The Dangers of Fidget Spinners

The latest must-have craze sweeping schools is fidget spinners - a useless device made with ball-bearings that allows it to spin, seemingly endlessly, while you hold it between your fingers. If you have young children, chances are they own one - or two - or if not, they are pestering you to get them one.

However, simply because these devices are wildly popular doesn't necessarily mean they are safe. World Against Toys Causing Harm (W.A.T.C.H) issued a safety warning in an attempt to have parents reconsider purchasing a fidget spinner for their child. W.A.T.C.H even went as far as ranking fidget spinners the number one dangerous toy for children. 

W.A.T.C.H claims that fidget spinners pose a threat to a child’s safety when the fidget spinner is disassembled. If a child was to loosen the bushing, the metal part of the spinner, the child could easily the metal piece into their mouth and choke. 

If you are currently thinking to yourself that this assumption is ridiculous, don’t - as this has already been the case for several children. 

A 10-year-old Texan recently had the bushing stuck in her esophagus and was forced to undergo endoscopic surgery to remove it. 

A 5-year-old Oregonian endured the same fate and, similarly, was forced to undergo surgery to have the bushing removed. 

Use common sense when allowing your children to have one. If your child is too young to use them safely, you may be better off waiting for the next craze. After all, like any craze, this one is not likely to last too long.

Swift Seeks Justice 

 

After hearing evidence for several days, the jury took only four hours to find in favor of Taylor Swift and award her everything she was asking for - $1. Taylor Swift was only seeking $1 as damages against the DJ who grabbed her inappropriately during a meet and greet. 

The DJ had initially brought the suit against Swift, and rather than simply defend herself from his allegations, Taylor Swift claimed that he had harmed her by grabbing her. 

Her suit seeking $1 was only to show that men can't simply grab women without repercussion; that there is a price to pay. Swift's suit for $1 was to prove a point and to avoid any allegations that she was doing this for money. 

Her victory was not simply a victory for her, but for all women who have been the victim of similar actions.

                               

Taylor Is Suing for Assault. Is She claiming the DJ Hit Her?

 In a lawsuit that started in trial last week, Taylor Swift is seeking damages against a DJ claiming he assaulted her during a meet and greet. People usually believes an assault means that someone hit someone else. But that is not necessarily the legal meaning of assault.
 Assault is merely the “unwanted touching” of one person by another. Clearly if someone smacks you in the face, that’s an assault. But if someone touches you inappropriately, that can also be an assault.
 Taylor Swift claim the DJ reached under her skirt as they took a picture. His touching her did not physically harm her, as if someone hit her with a stick, nevertheless that would qualify as an assault and if believed, would entitle her to damages.

The court dismissed claims against Taylor Swift –                  does this mean the judge believed her and not the DJ?

A former DJ sued Taylor Swift after he was fired by his station. His firing came shortly after Taylor Swift alleged he had groped her during a meet-and-greet. The DJ strongly denied Swift’s accusations and sued her claiming that he had lost his job as a result of her false allegations.

The trial started last week and the DJ rested his case on Friday. Taylor Swift asked the court to dismiss his claims after he rested, and the court agreed. This doesn’t mean that the court believed Taylor Swift. What t means is that regardless of the facts, Taylor Swift is not responsible for his losing his job – after all, she wasn’t the one who fired him. The court was not making a decision based upon disputed facts, that is, the court wasn’t determining whether one side story was believable, it was basically saying that even if everything the DJ claimed was true Taylor Swift is not legally responsible for his losing his job.

Regardless, it’s a big win for Taylor and her lawsuit against the DJ seeking $1 in damages for his assault of her is still going forward.

Taylor Swift is Suing ... for $1

 Pictured Above: The Photo From the 2013 Meet-and-Greet in Which This Incident Occurred     Featuring Taylor Swift (Middle) and David Mueller (Right)

Pop superstar Taylor Swift started trial this week in a case in which she is seeking only $1 from DJ David Mueller. Taylor Sift is suing Mueller alleging that he groped her during a “meet and greet”. Mueller initiated the lawsuit against Taylor Swift claiming that Swift made a false allegation that he had touched her inappropriately which resulted in Muller being fired. Swift could have merely denied his claim but instead she is suing him – but seeking only $1 in damages. Her claim for only $1 is a tactical move to prove that she is only seeking vindication, not money.

Taylor Swift took the witness stand on Wednesday in her trial and people who saw the testimony said that she was compelling and believable. The two sides are still presenting evidence and the case should wrap up in a week or so. 

  

If you ever find yourself to be the victim of a personal injury incident, 

contact Michael Wadler, PC, at 713-979-5936, for an immediate free consultation. 

O.J. Simpson May Soon be a Free Man 

O.J. Simpson may soon be released from prison.

You heard that right.

Simpson’s early release date is fast approaching, leaving four members of the Nevada Board of Parole left to make a difficult decision - should Simpson be released from prison?

In 2008, Simpson was sentenced to 33 years in prison, with a minimum of 9 years, for partaking in armed robbery in an attempt to retrieve sports memorabilia that Simpson claimed was his.

Many are convinced that this harsh sentencing was payback for the 1995 (Nicole Brown) trial in which Simpson was found not guilty of committing double murder.

This decision, of whether or not Simpson will be freed, will be made on Thursday, July 20. Simpson will be video-conferenced in from the Lovelock Correctional Center, a medium-security prison where Simpson has been serving for nearly 9 years.

Four members of the Parole Board must agree on whether Simpson should be released.

If four cannot, two board members in Las Vegas will be patched in by either phone or video conference. And, if the board is divided 

3-3, Simpson must wait until January 2018 for another hearing.

If the Board concludes that Simpson is eligible for parole, Simpson will be freed on October 1.
If denied parole, Simpson will be forced to wait for another hearing to be granted, which could take between one to three years.

Legal experts assume that Simpson will likely be granted release. 

If you ever find yourself to be the victim of a personal injury incident, contact 

Michael Wadler, PC, at 713-979-5936, for an immediate free consultation.