On Thursday, the NFL settled a lawsuit for $765 million with more than 4,500 former players over allegedly hiding known …
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A 6-Year-Old Boy Becomes a Girl: Do Schools Need New Rules for Transgender Students?
Parents of a transgender girl complained when their daughter, born a boy, was told to use the boys’ bathroom
Should Partially Blind Triathletes Be Forced to Run Wearing Blackout Glasses?
A world-renowned legally blind athlete is suing three triathlon organizations over a controversial rule that requires all visually impaired runners to wear glasses that render them completely sightless.
Pfizer Birth Control Recall: Could Women Who Get Pregnant Sue?
If women wind up pregnant from faulty pill packets, product liability lawsuits or “wrongful pregnancy” cases — reminiscent of medical malpractice — could be filed.
Should Mothers Be Sued for Bad Parenting?
When my young daughters get mad and call me “Mean Mommy” for withholding gum or making them clean up their toys, it makes me laugh. But I can’t imagine that Kimberly Garrity is seeing the humor in the lawsuit her adult children …
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In Preschool, What Matters More: Education or Play?
It’s practically been relegated to superstar status in the annals of parenting lore: the Manhattan mom who sued her daughter’s $19,000-a-year preschool on grounds that the 4-year-old was not sufficiently prepared to tackle …
Do the Chemicals That Turn Soda Brown Also Cause Cancer?
Soda is not good for you. The high-calorie, sugary drinks have been linked to obesity and a host of other health problems.
Mom and Consumer Group Sue McDonald’s For Luring Kids with Happy Meal Toys
In conjunction with the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), Monet Parham, a 41-year-old mother of two, filed a class action against McDonald’s on Wednesday in San Francisco Superior Court, claiming that the fast …
Put on Your Party Shoes: I ♥ Boobies’ Girls Can Attend Middle-School Dance
Girls getting suspended on breast cancer awareness day for wearing breast cancer awareness bracelets? It just seemed so unfair, which is why on Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania filed suit on …
Four Loko Lawsuit: Did Caffeinated Alcohol Cause Death?
The family of a 20-year-old Florida man, who shot and killed himself after binging on the caffeinated malt liquor beverage Four Loko is suing the drink’s manufacturer, Phusion Projects, for wrongful death. The family says the …
I ♥ Boobies: ACLU Defends Girls’ Right to Wear Sassy Bracelets
I ♥ boobies. They nourish children. They define a woman’s silhouette. And sometimes, they turn toxic.