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April 25th, 2022 • News & Politics • 4 minute read

Lawsuit: PlayVS Accused of Wrongful Termination, Pregnancy Discrimination

A former employee is suing PlayVS over claims of pregnancy discrimination and wrongful termination.

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July 17th, 2017 • Health & Medicine • 5 minute read

Giti Tire USA Recalls Replacement Passenger Car Tires

A recall has been issued for Primewell brand tires over concerns that the “sidewalls can crack and lose air, increasing the risk of a crash.” The recall was issued by Giti Tire USA, a California-based company that distributes the tires. So far the recall includes an estimated 394,000 Valera Touring II replacement passenger car tires that have been sold to a number of different Firestone stores.

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January 4th, 2022 • News & Politics • 4 minute read

Two Major Companies Deal With Sexual Harassment Scandals in Las Vegas

When sexual harassment claims became inevitable, Wynn allegedly demanded that the employees record videos of themselves stating that they had never been assaulted. 

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March 3rd, 2017 • Lawsuits & Litigation • 6 minute read

Lawsuit Alleges Toddler's Wrongful Death Was Part of Medicaid Scheme

For the parents of a 14-month-old girl, a simple trip to the dentist cost their child her life. Now, the girl’s family is suing Austin Children’s Dentistry, including their daughter’s dentist, the dental practice, the anesthesiologist and the company he works for, Texas Anesthesiology Association, for the wrongful death of their daughter. But what happened? How did the girl, Daisy Lynn Torres, die at the dentist office? Well, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office, she tragically passed away back on March 29, 2016, as a “result of anesthesia administered for the treatment of tooth decay.”

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May 1st, 2024 • News & Politics • 3 minute read

DMEC Announces Virtual Conference to Elevate Compliance Strategies and Enhance Organizational Culture

This one-day only event on May 8 features a session about the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission less than a month after final regulations were published.

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December 7th, 2022 • News & Politics • 4 minute read

When Do you Need an Employment Lawyer?

Most of the times people in New Mexico reach out to an employment lawyer it's due to discrimination in the workplace, unfair wages and wrongful termination cases. 

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February 1st, 2018 • Health & Medicine • 5 minute read

Family of 'The Walking Dead' Stuntman Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against AMC Networks, Inc.

Most people are familiar with 'The Walking Dead' t.v. Show, but few are aware that many of the stunts on the show are performed by stuntmen and women, and fewer realize that sometimes those stuntmen and women get injured. Tragically, accidental deaths have also been known to occur on film sets, and that's exactly what happened to John Bernecker, a stuntman who “fell to his death on the set of 'The Walking Dead' in Georgia.” As a result of the accident, Bernecker's mother, Susan Bernecker, recently filed a lawsuit against the “show’s network and other parties, saying unreasonably low budgets led to inadequate safety precautions.” The accident itself occurred on July 12, 2017.

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April 10th, 2018 • Health & Medicine • 3 minute read

More Than 7 Tons of BBQ Beef Affected by J.T.M. Provisions Co. Recall

Who wants BBQ beef with a side of rubber? Doesn't sound too appetizing, does it? Unfortunately for a couple consumers who purchased pulled barbeque beef from one Ohio-based food company, however, rubber is exactly what they found when they dug into their barbeque beef. The unsavory discovery prompted the company, J.T.M. Provisions Co., to issue of a recall of more than 14,000 pounds, or 7 tons, of their pulled barbequed beef products over concerns that more containers “could be contaminated with rubber.”