Maybe
ET didn’t go home. The Pentagon’s long awaited report on UFOs has been released, and the findings are inconclusive.
The report did introduce updated terminology for such sightings: unidentified
aerial phenomena, or UAP. If you remain interested in alien encounters, there is
still much to keep you engaged. A ranking of the best places to find extraterrestrial life in our solar system has been
compiled, and scientists have given serious consideration to what aliens may
have seen if they’d been watching
for signs of life
on Earth. More than 100 years ago today, on June 29,
1908, many trees
were blown down like matchsticks in Siberia. Some still suspect aliens may have
caused the damage.
Photo by Albert Antony on Unsplash.
On
the Lighter Side
Enhance this summer’s cookouts with 2021’s best
barbecue sauces, get a refresher on the science behind grilling
the perfect steak, or try a new recipe this 4th of
July.
A favorite Mexican hot sauce is now available in the United States.
Update: The Tik-Tok guy is still happily riding the cranberry juice wave.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey have multiple dairies, cheesemakers, and creameries worth a visit.
Loss
and Litigation
Not every case will attract national attention at every stage of
the proceedings, but there were multiple headlines recently when Vanessa Bryant
and the other families affected settled
their claims against the pilot’s estate and the helicopter company
in the crash that killed Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna, and seven others. Sadly,
the loss of life and injuries caused by the collapse of a section of a
condominium in Surfside, FL last Thursday presents another high profile
opportunity to consider the elements of liability and lost
earnings calculations. The first
proposed class action has already been filed.
Asterion’s consultants are experienced in making lost
earnings calculations and presenting their reports to triers of fact. If you
need an expert to quantify damages in a lost earnings case, consider contacting
Asterion.
What Doesn’t Surprise Us At All
The popsicle was invented by an 11-year-old.
Fans of Mare of Easttown are trespassing at filming locations.
FYI
The unreviewable authority of patent judges
has been curtailed
by the U.S. Supreme Court in its decision in United States v. Arthrex, Inc.
Trends
We’re Watching
Insurance
markets are being impacted by ransomware, as well as by extreme weather, and labor and material shortages.
What’s
Puzzling Us
July is National Hot Dog Month, but who wants to celebrate with a
round hot
dog?
What do you do about the elephant that is literally in the room?
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T. M. Alexander, Philadelphia’s trail blazing economist and lawyer.
Watch List
Fifty years later, many 1971 films remain unforgettable.
Audio Files
1971 was also a good year for music. Joni Mitchell’s groundbreaking Blue album has aged well.
After 110 years, Macy’s Wanamaker organ is still played twice a day. Some performances are available for streaming.
Spotlight on Lost Earnings Claims
Asterion, Inc. has experience in the quantification of economic damages sustained by businesses, individuals and families who have suffered lost earnings resulting from tort and contractual claims, including personal injury, wrongful death and wrongful termination.