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Carnival Triumph Lawsuit Filed, Others Expected

2/22/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
One of the irate passengers trapped aboard the crippled Carnival Triumph for four days following an engine fire filed the first lawsuit against the cruise company and is seeking unspecified damages.

Reuters reports that the Texas woman filed the suit against Carnival Corp. in federal court in Miami less than 24...

Water Tubing Injuries on the Rise

2/13/2013 3:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
There has been a marked increase in the number of injuries related to water tubing in the last two decades, according to a new study.

Water tubing is a popular recreational activity in which riders sit in an inner tube that is pulled behind a boat.

Science...

Judge OKs Settlement in Monsanto Agent Orange Suit

2/4/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Monsanto will pay $93 million for property clean-up and medical monitoring for thousands of West Virginia residents now that a judge has given final approval to a settlement to resolve claims that the company polluted the town of Nitro with dioxin from a plant that produced Agent Orange.

The St. Louis Business...

Suit Claims Spam Texts Sent to Customers by Target

2/4/2013 8:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Big-box retailer Target Corp. is accused of spamming customers’ cell phones with unsolicited text messages, according to a class-action lawsuit that was filed in Oklahoma federal court.

Law360(subscription required) reports the suit claims the unwanted messages were text ads sent by a mobile technology company hired by Target to conduct a nationwide marketing campaign to promote the sale...

Study Says Hepatitis C Risk from Tattoo Ink

2/1/2013 11:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Researchers have warned of a possible link between tattoos and hepatitis C. So, the next time you plan to get a tattoo, think before you ink.

Reuters Health (http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-hepatitis-ink-idUSBRE90N11T20130124?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FhealthNews+%28Reuters+Health+News%29) reports that a new study published in...

Pennsylvania Studies Radioactivity Associated with Fracking

2/1/2013 10:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will conduct research into naturally occurring radiation levels in substances related to fracking.

Fracking is a drilling technique that injects chemicals, sand, and millions of gallons of water into shale deposits to extract natural gas. There are...

Naked Body Scanners Scrapped By TSA

2/1/2013 1:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
The Transportation Security Administration (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50510725/#.UQGJVmdZ9Bk) (TSA) plans to end its contract with Rapiscan Systems, whose airport body scanners stirred controversy because they produce a naked image of travelers that pass before their screens.

Fox News reports that privacy rights activists have complained about the TSA scanners conducting a virtual strip search since they first...

Zaxby’s Data Breach Across 10 States

1/24/2013 8:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Federal authorities were notified by the Zaxby’s restaurant chain of a data security breach that has already affected 108 locations in Kentucky, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Virginia.

The company did not disclose the details of the attacks but reported that the computer systems at several locations were reported to be infected by malware and other...

Hotel Sued for Carbon Monoxide Leak

1/21/2013 2:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
A guest who stayed at the Embassy Suites San Francisco Airport Hotel in Burlingame has filed a lawsuit over a potentially deadly carbon monoxide leak that caused guests to evacuate their suites last November.

The Daily Journal reports the plaintiff alleged that the hotel’s lack of carbon...

Stricter Fracking Laws Introduced in Colorado

1/18/2013 3:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Colorado’s state government took some tough, positive measures to check and preserve its groundwater by issuing strict fracking laws this month.

Fracking (known as hydraulic fracturing) is a drilling technique in which toxic chemicals, sand, and millions of gallons of water are injected under high pressure into the earth to free natural gas in shale deposits. Critics of the process claim the chemicals may...