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Western Digital Corporation Announces Recent Cyberattack That May Have Compromised Consumer Data
On April 3, 2023, Western Digital Corporation (“Western Digital”) issued a press release announcing that the company had recently experienced a “network security incident.” While the company has not yet confirmed whether any consumer data was leaked as a result of the attack, it remains a possibility….By: Console and Associates, P.C.
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Frequency, Regularity, Proximity: The Western District of Washington Requires More Than a Product’s Presence to Find Causation
On March 9, 2023, a federal judge granted summary judgment on causation to three manufacturers of asbestos-containing products in a maritime lawsuit arising from the death of Thomas Deem from mesothelioma. The judge held that Ms. Deem had failed to put on evidence sufficient to show that Decedent’s exposure to the products manufactured by three……By:…
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PFAS Plaintiff Asserts One of the Largest Class Actions in History
You read that correctly: A PFAS plaintiff in a case pending in Ohio federal court recently asserted “one of the largest class actions in history,” according to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, which is currently considering an appeal filed in In re E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. C-8 Pers. Inj. Litig. Per- and…
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Finland Joins NATO in a Power Shift and Rebuke to Putin
The Nordic country became the alliance’s 31st member on Tuesday, spurred by the war in Ukraine, in a strategic setback for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
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Russia and Ukraine Use Drones to Bring Death in Battle for Bakhmut
Using aerial drones to spot the enemy and direct artillery fire has become a staple of war for Ukraine and Russia, especially in the savage fight for control of Bakhmut.
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Evan Gershkovich Covered Repressed Russian Journalists. Now They Are Covering Him.
Evan Gershkovich’s work for The Wall Street Journal included reporting on Russians’ efforts to help others who were being repressed. Russian journalists are now scrutinizing his arrest as a brazen attack on press freedom.
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Surrogacy Emerges as the Wedge Issue for Italy’s Hard Right
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has ordered municipalities to stop certifying foreign birth certificates for same-sex couples who used surrogacy, leaving some babies in a legal limbo.
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As Temperatures Rise, Melbourne’s Bats Get Their Own Sprinkler System
On the hottest days, a refreshing mist will cool down flying foxes, which have suffered mass death in Australian heat waves.
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Empathy Machine: Diary of a Country Priest
Roger Ebert died ten years ago today. He was a friend and mentor to a lot of people. I might have described Roger as a friend and mentor even if I hadn’t ended up getting to know him, taking part in EbertFest at the invitation of Chaz Ebert, then becoming editor-in-chief of this site for…
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A Return to the Presence of Love
Can it really be 10 years since my husband Roger departed this earth? The day before he transitioned, I sat with Roger beside his bed in what was then known as the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (now the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab). We were both in good spirits having visited with friends who had come to…
