All posts by Cheryl Weston

Handling Vehicle Accident Cases

Millions of car crashes occur each year, resulting in injuries, disabilities, and loss of life. Cases arising from motor vehicle accidents are highly complex, and representing an injured client or defending an alleged tortfeasor can be much more involved than it might seem.   It is vitally important for attorneys to understand the typical and … Continue reading Handling Vehicle Accident Cases

Special Considerations in Mediating Sexual Abuse Cases

When the New York State Child Victims Act was enacted in April 2019, the legislature created a look back window that allowed survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits through August 2021. During that look back window, more than 10,000 lawsuits were filed, and are now making their way through the court system. Currently, … Continue reading Special Considerations in Mediating Sexual Abuse Cases

New comment by edwardshuddle in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2023)"

SEEKING WORK | React | Remix | React Native Hello! With almost a decade in years of experience, I’m a seasoned pro at helping create and launch web and mobile apps from the ground-up. My toolset includes React, Remix, React Native, Firebase, Node.js, and GCP. If you’re in need of a dev to hit the … Continue reading New comment by edwardshuddle in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2023)"

CDC is investigating a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis linked to McDonald's salads

CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and state and local public health partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections associated with consumption of McDonald’s salads.

Daimler Recalls Mercedes Benz for “Risk of Fire”

California lemon law attorneys, Wirtz Law San Diego, CA, January 4, 2023 (Law Firm Newswire) Mercedes-Benz issued a recall for nearly 28,000 vehicles over fire risks associated with faulty wiring. Although Mercedes Benz wants to sell 25 percent of its cars online by 2025, the “risk of fire” recalls call into question the safety of … Continue reading Daimler Recalls Mercedes Benz for “Risk of Fire”

Can I Sue Plan B for Not Working?

Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, women across the country have been stocking up on emergency contraception, commonly known as “Plan B” or the “morning-after pill.” Demand has been so high that many retailers, including Amazon, have limited purchases. Which raises a question: What if it doesn’t work? Suppose you take Plan B … Continue reading Can I Sue Plan B for Not Working?

New comment by amourao in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (June 2022)"

SEEKING WORK | Lisbon, Portugal | Remote R&D engineer (with Ph.D. in Computer Science), with experience on building large scale distributed systems for Search, Computer Vision and Machine Learning. Technologies: Search (Java, Python, Solr, ElasticSearch, Lucene), ML/Semantic Search (Pinecone, SentenceTransformer, PyTorch), Computer Vision (C++, OpenCV, LibAV, LibSVM, FLANN), Data Science and NLP (NumPy, SciPy, sklearn, … Continue reading New comment by amourao in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (June 2022)"

Hundreds of Veterans Sue 3M for Hearing Loss Due to Defective Earplugs

Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) May 28, 2019 – A federal judicial panel has decided that more than 640 pending lawsuits accusing 3M Company of knowingly providing defective combat earplugs to the U.S. military will be consolidated in the Northern District of Florida. The earplugs allegedly caused hundreds of service members to suffer hearing problems. … Continue reading Hundreds of Veterans Sue 3M for Hearing Loss Due to Defective Earplugs