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…

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…

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 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…

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.…