Daniel Chavez Killed in Workplace Accident at Canton Drop Forge Manufacturing Facility in Ohio

BOONE COUNTY, Ill. — A 24-year-old woman from Hanover Park was airlifted to a Rockford hospital Wednesday evening following a rollover crash in rural Boone County. Emergency crews responded to the scene at the intersection of Cherry Valley and Kirkland roads. According to reports, the woman was driving a Chevy Suburban eastbound on Cherry Valley Road when the vehicle veered off the south side, crossed over to the north side, and rolled several times. She was extricated from the vehicle at the scene and transported by helicopter. Authorities say she is currently in stable condition. Vehicles need to be checked for defects in rollover crashes There is a misbelief that the driver alone is to blame for injuries sustained in rollover crashes, especially when only one vehicle is involved. However, this is not always true. While drivers should be cautious to prevent rollovers, manufacturers also play an essential role in keeping occupants safe during such accidents.…

PULASKI COUNTY, KY – Authorities have identified the man killed in a multi-vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday on U.S. Highway 27 South near the Lincoln–Pulaski County line. According to reports, 39-year-old Alex Stinnet of Eubank was pronounced dead at the scene. Stinnet was driving a pickup truck involved in the collision with two dump trucks. Several others were injured in the crash and transported to a local hospital for treatment. The extent of their injuries has not been released. No further details are currently available. Those affected by this crash deserve answers and accountability from those at fault Someone lost their life, and their surviving family deserves answers. Several were injured and will undoubtedly have mounting medical bills, lost wages, and will experience pain and suffering that will change their lives forever. If another driver’s negligence is to blame, they deserve full and fair compensation for their losses.    *******…

When a party to an Illinois divorce has an overseas bank account, that account must be disclosed and, if found to be marital property, equitably distributed by the court. If the overseas account is not disclosed, Illinois divorce courts possess limited powers to investigate bank accounts in other countries. In an Illinois divorce, locating and dividing overseas bank accounts requires a combination of legal strategy, discovery tools, and persistence. Courts may lack jurisdiction over the foreign bank…but not over the spouse who controls the accounts Marital Assets are Divisible In Illinois No Matter Where They Are Located If the foreign bank account can be properly shown to be a gift, inheritance or was completely acquired in advance of the marriage, the foreign bank account will be deemed non-marital property and awarded in its entirety to the party who holds that account. Beyond these exceptions, an overseas bank account will be deemed marital and, thus, divisible under…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — WLIVE has recalled its 15-drawer fabric dressers due to serious safety concerns, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The dressers pose tip-over and entrapment hazards when not secured to the wall, putting young children at risk of injury or death. The recalled dressers, sold on Amazon by WLIVE, fail to meet safety requirements under the federal STURDY Act, which mandates stability standards for clothing storage units. This recall affects WLIVE 15-drawer fabric dressers, which were available in rustic brown, black, charcoal black wood grain print, and white. The unit measures approximately 12 inches deep, 40 inches wide, and 51 inches high, and weighs about 36 pounds. The dressers include a metal frame with fabric drawers and handles. Model number “ASNG105” can be found printed on the side of the product’s packaging box. Contact The Ammons Law Firm for Legal Help Involving Defective Products Contact The…

[Personal note: the Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton ruling took a lot of wind out of my blogging sails. First, the opinion is pure Calvinball. It makes me question everything I know about Internet “Law” when courts shamelessly disregard precedent and the rule of law. I’m not sure how much value I add blogging the finer points of jurisprudential development in a Calvinball world. Second, the opinion opened the door to virulent and devastating regulations that will surely reshape–and shrink–the Internet to the detriment of all of us. Should I pay attention to incremental legal developments in an industry that’s about to have a cataclysmic meltdown? I’m sure I’ll regain my blogging mojo eventually, but for now, I’m still disoriented by the FSC v. Paxton ruling and struggling to determine what’s worth my blogging time and your reading time.] * * * This blog post relates to California Civil Code 1670.8, colloquially called…

BOLCKOW, Mo. — A 73-year-old man from Braddyville, Iowa, was injured Thursday afternoon when a tractor-trailer overturned on Highway 71, about three miles southwest of Bolckow. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that the crash happened when the front driver’s side tire on a southbound 2001 Freightliner failed. The driver lost control of the vehicle, which veered off the east side of the highway, hit an embankment, and overturned. The truck came to rest on its driver’s side in the median. The driver sustained moderate injuries and was transported by Andrew County Ambulance to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. Tires that explode need to be examined for defects Truck drivers are the backbone of America. They spend weeks at a time away from their families and sacrifice the comfort of their homes to deliver the everyday goods we need. These dedicated drivers deserve to be safe when they are in their home away from home— their trucks. Yet, over and over…

GAFFNEY, S.C. — A crash involving an Amazon delivery truck and a passenger vehicle left one person dead and two others hospitalized on Monday afternoon in Cherokee County. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the collision occurred on Pacolet Highway when an Amazon delivery truck attempted to turn left into a driveway in the 1000 block of Pacolet Highway. The truck entered the path of a westbound 2008 Lexus, resulting in a serious crash. Emergency responders transported the driver and front seat passenger of the Lexus to a nearby hospital for treatment. A backseat passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. The Cherokee County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as 61-year-old Bobby Peak. Those affected by this crash deserve answers and accountability from those at fault The rules of the road are in place for a reason. They exist to ensure the safety of everyone traveling on our highways. When these rules are broken, the consequences can be…

XENIA, Ohio — A crash involving a semi-truck and a disabled pickup left three people hospitalized Wednesday evening on U.S. Highway 35. Preliminary reports indicate a pickup truck towing a trailer had run out of fuel and came to a stop partially in the right lane of the highway. As one person attempted to refuel the vehicle, a semi-truck traveling around a curve failed to reduce speed and collided with the pickup and trailer. The individual who was outside the vehicle at the time of the crash was thrown over a guardrail by the force of the impact and was transported to Miami Valley Hospital. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known. An occupant of the pickup truck was also taken to the hospital for treatment. Semi-trucks have a responsibility to maintain a safe distance and anticipate traffic changes Tragic incidents like this one are the reason why semi-trucks should always keep a safe distance from moving traffic ahead and travel at a safe speed to ensure…

A DWI charge, or Driving While Intoxicated, means you are accused of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. It is a serious criminal offense that can lead to harsh penalties like fines, license suspension, and even jail time upon conviction. It can also result in various collateral consequences that affect certain aspects of your life. If you face a DWI charge, hiring a lawyer is one of the most important steps you can take. A skilled lawyer experienced in DWI cases understands the legal process, knows how to challenge the evidence against you, and can protect your rights at every stage of your case. They can negotiate for reduced charges, fight to keep your license, or even get the case dismissed. With so much at risk, having an experienced lawyer on your side can make a big difference in the outcome of your case. Get A Free Consultation What is a DWI Charge? A DWI charge, which stands for “Driving While Intoxicated,” is a serious…

INTRODUCTION. Émilie du Châtelet (1706–1749) was a pioneering scientist, philosopher, and translator whose intellect shone brightly in the Age of Enlightenment. Best known for her French translation and commentary on Newton’s Principia Mathematica, still the standard version today, she brought clarity and depth to Newtonian physics while offering original insights into energy and motion. Living and working alongside Voltaire at Cirey, she helped shape the intellectual life of her time, challenging assumptions in science, philosophy, ethics, and society. Although Émilie du Châtelet wasn’t a legal scholar or actively involved in the legal profession, her writings and critiques demonstrate awareness of the role of laws and social structures in shaping individuals’ lives, particularly for women, and highlight her philosophical arguments for justice, equality, and the importance of intellectual freedom for all.  Continue reading

Former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil filed a complaint against the US government on Friday, four months after he was detained by ICE agents for leading campus protests in support of Palestine. Khalil alleged several claims in his complaint, including false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and abuse of process. The Center for Constitutional Rights filed the complaint on Khalil’s behalf under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The center stated that Khalil is seeking $20 million in damages but would accept, instead, “an official apology” and an end to the administration’s “unconstitutional” use of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) (1952). Secretary of State Marco Rubio authorized Khalil’s detention under Section (3)(C)(i) of the INA, which says that “[a]n alien whose entry or proposed activities in the United States the Secretary of State has reasonable ground to believe would have potentially…

Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Justice Jackson Says ‘the State of Our Democracy’ Keeps Her Up at Night (Abbie VanSickle, NY Times) Opinion: How the Tax Bill Could Change Giving and Donor Behavior (Daniel Hungerman, Chronicle of Philanthropy) I.R.S. Says Churches Can Endorse Candidates From the Pulpit (David A. Fahrenthold, NY Times) Voices That Matter: How Nonprofits and Foundations Engage With the Communities They Support (CEP) Takeaways from a Europe-Based Panel on the “Promises and Pitfalls of Philanthropy” (Mike Scutari, Inside Philanthropy) Survey: NPO Cash On Hand At Dangerous Levels (Nonprofit Times) Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says (Annie Ma, AP) How Can the Nonprofit Field Better Support Volunteerism? (Jan…

For the Balkinization Symposium on Richard Primus, The Oldest Constitutional Question: Enumeration and Federal Power (Harvard University Press, 2025).William Ewald The most striking thing about the bundle of ideas Richard Primus calls “Enumerationism” is how distinctively American it is. (It will be helpful to capitalize the word to distinguish the theory from the simple enumeration of federal powers.) All constitutions apportion governmental powers, but the near-universal American understanding that Article I, §8 is meant to limit Congressional power (and related ideas, like his “internal limits canon,” which says that the enumerated powers must add up to less than the powers of a government of general jurisdiction) is not found in any other constitutional system with which I am familiar; not, at any rate, in the same way. Why is that? What lies behind this American exception? Is Enumerationism the reflection of deep…

Scott Caron (Widener), The NextGen Bar Exam Meets the next Generation Law Student: A Revised Approach to Legal Analysis, 50 U. Dayton L. Rev. 43 (2024): The bar exam is changing, and soon. The National Conference of Bar Examiners (“NCBE”), the entity that supplies the bar exam for a majority...

For purposes of this article, the mesothelioma victim in this case will be referred to as J.P. In a significant ruling from Boston, a jury in Massachusetts awarded $8 million in compensation to an 84-year-old woman who developed pleural mesothelioma after years of using Johnson & Johnson’s talcum baby powder. The jury determined that the company’s famous baby powder contained asbestos, a dangerous substance that causes mesothelioma and several other illnesses, that J&J was aware of the dangers its product posed, and that the asbestos exposure ultimately led to J.P.’s mesothelioma diagnosis. J.P. received her mesothelioma diagnosis in 2021, one year after the giant pharmaceutical company stopped selling its talc-based baby powder in North America and a year before it terminated global sales. The plaintiff’s legal representatives argued that she had used the product throughout her life, not only on herself, but also on her children while caring for…

The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends Marital Privilege: Marriage, Inequality, and the Transformation of American Law by Serena Mayeri. Here is a description: How the privileged legal status of marriage survived decades of constitutional struggle and social change The United States is unusual among wealthy western nations in the degree to which the law channels public benefits and private economic resources through marriage. This remains so despite seismic changes in American family life in the last several decades of the twentieth century. During this period, marriage rates declined while divorce and nonmarital childbearing soared. Social movements—for racial and economic justice, women’s and gay rights and liberation, civil liberties, and reproductive freedom—transformed the legal landscape. In Marital Privilege, Serena Mayeri tells the stories of parents and partners, activists and lawyers who challenged the legal primacy of…

The Download of the Week is Personhood as Participation by James Toomey. Here is the abstract: “Legal personhood” is thought to be a concept of foundational and systemic importance to the legal system, encompassing all living human beings, born alive, and certain collectivities called corporations. The problem is that the more one tries to square these uncontroversial intuitions with one another, the less the concept hangs together. Many things that we do not call “legal persons” are treated in legally identical ways to entities that we do call “legal persons”—and entities within the class of “legal persons” are treated in radically different ways among themselves. To be sure, we can call anything we want “legal persons”—but not without trivializing the concept. This Chapter makes two claims. First, I argue that the concept of legal personhood, as currently understood, is not doing the work…

Courts have tools—from noncustodial sanctions to judicial deputies—to enforce their orders. David L. Noll When the federal executive branch defies the courts, are the courts powerless to compel compliance? Many observers assume courts depend entirely on executive cooperation for enforcement, given that the U.S. Marshals Service is an executive branch agency. But, as I argue in this new Lawfare research report, this overlooks enforcement mechanisms that, as either a legal or practical matter, operate independently of the executive branch. Before ordering the arrest of executive branch officials, courts can make use of powerful non-custodial sanctions: stripping officials of immunity, imposing substantial personal fines, and levying professional sanctions. If those fail, courts’ arrest powers are stronger than commonly appreciated. Though located within the executive branch, the marshals operate under a statutory duty to enforce all lawful court…