Mailchimp Sued for Allegedly Facilitating Sex Trafficking
A recent lawsuit filed in Georgia accuses email marketing platform Mailchimp of facilitating sex trafficking, according to a December 5th article published by Buzzfeed News. The suit claims Mailchimp worked with YesBackpage.com, which is an ad marketplace used by sex traffickers after the similar website Backpage was shut down. They say Mailchimp sent an email…
Read MoreUber Received Nearly 6,000 Sexual Assault Claims over Past Two Years
Rideshare company Uber released its first-ever safety study on December 5. This was the end of a yearlong wait after the company announced they would conduct such a study concerning public safety concerns. The 84-page report encompasses 2017 and 2018, and covers both sexual assaults and fatalities involving Uber rides. The Uber safety report hit…
Read MoreVitamin E Acetate and Vaping Illness: The Connection
The dangers of vaping and vaping illness have been all over the news (and our blog) during the past few months. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and hundreds of hospitals across the nation, have been working nonstop to try and find a reason for a mystery lung illness causing some of the…
Read MoreVictims Are Entitled to Make Claims after a Legionnaires Disease Outbreak
Many people in the United States have been exposed to Legionnaires disease and Pontiac fever in the last decade. The most recent outbreak of Legionnaires disease occurred at the North Carolina State Fair in the Asheville, NC and Hendersonville, NC area. The current outbreak has produced at least four deaths, with many more fairgoers suffering…
Read MoreThe Facts about Sex Trafficking in South Carolina
Sex trafficking has two components: human trafficking and sexual slavery. These are reprehensible crimes. The crimes begin when sex traffickers groom or recruit a young woman or person to engage in forced or coerced sex acts. Businesses like hotels, truck stops or massage parlors have long been complicit in these types of crimes. They benefit…
Read MoreHow to Spot a Victim of Sex Trafficking
Human trafficking and sex trafficking are, unfortunately, two of the United States’ largest and fastest growing problems. Millions of women and girls are drawn into this criminal underground system every year. Many are held against their will, moved around under the control of another person or group. As a result of the current spotlight on…
Read MoreFederal Human and Sex Trafficking Laws – What You Need to Know
Human trafficking is modern-day slavery. It is recognized by the United Nations as a violation of human rights. Trafficking in any form is reprehensible. The National Human Trafficking Hotline defines sex trafficking as “a form of modern-day slavery in which individuals perform commercial sex through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. Minors under the…
Read MoreDoctor Arrested for Performing Surgeries Without Women’s Consent
On Friday, November 8, federal authorities arrested a VA doctor on charges of healthcare fraud and false statements. Javaid Perwaiz, 69, was under investigation by the FBI for nearly a year after receiving a tip from a hospital employee who suspected Perwaiz was performing unnecessary surgeries on his patients. According to an article at ABC…
Read MoreEVALI Is a “Cute” Name for a Life-Threatening Lung Injury
If you’ve seen the news over the last several months, then you’re very familiar with the issues surrounding the mysterious vaping-related illness that doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now officially named the disease EVALI. It stands for e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung…
Read MoreWill Vaping Products Be Banned in South Carolina?
Vaping was supposed to be the “next big thing” to help people quit smoking. Instead, vaping has spawned an entirely new, deadly illness all of its own. The new illness, now officially named EVALI, short for e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury, is causing states to place temporary bans on vaping and product sales…
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