breastfeeding in public is legal. Period. However, the…

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Lawsuits Against St. Mary’s Medical Center May Be Appropriate, Says Prominent Birth Injury Attorney

June 8, 2015
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Birth injury lawyer, Debi Chalik of Chalik & Chalik Law Offices. West Palm Beach, FL (Law Firm Newswire) June 8, 2015 – A federal investigation of St. Mary’s Medical Center has been launched after a news story reported that the West Palm Beach hospital had a death rate from open heart surgery on babies that…

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U.S. Gets First Housing Community for Homeless Women Veterans

June 8, 2015
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Legal Help for Veterans is a law firm helping veterans get the benefits they deserve. Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) June 8, 2015 – The first housing project dedicated to homeless women veterans in the United States was inaugurated on May 5, 2015. U.S. secretary of Veteran Affairs Robert A. McDonald, along with Los Angeles…

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Employment Attorney Deborah Barron – When in Doubt About Legally Raising the Minimum Wage, Put it on Hold

June 5, 2015
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Sacramento, CA (Law Firm Newswire) June 5, 2015 – Tips in Los Angeles may be rolled into a server’s wage, should laws boost minimum wage. This is a hotly debated issue affecting restaurant workers and others who garner tips from clients or customers. Lawmakers are once again debating raising the minimum wage in Los Angeles.…

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