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Sept. 1 (UPI) A diver who takes near-daily plunges into California's American River said he encountered an unusual item under water a prosthetic leg – and was able to return it to its owner.
Karl Bly, who runs the American River Lost & Found Facebook, said he regularly finds phones and other devices at the bottom of the water, but the prosthetic leg discovery was a first for him.
"Once I got past the foot that was on it, the human-looking foot, I saw the mechanics of it and realized it was a prosthetic leg and I just knew immediately somebody needed it back," Bly told CBS Sacramento.
Bly posted a photo of the leg on his Facebook page and he soon received a message from the leg's owner, a man named Scott.
"He came down right away to pick it up. Very very thankful. He just went on and on about how he needed it to get back to work," Bly said.
Bly said the man told him the leg would have cost $15,000 to replace, making it the most expensive item the diver has fished out of the river this year.
"If you're bringing something valuable on the river, make sure it floats," Bly said.
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/09/01/Prosthetic-leg-found-in-California-river-returned-to-owner/8491598991789/
Bayer appeals $20.5 million Roundup ruling to California Supreme Court
Bayer, which acquired Roundup with its purchase of Monsanto for $63 billion in 2018, said the July decision by the California Court of Appeal affirming a 2018 jury verdict in favor of Dewayne Johnson would be relied upon by other courts handling cases over the widely used herbicide.
A San Francisco jury initially awarded Johnson $289.2 million after finding the chemical glyphosate in Roundup caused his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
The trial judge reduced that amount to $78.5 million and the Court of Appeal reduced that to $20.5 million.
“In this case, the Court of Appeal affirmed a verdict that severely punishes Monsanto for complying with federal law,” said the petition by the company, which has long said regulators have deemed glyphosate safe for use by humans.
Bayer said the high court should determine if a manufacturer of a federally approved herbicide can be liable under state law for failing to provide a cancer warning when the federal regulator determined federal law does not permit that warning.
Johnson also asked for a review of the Court of Appeal ruling reducing the damages.
(Reuters) - Bayer AG has asked California’s Supreme Court to review a decision awarding $20.5 million to a groundskeeper who claimed the company’s Roundup weedkiller caused his cancer, arguing the ruling was at odds with federal law and settled legal principles.
He said the Supreme Court of Californiashould decide if “loss of enjoyment of life” damages should include compensation for a shortened life expectancy caused by the wrongful act of the defendant.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bayer-glyphosate-lawsuit/bayer-appeals-20-5-million-roundup-ruling-to-california-supreme-court-idUSKBN25S5JY
Colorado speedway holds 'Stop the COVID Chaos' event after flouting coronavirus orders
The governor, the release said, “has not honored the spirit of the emergency powers law by repeatedly extending and expanding his authority and, regardless, because his executive orders and public health orders are unconstitutional.”
Everyone was invited, the release said, and admission was free. The release did not mention social distancing or face covering rules, which are required under state public health rules. Nor did it mention how many people would be allowed to attend.
The venue, southwest of Denver, holds 23,000 people, but a local health order requires venues holding events larger than 175 to submit pre-approval plans to the local health department.
A Monday letter to the speedway from Jefferson County Public Health executive director Mark Johnson said the agency had received no such plans.
“Given the absence of an approved plan for this event,we are hopeful [that] Bandimere intends to cap the attendance at 175 attendees or less,” the letter said..KEK
A message left with Bandimere on Tuesday was not immediately returned.
Officials found that Bandimere violated public health orders during a July 4 event, when it did not seek pre-approval from the agency and allowed 7,500 people into the venue — 3,000 more than the venue’s owners said they would allow, NBC affiliate KUSA reported, citing Johnson.
Public health officials sued the venue to force compliance, though a judge ruled the suit was “moot” after the county issued a new order in July, according to KUSA.
But the judge, Tamara Russell, told Bandimere that it needed to follow public health orders, and she dismissed a counterclaim from the track describing the orders as “illegal and unenforceable,” KUSA reported.
Colorado has recorded 57,424 coronavirus cases of Tuesday, according to NBC News tally. More than 1,800 people have died.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/colorado-speedway-holds-stop-the-covid-chaos-event-after-flouting-coronavirus-orders/ar-BB18C1tB?li=BBnbcA1