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Brett Favre Speaks Out Against Head Injury Risks

While the two Super Bowl quarterbacks are getting most of the headlines, the Hall of Famer made headlines of his own when he said that he would discourage his grandchildren from playing football. In an interview, Favre called football concussions “a scary issue.” Additionally, head injuries in football are going to get worse as the http://bit.ly/2rYVtp0

PFOA Water Contamination - Wainscott, NY

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PFOA Water Poisoning In Wainscott, New York In October 2017, Suffolk County health officials first discovered high levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and other dangerous chemicals in drinking water wells near the East Hampton Airport. During a ... http://bit.ly/2GuzYj1

What Law Enforcement is Facing – The New Heroin Epidemic

The heroin addict of the 1980’s-1990’s was of the older teen and young adult. Images of 18-30 year-olds stoned out or lying dead in the alleyways of the nation’s city are now being replaced with the new face of heroin addiction- young children. Children increasingly are coming into contact with illegal drugs. Sadly, this means http://bit.ly/2GlfPfh

Types of Workplace Discrimination

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Workplace discrimination unfortunately occurs on a daily basis in the country and these instances of discrimination in the workplace occur when an individual is treated unfairly in some way and discriminated against because of one a factor that is out of their control and that has no impact on their job performance. Discrimination in the http://bit.ly/2rFBhrP

Personal Injury Claims During Aviation Accidents

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Aviation accidents happen every day and can range from minor injuries to major damage done to personal property. Although air travel is relatively safe when compared to travel by automobile or train, injuries in flight do occasionally occur. Injuries may be as minor as a twisted ankle suffered in attempting to reach the bathroom, or http://bit.ly/2ryiEWT

Tips For Staying Safe on the Construction Site

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The world would grind to a halt very quickly without the work our construction teams do and without the creation and maintenance of buildings that go on at many construction sites each and every day!  However, there are countless horror stories about accidents, injuries, and even fatalities that occur on the work site – and http://bit.ly/2G2KBcu

How Chemotherapy Treatment Can Lead to Permanent Hair Loss

For the millions of men and women who have had to suffered from hair loss, it is an aggravating, depressing and embarrassing condition, regardless of whether it is caused by illness, injury, hereditary conditions, trauma, or medication side effects. While all these hair loss conditions are different, they all have a damaging effect on the http://bit.ly/2G05l4y

Potential Problems During Pregnancy and Childbirth

While pregnancy is a wonderful thing for many families and most women are excited about the new baby and have good pregnancies and childbirth experiences, there are cases where things do not go so well. When things do not go as planned or when problems arise this can cause problems for the mother as well http://bit.ly/2rpXUAp

Just For Men Allergic Reaction Lawsuits

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Hair color allergic reactions are something that users need to be aware of and consider carefully before choosing to use a hair coloring product. While they are rare, harmful side effects from medication and other products are possible and these make up part of the law suits that fall under personal injury cases. Of course, http://bit.ly/2FUZTzU

Legal Issues Regarding The ‘Tide Pod Challenge’

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Since 2012, eight people have died after ingesting the contents of Tide laundry pods, and the manufacturer may be legally responsible for these deaths. A number of teens in New York and elsewhere have placed the detergent pods into their mouths and measured the effects. These effects include foaming at the mouth and uncontrollable coughing. http://bit.ly/2rjLKcf

What Are Virtual Currencies?

If you have been paying attention to the news lately, you have probably heard a lot about Bitcoin, one of the many virtual currencies that has been getting a lot of press. But what exactly are virtual currencies, and do currencies like Bitcoin have any real value? In a world where technology seems to evolve http://bit.ly/2FJ89TA

When Your Employer Does Not Keep Accurate Overtime Records

Most employers who have full time employees working for them are required to keep records of hours worked and pay overtime rates for anything worked beyond a normal 35-40 hour work week. In some cases, though, the employer doesn’t accurately keep records of employee’s work hours or overtime logged each week.  In some cases, it http://bit.ly/2EIufEt

The Six Most Common Causes of House Fires

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There are a number of things that can lead to a fire breaking out in your home. Aside from the devastation and loss of personal property and possessions house fires have a high death rate associated with them as well. In order to keep you and your family as safe as possible and to protect http://bit.ly/2EF9Pfn

How is Mesothelioma Diagnosed?

Patients who are presenting troublesome symptoms such as unrelenting coughing, severe shortness of breath, or chest pains need to be seen by their doctor as soon as possible. While these are symptoms commonly shared with many other issues they are also the primary symptoms of mesothelioma. After they see their physician and alert them to their http://bit.ly/2FwJ51V

Poison Water Causes Serious Illnesses At Peterson AFB

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Fed up with PFOA-laced drinking water that may be causing cancer and low birth weights, some of the residents in and around Colorado Springs’ Peterson Air Force Base have turned to attorneys of Napoli Shkolnik for both justice and financial compensation. Beginning in the 1970 s, air force firefighters used large amounts of PFOA-laced firefighting foam. http://bit.ly/2EqdzS4

What Is Libel/Defamation and Why Do Celebrities Sue?

If you pay attention to the news, you have probably noticed that over the years, many celebrities have filed libel and defamation lawsuits, some of which have yielded large settlements in the millions of dollars. If you have been confused by exactly what libel and defamation are, and why celebrities sue, here is a look http://bit.ly/2ElXcWJ

Understanding PFOA and Its Health Risks

With a technical name of perfluorooctanoic acid, PFOA is a man-made chemical and does not exist in any form naturally. It is a key ingredient in products that are made to resist oils and waters and to be more heat tolerant. The most famous brand name for products with resistant qualities is Teflon. The same http://bit.ly/2EZFvgz