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To help kick off the Community Scholarship application period for the second year in a row, we recently caught up with our $15,000 scholarship recipient, Crystal Eshraghi, to find out what she has been up to this past year as a freshman at UCLA.

Do You Own a 2014-2015 Jeep, 2012-2014 Chrysler, or Dodge?

Thousands of drivers of Fiat Chrysler vehicles have had trouble navigating their vehicle into ‘park’ using equipped Monostable electronic gearshifts. At least 121 people have exited their still running, in-gear vehicles, assuming the vehicle was turned off...

Extended Talcum Powder Use Linked to Ovarian Cancer

Studies have shown an association between talcum products, including Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder and Shower to Shower products, and a significantly increased risk of ovarian cancer. Internal documents from Johnson & Johnson reported the finding of talc...

Invokana® Linked to Ketoacidosis, Kidney Failure, Heart Attack

Invokana® is a SGLT2 inhibitor drug indicated for the treatment of type-2 diabetes. In December of 2015, the Food and Drug Administration required a label change on all SGLT2 inhibitors to warn of the risk of ketoacidosis. Ketoacidosis is a potentially fatal side...

This Week (March 18) in Product Recalls

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published 10 new product recalls over the past two weeks, including recalls for LED Lamps, chairs, and wall clocks. If you or a loved one has been injured by a dangerous product, contact The Law Offices of Larry H. Parker...

Some Bottles of Corona Recalled on Glass Shard Concern

Constellation Brands Beer Division, manufacturer of Corona, announced a voluntary recall in the United States last week for certain packages of 12-ounce Corona Extra due to potential contamination with small glass particles. The recall, announced on Wednesday, March...

Los Angeles Originated Amtrak Train Derails in Kansas

At least 32 people were injured, two critically, after an Amtrak train from Los Angeles bound for Chicago derailed on the BNSF Railway about 20 miles west of Dodge City, Kansas early Monday, March 14th. The derailment occurred just after midnight, central time zone,...

The Cost of Higher Education

Did you know that USC is now more expensive than Harvard, Yale and Stanford? Tuition for the 2016-2017 academic school year will exceed $50,000! USC Provost, Michael Quick, stated in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that, “our students and parents are expecting...

Two Workers Killed in Tree Trimming Accident

Two workers were killed in the unincorporated Riverside County area of Thermal, near the Salton Sea, after their tree-trimming crane’s bucket contact live wires, causing the crane to catch fire on the morning of Saturday, March 12th. The incident occurred just...

Fatal Pedestrian Accidents Projected to Significantly Increase in 2015

A new report from The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) estimates that pedestrian deaths in 2015 will jump 10% nationwide from 2014, the largest such annual increase ever seen by the group. California is projected at a 12% increase. The GHSA, a coalition of...