Jessamyn West, a 49-year-old librarian from Vermont, took Equifax to court over their massive data breach and received $600 in damages. According to the website KrebsOn Security.com, just days after Equifax disclosed the breach, West filed a claim with the local Orange County, Vermont, courthouse asking the judge to award her $5,000 in damages. She…
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Librarian Sues Equifax Over Data Breach and Wins $600
Kellogg’s Honey Smacks Cereal Linked to Salmonella Outbreak Across 31 States
A salmonella outbreak that has infected 73 people across 31 states has been linked to certain batches of Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal. According to an ABC News report, Kellogg has recalled packages of cereal that are either 15.3 ounces or 23 ounces in size and have a “best if used by” date printed on the…
Daughter of Olympic Gold Medal Skier Bode Miller Drowns in Orange County Swimming Pool
Emeline Grier Miller, the 19-month-old daughter of Olympic gold medal skier Bode Miller, died in a swimming pool accident the evening of June 9. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the incident occurred when Miller and his wife, Morgan, were at a neighbor’s home for a pool party. According to reports,…
Major Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Cut Melon
A major, multistate outbreak of salmonella linked to pre-cut melon has sickened 60 people in five states, mostly in the Midwest. According to a CNN report, six people have been sickened in Illinois, 11 in Indiana, 32 in Michigan, 10 in Missouri and one in Ohio. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 31…
Dog Attacks and Injured Toddler in Riverside County
A 4-year-old girl suffered severe facial injuries after a dog attacked her at her grandfather’s Riverside County property. According to a report on Patch.com, the girl was treated and released from the hospital and the dog was surrendered to be euthanized. The incident occurred the afternoon of June 5 on Corson Avenue in an unincorporated…
New NTSB Report Says Tesla Model X on Autopilot Accelerated Seconds Before Fatal Silicon Valley Crash
A new investigative report released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says three seconds before a Tesla Model X on Autopilot slammed into a concrete barrier in Silicon Valley back in March killing the driver, the vehicle accelerated and the brakes weren’t applied. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, there was…
Kia Recalls 507000 Vehicles for Airbags That May Not Deploy
Kia Motors has said it is issuing a vehicle defect recall for more than 507,000 vehicles in the United States because an electronic glitch may prevent airbags from deploying during a car accident. According to a Reuters news report, this recall follows an announcement in March by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that…
California Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Apple Watches Are Defective
Apple is facing a class action lawsuit in California, which alleges that every Apple Watch it has ever produced has a major defect. According to a news report on Fortune.com, a Colorado man is seeking $5 million on behalf of himself and others as well as a request that Apple acknowledge the faulty screen design…
Woman Says Vaginal Mesh Cut Her Internal Organs Like a Cheese Wire
Susan Morgan, a 60-year-old mother of two, tells the Daily Mail that the pain she is suffering from receiving a transvaginal mesh implant is so severe that it feels like her internal organs are being cut by a cheese wire. Morgan has been left homebound after botched vaginal mesh surgery nearly a decade ago. The…
Road Rage Results in Fatal San Bernardino Bicycle Accident
A bicyclist was killed after being the unintended victim of a road rage accident in San Bernardino. According to a KTLA news report, the incident occurred the afternoon of June 4 when the drivers of a 2003 Infiniti and a 2000 BMW got involved in some type of altercation as they were driving east on…