Blog Posts in May, 2013
Posted on May 31, 2013 By The Senators Firm℠
With summertime quickly approaching, the season for amusement park visits is on the horizon. Amusement and theme parks have become a multi-billion dollar industry, and people throughout the United ...
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Posted on May 20, 2013 By The Senators Firm
Last year, a three-year-old boy in Lancaster, California suffered severe burns after his sister left a cup of boiled water on the counter. In the few minutes that the teenage sister left her brother ...
Continue reading "Soup Cup Design Causes Severe Child Burn Injuries, Lawsuit Alleges" »
Posted on May 15, 2013 By The Senators Firm
Earlier this month, the Pentagon released a survey indicating that 26,000 people in the U.S. military suffered sexual abuse in 2012. An estimated 19,000 instances of sexual assault occurred in the ...
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Posted on May 15, 2013 By The Senators Firm
A confidential document, dated October 2009, indicates the L.A. Unified School District may have known about sexual misconduct at De La Torre Elementary School and failed to take action. The document ...
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Posted on May 14, 2013 By The Senators Firm
A 60-year-old man was arrested after a three-day investigation involving molestation allegations at Leuzinger High School. According to police officials, the crime can be seen on surveillance videos. ...
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Posted on May 6, 2013 By The Senators Firm
Amusement ride injuries aren't limited to amusement parks, USA Today reports. According to a recent article, nearly 93,000 child injuries connected to amusement rides occurred between 1990 and ...
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Posted on May 2, 2013 By The Senators Firm
According to a recent safety communication from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Samsca (tolvaptan) may cause liver injury or death. Samsca tablets can be used to treat low sodium levels ...
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Posted on May 1, 2013 By The Senators Firm
National statistics indicate that sexual misconduct in American schools may be growing in frequency. One 20-year-old woman recently talked to new sources about her past abuse. "I don't want ...
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