Olives are meant to be good for your health but biting into one left Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), down in the mouth and filing a lawsuit for dental damages, the Daily Beast reports. Kucinich is suing a congressional cafeteria for $150,000 following an April 2008 lunchtime incident involving an unpitted olive in a sandwich wrap…
Drug manufacturers have a responsibility to make their products as safe as possible and warn consumers of detrimental effects. When they do not, they should be held responsible for the suffering that they cause. Unfortunately, this does not always occur, such as in the following case: On Monday, February 14, 2011, a New Jersey (NJ)…
A slate of bills to strength restrictions on, and penalties for, using a cell phone to talk or text while driving have failed to win passage in the 2011 session of the Virginia Legislature. This continues a trend reaching back to at least 2008, when lawmakers in Virginia (VA) opted to make distracted driving a…
Bus, ferry, commuter van and, some time soon, light-rail engineers and conductors for Hampton Roads Rapid Transit will face penalties or firing if they talk or text on a cell phone while operating an HRT vehicle. The ban on cell phone use extends to other handheld electronic devices and to any employees having agency-supplied phones…
A bill to allow motorcycle, scooter, moped and bicycle riders to proceed through red lights after waiting a long period for the signal to turn green is on track for passage in the 2011 session of the Virginia Legislature. Introduced by Republican Del. Tag Greason of Loudon County, VA, HB1981 aims to reduce inconvenience to…