Window Seats Increase Risk of Deadly Blood Clots on AirplanesWindow or aisle? Your seat preference on an airplane could land you in a higher-risk category for a potentially deadly blood clot, a new study finds. The risk of developing deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is notably higher for passengers
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Annoyed at Credit Card Minimum Charges? Too BadDo you love going to that cute little diner for lunch but absolutely hate having to pay cash? There are drawbacks to carrying a lot of bills. Maybe you don't want to get mugged. Or, maybe you're just busy and
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Taco Bell Infected 68 People in 11 States with Salmonella: ReportSome Taco Bell customers had to make a run for the doctor's office after a Salmonella outbreak that infected dozens of people in ten states last fall. But the outbreak also affected other unidentified restaurants, not just Taco Bell, the
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Debt Collection Company Must Pay $2.5M SettlementAsset Acceptance, one of the country's largest debt collection companies, has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission $2.5 million in civil fines. The FTC had accused the company of deceiving debtors and failing to inform them of their rights
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Rape Suspect Wages Facebook Comment War with SheriffDustin McCombs is a rape suspect who loves Facebook. Or at least he loves giving the Jefferson County Sheriff's office a few online jabs. You see, the Alabama sheriff's office has a Facebook page. They also have a section labeled
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PA College Gets Nation's First Plan B Vending MachineDrunken nights of debauchery are part of every good college experience, but they often lead to embarrassing situations. For some, this includes a trip to the pharmacy, where one whispers a request for the morning after pill. Enter the Plan
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Fraternity Sued Over Bottle Rocket Shot From AnusAn attempted bottle-rocket launch from a drunken frat boy's anus backfired and caused a fellow frat boy to fall off a deck, a lawsuit claims. Louis Helmburg III, a sophomore at Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va., is suing his fraternity
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Naked Burglar Arrested Covered in Chocolate, Peanut ButterThere's a new kind of candy on the market, and it's just in time for Valentine's Day. It's called the peanut butter and chocolate burglar, and you only want to give it to the stalker you're trying to scare away
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M.I.A.'s NFL Contract: Rapper Pays Any FCC FinesGuess what, M.I.A.? A FCC fine may be all yours if the NFL or NBC get fined for your middle finger during halftime. It seems that liability for M.I.A.'s NBC middle finger snafu may have been addressed in her contract
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'Sister Wives' Utah Bigamy Lawsuit Will ProceedKody Brown and his four wives -- Meri, Janelle, Christine and Robyn -- have overcome the first hurdle in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Utah's bigamy law. A federal judge has ruled that the Sister Wives lawsuit may proceed
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Is the Batmobile Copyrightable? A Federal Judge Thinks SoA federal judge has ruled that the Batmobile is copyrightable. Yes, it's that special. At least DC Comics thinks so. The company sued Mark Towle, owner of Gotham Garage. He builds and sells Batmobile replicas to comic book geeks with
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DVT Study May Clot 'Economy Class' LawsuitsStaying seated on long plane flights may be hazardous to your health, according to a new study that seems to debunk some claims in so-called "economy class syndrome" lawsuits. The study and the lawsuits involve deep vein thrombosis, or DVT
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Denver Suncor Employees Could Sue Over BenzeneDenver-area refinery Suncor's benzene problems have some employees worried. The Suncor refinery's water may have been contaminated with a potentially carcinogenic substance. Small amounts of benzene were detected in two faucets in the facility. The other faucets were determined to
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FL Man Adopts Adult Girlfriend, 42, to Shield Assets?Adopting an adult is something individuals do out of maternal or paternal love. But the Florida man who adopted his girlfriend probably did so for financial reasons. Goodman, 48, adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend Heather Laruso Hutchins. Plaintiff's attorneys say that
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Southwest Plane Hits Light Pole in DenverA Southwest plane hit a light pole at Denver International Airport earlier this week. The minor Southwest accident did not result in any injuries. But it did lead many to wonder how it happened. The plane was taxiing to its intended
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Japan's Gov't Proposes Hague Convention Implementing Legislation"Child-custody procedures proposed, but conditions apply" - Asahi Shimbum 1/24/12 via Patrick Braden at Global Future Everything in it sounds like straightforward appliaction of the Hague Convention, although one can guess that the Convention's exception to returning children who face
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Court: Hague Convention is different from jurisdiction/enforcement casesThis new Colorado case does not break any new ground, but it helpfully discusses the difference between a Hague Convention child abduction case and a case about child cusotdy jurisdiction questions under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
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Parent's report on meeting with Japan's justice minister about custody & Hague ConventionI don't know who the author is, nor the merits of his case, but this transcription of his meeting provides an interesting window into official Japanese attitudes about child custody, how different Japan is but also how much change is
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Japan has begun child custody transfers/enforcement in 120 cases; 48% complyJapan's courts basically never transfer child custody, leaving the children with whoever takes them when the parents first separate, and not even ordering visitation with the other parent. But that seems to be changing in a few cases. The unusual
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