Taco Bell Corp. Agrees to Settlement in Sexual Harassment Case
Taco Bell agreed to pay the sum total of $350,000 dollars to two 16-year-old workers after former chain supervisor Terence E. Davis admitted to raping both. Apparently Davis assaulted one victim on her first day of work while the other victim had been attacked earlier. Davis plead guilty and is serving two consecutive eight year [...]
Vets Falsely Told They Have Lou Gherig’s Disease
At least 2,500 letters were sent to inform ALS sufferers of their disability benefits, with half being a mistake. In the letters, recipients were informed that they had the neurodegenerative condition known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The disorder is fatal, usually killing the patient within five years of diagnosis. While roughly ten of the recipients [...]
18.3 Million in Punitive Damages Awarded to Smoker’s Daughter
Jodie Bullock, the daughter of long time smoker Betty Bullock, won $13.8 million dollars in an LA court after a 9-3 vote on a wrongful death lawsuit against cigarette maker Philip Morris USA. The suit was originally filed by her mother, Betty, who began smoking Marlboro’s at the age of 17, and later, Benson and [...]