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Many people do not read the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of the Ancestry.com agreement when they sign up for a certain service the company provides. Ancestry.com is a family history website. They now sell a new DNA testing service known as Ancestry DNA. To get this service people a sign legal contract stating they may own their DNA,

Over the past several months New Jersey families have seen a surge of reports revealing unsafe levels of lead in public school water. New Jersey residents are aware of the potential for lead contaminated water. However, the recent reports have many residents wondering how this could happen and what can be done to safeguard school children. The Centers for Disease

In what legal experts view as a major blow to plaintiffs pursuing personal injury cases, a state appeals court in Manhattan ruled an expert witness for a defendant in a recent case should be allowed to examine a plaintiff’s electronic devices, social media accounts, and email in an effort to find evidence of physical activity following a motor vehicle accident.

For the first time in recent history, the United States actually shortened life expectancy figures – just by two months, but two months too many – due in sole part to the opioid epidemic. Think about people you know personally: family, friends, coworkers, current and former classmates, etc. Include yourself. Do you recognize any opioid or opiate addictions or dependencies? If not,

Sanitary supply and cleansers are in short supply in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Left without sanitizers on store shelves and panicked about keeping disease-free, consumers are scrambling to buy whatever they can to give themselves peace of mind. Unfortunately, fraudsters and other people looking to make a quick buck are preying on vulnerable consumers by selling them slapdash

Apple was hit with a class action lawsuit in May over the design of its butterfly style keyboards featured on its MacBook and MacBook Pro models. The suit, filed in Northern California, complains about faulty key switches in the keyboards, specifically keys becoming stuck and virtually unusable, rendering the laptops themselves useless. The problem lies with the 2015 version of

For many people that don’t have children, their beloved pets become their fur babies.  But, according to recent news, some of our doggies may be in trouble!  As their favorite treats may be involved in a recent recall, leaving them desperate for some flavorful goodness. Two makers of pet treats are pulling products from the market because they may contain traces

In recent months a chemical found in several common household products has been on the crosshairs of a number of organizations as they have sought, at this point unsuccessfully, to ban a dangerous chemical that has been linked to several adverse health events. The chemical is Bisphenol A or BPA and it is found in bottled waters, plastic packaging, and

Mountaintop mining linked to heart disease according to researchers at the West Virginia University School of Medicine and School of Public Health. The study is the first to suggest that exposure to air pollution particles from mountaintop mining sites may impair the blood vessels’ ability to dilate, which may lead to the development of heart disease. Mountaintop mining releases sulfur and silica

A recent outbreak of critical lung illness associated with vaping left over 2,500 people injured and took 60 lives. For months, this illness, which is known as EVALI, was described as a mystery illness and led the government to the brink of taking steps to restrict vaping. Although the government has backed down from restricting e-cigarettes, the Centers for Disease