Diocese of Syracuse Announces Compensation Plan for Sexual Abuse Survivors
On Ash Wednesday, the Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse announced plans to compensate survivors of clergy sexual abuse. Bishop Robert Cunningham announced the…
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Barnett Hunting Crossbows Recalled Due to Defective Sensor
This past December, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of six models of Barnett Outdoors crossbows after hunters were seriously injured while…
Barnett Outdoors, LLC – Targeted by Injured Crossbow Hunters
It’s hunting season! Crossbows were romanticized in The Walking Dead and The Hunger Games, but if you are thinking about getting one, there is something…
Takata Airbag Lawsuit Investigation
In the United States, a record 34 million vehicles made by 10 different automakers have been recalled to replace frontal airbags on the driver’s or…
Hunters’ Thumbs Amputated by Barnett Crossbows
Hundreds of hunting crossbows without finger guards were sold by Barnett Crossbows to hunting enthusiasts around the county. A number of thumb amputations and injuries…
Zohydro: FDA and Greedy Drug Companies Ignore Public Health
The United States consumes more than 80 percent of the global supply of opioids, and overdoses from prescription opioid drugs kill nearly 17,000 Americans every…
Catholic Priest Sex Abuse in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez Nieves of San Juan and Bishop Daniel Fernandez Torres of Arecibo have handed over to civil authorities a group…
Vatican’s New Sex Abuse Prosecutor Gets No Confidence Vote
Yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Rev. Robert W. Oliver, a Boston canon lawyer, to be the “Promoter of Justice” at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) in Rome. A...
Boy Scouts’ Secret Files From Lawsuit Document Sex Abuse
Nearly 15,000 pages of Boy Scout files were released last week documenting 1,247 scout masters that had sexually molested boy scouts between 1965 and 1985. The official files of the Boy...
Sandusky and Monsignor Lynn Verdicts Speak Truth to Power
The Penn State football dynasty and the Roman Catholic Church both for decades have put their own prestige and privilege ahead of the safety of children. The criminal convictions last night are a...