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San Francisco Soda Warnings Cases On Hold Pending Supreme Court Ruling

San Francisco soda warnings case on hold pending Supreme Court ruling STORY BY: Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A federal appeals court will hold off on deciding whether to block a San Francisco law mandating health warnings for soda and other sugary drinks until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a free speech case involving anti-abortion

Analysis: Arming Florida school staff could expose them to suits -experts

STORY BY: TINA BELLON (Reuters) – A bill passed by Florida lawmakers empowering some personnel in public schools to carry firearms to guard against attacks like last month’s massacre near Miami could expose these employees to potentially costly civil lawsuits, legal experts said. Public employees are generally immune to civil suits, but those authorized to

Uber Drivers Win Nationwide Class Action Over “Safe Rides” Fee

STORY BY: DANIEL WIESSNER (Reuters) – A federal judge in California has ruled that Uber Technologies Inc violated its agreements with drivers by subtracting a one-dollar “safe rides fee” from their pay on some trips. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland on Thursday granted the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and said that

Iowa School: We were unable to report mechanical fixes prior to fatal bus accident

COURTESY OF THE DES MOINES REGISTER Jason Clayworth, jclayworth@dmreg.com Published 2:19 p.m. CT Feb. 12, 2018 | Updated 9:24 a.m. CT Feb. 13, 2018 A western Iowa school district that updated an inspection report more than a week after a bus fire killed two people says online delays prevented officials from reporting mechanical fixes to

Parents of Daughter Who Died in School Bus Fire Retain HS Law

The Hartung Schroeder Law Firm has been retained by Glen and Natalie Klindt, the parents of Megan Klindt, the 16-year-old student who tragically died in a school bus fire near Riverside on December 12. An investigation into the accident is ongoing. “We will share more information as our investigation moves forward, in the hope that

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