News about Jim Palmer

Baseball legend Jim Palmer and his wife sue British hair stylist for 'defrauding them out of $1MILLION after building trust with the couple by befriending their autistic stepson'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 18, 2024
Jim Palmer, a Hall of Fame inductee, philanthropist, and celebrity pitchman, has filed a lawsuit against a former friend, who says he defrauded the Baltimore Orioles legend out of almost $1 million before dissolving. Palmer, a former hair stylist who obtained $985,000 in personal loans from the retired hurler and his wife, Susan, according to the lawsuit, which was obtained by DailyMail.com. The loans were intended to be used to begin a line of beauty products, but Palmer is now accusing Holmes of breach of employment, negligent misrepresentation, fraud in the inducement, and unfair enrichment. Holmes is possibly negligent in establishing trust with the family by befriending Palmer's autistic stepson, Spencer, before he took over as the boy's guardian and trust manager.

Five ways the electric car revolution could change the face of Britain - from lower speed limits to even MORE potholes

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 3, 2023
What future awaits the UK once electrical vehicles replace petrol and diesel cars? The big shifts that may happen are the subject of a ruling. This includes deteriorating multi-story parking garages, some more potholes, lower speed limits, deadly pavements, and larger motoring infernos.

Fire crews' fears over electric car blazes as they are having to double the crews sent to deal with them because their batteries cause 'rocket-like' infernos

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 22, 2023
Fire brigades are being sent twice by 'rocket-like' infernos caused by electric vehicle batteries, which have caused fire brigades to double the crews sent to blazes involving the technology. With diesel or diesel engines, a single fire engine is usually sent to car fires. However, fire chiefs are now offering two units for electric cars or hybrids that have lithium-ion batteries. Heat stored in the batteries is released as heat in a process called 'thermal runaway,' which is extremely difficult to detect and can produce 'rocket-like' flames. They also produce extremely harmful fumes such as hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide, posing a second danger to those nearby.