Archive for February, 2014
By Staff Writer Watching your child move from the back seat to the passenger seat and finally, as a teen, from the passenger seat to the driver’s seat, is a frightening and stressful time. In fact, it can be so big a step that many parents hesitate to let their teen get behind the wheel […]
By Staff Writer Retail giant Target is facing an onslaught of lawsuits due to its credit card data breach that affected over 70 million customers. Two months prior to the cyber hack that affected credit and debit card holders, a Target computer analyst had warned the company about payment system weaknesses, according to The Wall […]
By Staff Writer The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has been one of the largest coal burners in the nation for decades, but that’s about to change due to new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for the emissions of mercury, sulfur dioxide and other power-plant pollutants that take effect in 2016. Before the new EPA standards, […]
By Staff Writer In two prior cases involving the wrongful death of disabled patients living in residential homes where care was paid for by the state of Tennessee, as well as a third similar death, negligence has now been ruled as primary cause—despite the initial reverse conclusion of a government official who improperly intervened in […]
By Staff Writer In a news release on Friday (Feb. 7), the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that they have ordered Ricky L. Hatfield and his Tazewell, TN-based company, Hatfield Trucking, to immediately cease operations. The US DOT served the federal imminent hazard out-of-service order on Jan. 22, 2014 […]
By Staff Writer This past summer, Nashville’s NewsChannel 5 Investigates first exposed serious side effects Tennessee women have suffered as a result of using a new form of birth control called Essure. More complaints followed, prompting Essure’s manufacturer, Bayer Healthcare, and the federal government to take notice. Essure coils, made of nickel and fiber, are […]
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