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Valley Health files suit against Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
WINCHESTER, Va. (WHSV) – Valley Health System filed suit in the Circuit Court of Winchester today against Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, now known as Elevance Health. The lawsuit includes two counts: Breach of Contract Violation of Virginia Ethics and Fairness in Carrier Business Practices Act. For two years, Valley Health contends, it has worked …
NASA Turns to College Students to Design New Suit Technology | Voice of America
PEORIA, ILLINOIS – Bradley University student Zach Bachmann didn’t grow up thinking he’d be an astronaut. “I’m short, blind and asthmatic, so I can’t really be an astronaut if I wished to,” he said. But a lifelong interest in video games and computers is putting him at the center of a nationwide effort to boost …
Voting-technology company Dominion seeks $1.3 billion in defamation suit against pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against lawyer Sidney Powell on Friday, seeking at least $1.3 billion for Powell’s “wild accusations” that the company rigged the presidential election for Joe Biden. “Dominion brings this action to set the record straight,” the company said in the suit filed in federal court in …
DOJ appeals ruling that said it can’t take the place of Trump in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit
The appeal is a sign that the Justice Department is continuing to back Trump in court even after he lost the presidential election. Last month, Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to replace Trump in the lawsuit. The Justice Department sought to intervene in the case, which, if approved, would have likely led …
Barbara Alvarez: We should support the Women’s Health Protection Act | Column
The Women’s Health Protection Act is necessary because Roe v. Wade has never been enough. While the 1973 Supreme Court decision affirmed that abortion is a constitutional right, it did not guarantee accessibility. Therefore, legislators have been able to propose restrictions that make abortion difficult to provide and nearly impossible to obtain. A secular nation’s …
Judge orders jury trial in Sarah Palin libel suit against New York Times
The initial version of the 2017 Times editorial said it was “clear” that the 2011 shooting was linked to a map Palin’s political action committee released that included crosshairs over Giffords’ Tucson district. However, no such link has ever been established. The shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, was mentally ill and was sentenced to life in …
Breaking and entering not his strong suit, cameras rolled as man ‘destroyed’ Milwaukee Marine’s A/C
MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee man is hopeful you can help identify an unwelcome guest. The stranger never made it inside the couple’s home, but caused a lot of damage, and was caught on camera. After trying to get into three different homes, the guy ran off. That was the only smart decision he made. Dressed …
Women With Cancer Awarded Billions in Baby Powder Suit
Talc is used in many cosmetic products, including lipstick, mascara, eye shadow, blush and foundation. Last year, the Food and Drug Administration issued several alerts warning that asbestos had been found in makeup, including eye shadow sold at Claire’s, a retailer popular with teenage girls. Talc and asbestos are natural minerals, and their underground deposits …
NSW residents face $11,000 fine for breaking quarantine, ACT follows suit
NSW Minister for Health Brad Hazzard signed the Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement) Order 2020 last night. Photo: Twitter. UPDATED 2:40 pm NSW and ACT residents who leave their homes without a valid excuse could face fines of up to $11,000 or six months’ jail time as the states and territories toughen …
Indian Health Service Faces Civil Suit Over Alleged Sexual Abuse
Three Native American men filed a civil lawsuit alleging that the U.S. Indian Health Service failed to protect them from sexual abuse by a pediatrician, Stanley Patrick Weber, in Montana during the 1990s, a federal court filing shows. The lawsuit filed in the Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C., is the first civil action …
