On Friday 3/20/2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Cuomo of New York issued Executive Order 202.8 which tolls the time limits for numerous legal deadlines … [Full Story...]
CDC Confirms Vitamin E Acetate Link to Most Vaping Deaths
In 2019, there were at least 2,506 cases of vaping-related lung injury (EVALI) in the U.S., according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That includes 54 deaths. It was a sudden spike in patients with … [Full Story...]
Highlights From the $1.4 Trillion 20/20 Budget Deal
Government shutdown was avoided this time around when President Trump signed two spending bills that will fund the federal government until September 2020, the rest of the fiscal year. The $1.4 trillion budget deal included wins and … [Full Story...]
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Federal Judge Rules Reasonable Suspicion Necessary for CBP to Search Electronic Devices
Virtually everyone has a phone in their hands or a laptop or tablet in their bag these days. It’s hard to imagine life without our electronic devices. However, with the increased reliance on … [Read More...]
Michigan Governor Wants to Put Medicaid Work Requirements on Hold, Lawsuit Pending
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Hyundai Kia Set Aside $760M in Engine Fire Settlement
Automakers Hyundai and Kia, part of Hyundai Motor Group, have reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit over engine fires. The companies have agreed to set aside $760 million to compensate owners … [Read More...]
Virginia’s Democratic Landslide Pushes Equal Rights Amendment Over Historic Finish Line
Virginia’s Democratic landslide in the State Senate and the House of Delegates has pushed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) “over the historic finish line”, says Kate Kelly, a human rights attorney at … [Read More...]
Two Jail Guards Charged With Falsifying Records After Epstein’s Alleged Suicide
Prosecutors said Tuesday two jail officers falsified records to cover up their failure to check in on Jeffrey Epstein. Reuters reports an autopsy concluded that the accused sex offender hanged … [Read More...]
Judge Orders Extended Lawsuit Protection to Pharma Family
The Sackler family, founders of pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma, has been granted an extension of the protection that has halted a number of lawsuits against them. Purdue Pharma, the company that … [Read More...]
Pennsylvania’s High Court Overturns Statute of Repose in Medical Malpractice
The Yanakos family will be able to move forward with their lawsuit against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) after the Supreme Court overturned a ruling that the seven-year statute of … [Read More...]
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Hide Tax Returns From Federal Investigation
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to shield his tax returns from a criminal investigation. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. issued a subpoena for eights years of Trump’s … [Read More...]
Deadly Product Defects Hidden from Consumers
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Justice Gorsuch Appears to Side with Trump in Rescinding DACA
(Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead, Public Domain) Justice Neil Gorsuch appeared to support President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program … [Read More...]
Trump New York and DC Tax Cases Heading for the Supreme Court
New Presidential contender and former New York City mayor, Michael Bloomberg, told a crowd of cheering delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, “I know a con man when I see … [Read More...]
Obamacare Survived Legal Challenges, Repeal Attempts and Trump’s Sabotage. Can It Survive One More Lawsuit?
After Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, conservative lawyers immediately launched multiple legal challenges. The ACA – also known as “Obamacare” - survived all of those challenges, … [Read More...]
