Students in Portland, Oregon Public Schools, the largest school district in Oregon, have not taken a drink from a water fountain in two weeks. After two Portland schools tested high for lead in drinking fountains and sinks, lead issues were exposed at schools and other departments across the metro region. […]
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Prosecutors reported the State Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Health and Human Services embellished and modified reports about lead contamination in the drinking water. Read more here… URL: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/michigan-officials-charged-flint-water-crisis-article-1.2730964
The vehicles are legal to be sold since the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has declared they will not become potentially unsafe until exposed to high humidity for a prolonged period. Read more here… URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-takata-idUSKCN1002H7
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concluded a finding that greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft threatens human health and environment, clearing the way for federal regulation Read more here… URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/26/epa-ruling-on-aircraft-emissions-paves-way-for-new-regulations
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court in New Orleans decided that the law violates federal laws prohibiting electoral discrimination and must be amended before the November election. Read more here… URL: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/federal-court-finds-texas-voter-id-law-violates-voting-rights-n613481
By Sophie Williams – Three states announced on Tuesday civil lawsuits against VW asserting senior executives safeguarded evidence that the carmaker had deluded emissions tests for years. Read more here… URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkwsagen-emissions-idUSKCN0ZZ1X3
By Sophie Williams – Volkswagen initially encountered up to $18 billion in fines for violating the U.S. Clean Air Act. VW sold over 11 million cars worldwide with deceptive software that cut back on cars’ emissions while undergoing tests. Read more here… URL: http://www.wsj.com/articles/volkswagen-to-pay-up-to-14-7-billion-to-settle-diesel-emissions-claims-1467117548
By Sophie Williams – There are 3,500 lawsuits declaring a link between illnesses and the Wilmington, Delaware -based chemical company’s releasing the chemical into the Ohio River. Read more here… URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-du-pont-verdict-idUSKCN0ZM2BX
In 38 states, high court judges face some sort of reelection which could cause biased decision-making, particularly when ruling on criminal acts. Because of this, it could be detrimental to a case if a judge is elected – as opposed to being appointed – considering that judges who must answer to […]
By Lacey Crawford – In the face of international controversy, Monsanto is still not being held accountable for its products and the products’ effect on the environment and the population. Watch Ring of Fire host Farron Cousins discuss with nationally renowned trial lawyer, Howard L. Nations, the enormous build-up of controversy surrounding Monsanto, […]
Mitch McConnell’s most recent duplicitous act is an effort to block President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court from consent. According to the United States Constitution, President Obama has the right and is compelled to nominate a successor. Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/21/opinion/sunday/why-is-mitch-mcconnell-picking-this-fight.html
Flint, Michigan’s water crisis could bring about criminal charges as severe as involuntary manslaughter. Last week a federal investigation was launched that will involve prosecutors from the United States Attorney’s office in Detroit as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector […]
By Sophie Williams – A number of legitimate discontent is intensifying from more than 40 million Americans burdened with student loan debt totaling $1.16 trillion — a number expected to rise to $2 trillion by 2022. Student loan debt now affects one in five US households and surpasses total credit […]
From Larry A. Tawwater, American Association of Justice President – If You Like Your Constitutional Rights, It’s Time to Fight for Them People don’t think a lot about their constitutional rights, until they think they’re being violated. Most of us know about the First Amendment and Second Amendment, but it’s […]
By Buck Daniel – Takeda Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $2.37 billion to settle the Actos bladder cancer lawsuits in a global settlement agreement. Takeda Pharmaceuticals, which manufactures the drug, and plaintiffs’ counsel reached an agreement that attempts to resolve all pending lawsuits in the United States as well as […]
By Buck Daniel – A large number of Bard IVC filter lawsuits are expected to be filed within the next few months, each alleging that individuals suffered damage when the IVC filter implants tilted, fractured or migrated inside their bodies causing harm or requiring removal. C.R. Bard has been unsuccessful […]
By Sophie Williams – Tuesday Takata decided to expand the recall of vehicles with its air bags to nearly 34 million cars and trucks, nearly double the number of vehicles previously recalled. The company agreed to a national recall of certain types of driver and passenger side air bag inflators […]
By Howard Nations – November 20, 2013 – Recent activity in the DePuy ASR litigation increases the possibility of a settlement for ASR users who were required to have a revision or replacement of their implanted ASR hip device. Let me be clear up front that this is the beginning […]
Posted by Cindy Nations October 23, 2013 – I am so proud to announce that our own Buck Daniel has been chosen to participate in a highly coveted leadership program offered by the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. This is a real honor and one which he most definitely deserves. Congratulations, […]
October 3, 2013 – In Texas, Attorney General Greg Abbott is facing new questions about the multimillion-dollar settlement he was awarded after being paralyzed by a falling tree in 1984, the kind of settlement he is now fighting against in a tort reform move, making it impossible for a plaintiff […]
By Amber Stanford July 5, 2012 – In the past week, there have been two wrong-way head-on collisions that resulted in five people losing their lives and alcohol use is suspected as the cause. Montgomery County responded with a surge of law enforcement over the holiday making many arrests for […]