The House and Senate voted Wednesday to override President Obama’s veto of legislation allowing families of those killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks to sue Saudi Arabia. The controversial bill—which Obama and legal experts warned could have serious unintended repercussions for the United States—will now become law.
Source: 9/11 Families Can Now Sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. Courts
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Get ready for a whole new round of around-the-edges coverage of race in politics and outrage about the n-word and who “gets” to use it.
Source: What happened after Don King used the n-word while stumping for Trump – The Washington Post
With all those reports about Note 7s burning flesh and setting vehicles on fire, you’re probably wondering when you’ll hear about a lawsuit. Well, here you go. A man from Florida named Jonathan Strobel has filed a lawsuit against Samsung over an exploding Note 7, and it could be the first of its kind in the US. According to Reuters, the phone blew up in the plaintiff’s pocket while he was in a Costco on September 9th. It reportedly caused deep second-degree burns to his right thigh that’s about the size of the phone, as well as to his thumb.
That’s a week after Samsung announced its recall program and the same day the company started planning for an official recall in the country with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. The CPSC finally launched an official, nationwide recall program for Note 7s on September 15th. “Unfortunately,” Strobel’s lawyer said, “for my client [it] came too late.”
When Samsung first announced that it’s taking back units it already shipped, there were only 35 reported cases of batteries overheating. That number climbed until it reached 92 cases, according to the CPSC. Since replacement Note 7s won’t be available until September 21st, though, most buyers still haven’t turned theirs in yet. A Samsung spokesperson refused to talk about the case with Reuters, but she urged “all Note 7 owners to power their device down and exchange it immediately.” As for Strobel, he’s now seeking damages for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, along with other injuries.
President Barack Obama would veto a bill passed by both houses of Congress that would allow families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for damages, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Monday.
Source: Obama would veto bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia
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