At Smith Coonrod Mohlman, LLC. we enjoy keeping up with the latest legal news and sharing it with you. We firmly believe that is important to keep up with industry happenings because it is just one more way that we can help you. This week’s stories touch on legal news on both local and national levels. Hazardous baby cribs, a strike at the Honeywell plant in Kansas City, a new kind of police surveillance and an interesting new take on domestic violence laws in Topeka- these were the topics gracing the legal headlines we shared with you this week. Thanks for reading!

1. Drop-side cribs sold at JC Penney have been recalled due to suffocation hazards. The “drop-side” rail of this crib often becomes detached or unexpectedly falls down. When this happens, it creates a space that an infant can easily roll into and become trapped, which can lead to suffocation. If you have purchased a crib at JC Penney recently, please take caution.

2. Kansas City’s Honeywell plant workers go on strike. Plant workers went on strike Monday after rejecting a contract offer on Sunday. This action, which has been called an “unfair labor practices” strike, affects 840 members of Machinists Local Lodge 778. Union and company officials are currently engaged in talks to resolve.

3. A new surveillance tool for police poses legal issues. The fatal shooting of a man by a police officer late last month was caught on tape by a police surveillance device that was attached to the officer’s chest. Seems reasonable, but legal experts say there are legal issues involved in this type of video. What’s the problem?

4. Topeka has voted to nix the city’s laws against domestic violence. The capital city in Kansas recently voted to decriminalize domestic violence in an attempt to procure more state funds to prosecute offenders. This is an interesting tactic. How do you see this working out? Here’s how they see it in Topeka.

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