Baltimore Catholic High School Sexual Abuse Claims
for Sexual Abuse Survivors at Catholic High School in Baltimore CNN recently ran a story about four real-life survivor’s accounts of rampant sexual abuse against young girls in Baltimore. Four survivors shared their stories more than 50 years after priests brutally, physically, and sexually assaulted them. It happened repeatedly at an all-girls Catholic high school...
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Major Issues with Hair Relaxers Lead to Lawsuits
Hair relaxers often contain formaldehyde, benzene, and parabens, three known dangerous substances. These products also contain phthalates, bisphenol A, ammonium thioglycolate, guanidine carbonate, dimethyl sulfoxide, and other powerful chemicals that are not entirely safe. As such, according to the U.S. government, women who use hair relaxers have three times the risk of certain kinds of...
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Information About the Allergan Breast Implant Recall
Women with Allergan Biocell® textured breast implants may be worried about reports of potential cancer risk. These implants are under investigation due to a link to a rare form of lymphoma. It is important to discuss any concerns with your doctor. The Yost Legal Group has been working on Allergan Biocell® textured breast implant lawsuits....
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Dangerous Product Recalls Soaring in 2023
During the first quarter of 2023, product recalls surged over 14% to a four-year high. “‘As the number of recall events increases across industries, the risk to manufacturers grows more serious with increased regulatory enforcement and a more publicized recall process,’” said Chris Harvey, the Sedgwick senior vice president of brand protection. He continued: “‘Regulators...
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Examining the Complexities with Prosecuting Online Predators
Many people say things anonymously online they would never say to someone else in person. For the most part, the law protects this kind of “speech.” Generally, the First Amendment guarantees free speech unless that speech hurts someone else. This freedom, along with the fact that online posters and chatters are anonymous, makes online sexual...
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MD Choir Director Resigns in Sex Abuse Scandal
The director of the Catholic Church-affiliated Maryland State Boychoir, a redacted name from the sweeping Attorney General sex abuse report, has resigned. His name has since been revealed by The Baltimore Sun. Frank T. Cimino, Jr. was the minister of music at St. Thomas More Catholic Church when he allegedly sexually abused a choirboy in...
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Appeals Court Expands Definition of Sexual Abuse
The Maryland Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s decision that a father’s religious-based homosexuality and transgender comments constituted sexual abuse. This ruling buries the age-old “sticks and stones” proverb. It also opens the door for further sex abuse claims, especially since the legislature abolished the statute of limitations in these claims. Facts About three...
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The Major Kinds of Sexual Abuse Torts
Negligence or a lack of care is the most common personal injury claim (tort). Examples include car crashes and slip-and-falls. Sexual abuse claims are intentional torts. There is a difference between intentional and negligence. In one famous case, a court ruled that a boy who pulled a chair from underneath an elderly woman, causing her...
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Jury: Donald Trump Sexually Abused Woman in Department Store
A jury ordered the former president to pay $5 million to E. Jean Carroll who, according to the court ruling, was sexually abused by Trump some 30 years ago. During the trial, Ms. Carroll, a former advice columnist for Elle magazine and who was well-known in Manhattan media circles, testified that the attack followed a...
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The Five Most Common Birth Injuries
Serious birth injuries, like the ones outlined below, are much more common in the United States than in other developed countries. In fact, many pediatricians now recommend that mothers under 35 with no pregnancy complications and no history of pregnancy complications, give birth at home. Newborns are so fragile that even a slight irregularity during...
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