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The Sugar Industry Has Been Lying To Us For 50 Years, New Report Finds

Cristin Kearns, a fellow at University of California, San Francisco, recently uncovered documents that reveal decades of deception and bribery in the sugar industry that implicates elite professors and the United States government. These revelations not only shed light on the way corporations wield power in American politics and culture; they also have significant legal […]

12.28.2016

A yellow rideshare-style sedan is parked at a Manhattan curb beside a modern apartment building while a pedestrian checks a smartphone on the sidewalk and morning traffic moves past under muted city light.

Uber “Terms and Conditions” Depriving Users of Constitutional Rights

When you click “accept” under the multi-paragraph “Terms and Conditions” portion of the Uber app, are you really bound by those terms? How about if those terms strip you of your constitutional rights? Uber, the cell-phone based transportation company, is working to make sure the answer to both of those questions is an unambiguous “Yes.” […]

12.10.2016

A parked late-model sedan sits at the curb on a quiet New York residential street at dusk with its rear end visibly crumpled beside a bent fire hydrant, while pedestrians continue along the sidewalk under brownstone stoops.

The Fatal Design Flaw Chrysler Knows About But Won’t Fix

Remington Walden, a 4-year-old boy from Georgia, was driving with his aunt on a spring day in 2012 when a pickup truck rammed into the back of their 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Though the pickup truck caused only minor exterior damage to the Jeep, it punctured the vehicle’s fuel tank. Within seconds, Remington Walden, who […]

11.29.2016

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How to Survive a Hospital

All of us depend on doctors and hospital workers for treatment when we are sick or injured. Many times they are successful, saving our lives or the lives of our loved ones. But hospitals are far from infallible. 195,000 people die each year in American hospitals due to potentially preventable medical errors. The following guide […]

11.18.2016

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Hospitals Transmitting Antibiotic-Resistant Superbug. Thousands Dead.

If you only read Sharley McMullen’s death certificate, you would think she passed away as the result of respiratory failure and septic shock. The truth is much more alarming. McMullen, a healthy 72-year old woman from California, was finishing up treatment for a benign stomach ulcer when she contracted an infectious bacterial disease in the […]

11.10.2016

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Good News for Nursing Home Patients

Millions of nursing home residents have signed away their right to sue their nursing home, regardless of whether they were sexually assaulted, physically abused or suffered serious injuries as a result of their care. The worst part is: these residents may not even know it. Forced arbitration clauses, which are often hidden in nursing home […]

10.27.2016

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How One Doctor Exposed a Culture of Lying in the Medical Community

Bringing suit for compensation against a doctor who, through his or her own negligence, caused you or a loved one injury is a fundamental right guaranteed to all citizens. Unfortunately, this right has been under attack for years. As a result, the road to recovery for patients in medical negligence cases is far more difficult […]

10.17.2016

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17 Cycling Deaths This Year Spell Trouble For Vision Zero

The New York City Department of Transportation enjoyed a small victory last week with the announcement that the city has surpassed its goal of constructing 15 miles of fully protected bike lanes in 2016. By the end of this year, 18 miles will be completed. This achievement has been overshadowed by another statistic, however. With […]

09.23.2016

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Just How Dangerous Is New York City Construction Work?

17 New York City construction workers died last year in work-related incidents. That is, if you ask the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health. According to the Department of Buildings, only 12 construction workers lost their lives on the job. The discrepancy between these two numbers stems from conflicting definitions of a construction-related […]

09.11.2016

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Rehab After An Injury Is Much Riskier Than You Think

Earlier this year, we covered an analysis published by the BMJ that identified preventable medical errors as the 3rd leading cause of death in the U.S. Recently, a study funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that nearly one third of patients admitted to rehab centers experience illness or injuries as […]

09.01.2016

A parked sedan with its steering wheel airbag compartment open in a quiet Brooklyn curbside parking lane, while a mechanic in gloves checks the front seat area and everyday traffic passes in soft focus behind.

Millions Of Deadly Airbags Recalled; Is Your Car On The List?

What do BMW, Daimler AG, Fiat, Ford, GM, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Saab, Subaru, Tata Motors, Toyota and Volkswagen have in common? Aside from comprising some of the most popular and successful automakers in the world, these companies all opted to equip their cars with deadly airbags in order to cut costs. At least 14 […]

08.29.2016

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NY Engineering Firm Charged With Ripping Off Hurricane Sandy Victims

It takes special kind of criminal to take advantage of another person’s tragedy for profit. According to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, many of those criminals live right here in New York. When Hurricane Sandy touched down on the eastern seaboard in late 2012, it wreaked havoc in 24 states and caused over $75 […]

08.21.2016