The federal Shale Gas Production Subcommittee has commissioned a study to review the effects of shale gas drilling and health. Shale gas drilling employs the controversial method of gas extraction known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The Shale Gas Production Subcommittee was convened by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu at the direction of President Barack …
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The Class I recall of McNees Meats that was recently announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has been expanded to include 2,200 pounds of ground beef products produced by McNees Meats and Wholesale LLC., of North Branch, Michigan. The original recall involved 360 pounds of potentially contaminated …
The Sacramento personal injury lawyers at the law firm of Demas & Rosenthal have agreed to serve as the Sacramento area sponsor of the Hit-and-Run Reward Program, which is a program designed to make highways safer by encouraging witnesses to report information regarding hit-and-run drivers involved in serious California car accidents. Those who report a …
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The U.S. District Court for the Second District of New York has certified a class action lawsuit brought by tipped employees of Wolfgang’s Steakhouse in New York City. The lawsuit claims Wolfgang’s Steakhouse Tribeca and Wolfgang’s Steakhouse Park Avenue violated New York State and federal labor laws by, among other things, failing to pay servers …
Florida drivers should have the option to forgo purchasing what is now mandatory auto personal injury protection (PIP) coverage, says Gov. Rick Scott. Following the failure of lawmakers this year to reform the state’s no-fault auto law, Scott has now suggested that the mandated PIP coverage should be lifted. “We’ve got to pass a law …
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