San Diego’s SeaWorld claims a California commission was overreaching when it banned the breeding of captive killer whales at a $100 million planned exhibit. The suit recently filed in San Diego County Superior Court asserts that the park’s treatment of its...
Lisa Marie, the chimpanzee who lived with an Elvis impersonator under deplorable conditions has been freed, according to PETA. Lisa Marie was born on January 8, 2007, at a notorious chimpanzee breeding facility in Missouri. Although chimpanzees live in maternal...
by Carol Thompson Three University of Virginia graduates and members of a fraternity who were portrayed in a debunked account of a gang rape in a retracted Rolling Stone magazine story filed a lawsuit against the publication and the article’s author, according to...
A patron parks in a lot that appears to be owned by the restaurant he is visiting. He arrives at the hostess station and is informed that he has parked in the lot of the business next door. The patron immediately leaves and finds that his car is already hooked to the...
by Carol Thompson When an elderly person is placed in a nursing home or assisted community, the person signing them in is most often a spouse or family member. Because the experience can be traumatic for both the patient and the family, signing an agreement to...
