According to a news report that came out earlier this year, a woman filed a lawsuit against Motel 6 for allowing the woman to be repeatedly raped and trafficked at one of its motels when she was a teenager. The lawsuit was filed in Harris County, Texas, and the defendants […]
Author: Andrea Lewis
Going to college is not only about learning and getting a degree. College years are a time of independence, personal growth, meeting new friends, and discovering what the world has to offer. Despite the many benefits of going to college, a problem remains on college campuses that deserves scrutiny. As […]
For 109 years in the State of Florida, juvenile offenders were sent to Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys if the Court found they committed a crime or violated terms of juvenile probation. The school was in Mariana, Florida. According to an investigation by the Tampa Bay Times, the children […]
Suffering through a personal injury can be a distressing experience. Aside from the injury itself, you may be facing medical bills that quickly become very expensive, as well as a loss of income, hospital, doctor visits and other medical appointments to which you may or may not be able to […]
Those in the education field should be focused on protecting students. Students should feel safe attending school and college. If they are being physically or sexually assaulted by teachers or coaches, they should be able to speak up, file a report, and get justice swiftly served. With new Title IX […]
Crushing injuries occur when a portion of a person’s body is compressed between opposing surfaces. These accidents occur in various situations ranging from truck accidents to car accidents to on-the-job equipment malfunctions. The aftermath of crushing injuries often leaves victims with serious and life-changing injuries. Due to the devastating nature […]
Sexual assault is among the most heinous of crimes. It puts the lives of those on the receiving end at unimaginable risk. As the “Me Too” movement has shown, there are a plethora of perpetrators out there taking advantage of unwitting women and girls whose psyches ultimately suffer as much […]
Within the last few years, the U.S. gymnastics industry’s history of sexual abuse by coaches and doctors, as well as their egregious attempts at covering it up, have been brought to light. Along with this knowledge, hundreds of new allegations of sexual assault have been made—some recent, and some from […]
This can be a difficult time to have a loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility. Given the communal nature of these facilities and the fact that their resident population is largely composed of elderly adults, many of whom have chronic underlying medical conditions, nursing home populations […]
As the coronavirus crisis continues, concerns grow for vulnerable people within our communities—especially nursing home residents. According to a recent USA Today article, over 16,000 nursing home residents and staff in the United States have died due to complications from coronavirus. “More needs to be done. The number of deaths […]
