According to Reuters, Drugmaker Insys Therapeutics Inc filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday amid mounting expenses driven by a U.S. Justice Department probe into claims it paid doctors bribes to prescribe a powerful opioid medication. The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing marked a first for a drugmaker accused in lawsuits of helping fuel the … [Read more...]
House Democrats Move Towards Court Action Versus Barr, McGahn
According to Reuters, the U.S. House of Representatives Rules Committee on Thursday unveiled a measure authorizing federal court action to enforce subpoenas issued to Attorney General William Barr and former White House Counsel Don McGahn. The Rules Committee also set the terms for possible court action by other House committees investigating … [Read more...]
Carnival To Pay Massive Fine For Dumping Waste into Ocean
Carnival Corp will pay a $20 million settlement for dumping in the ocean. The fine comes after Princess Cruises, a Carnival subsidiary, admitted to violating the terms of a 2017 settlement for improper waste disposal. The details of the dumping were made public in a court filing release Monday. Carnival released food waste and plastic … [Read more...]
Assange Not Charged With CIA Leak by DOJ
The Justice Department has decided not to charge Julian Assange for his role in exposing some of the CIA’s most secret spying tools. This is according to a U.S. official and two other people familiar with the case. Politico reports It’s a move that has surprised national security experts and some former officials, given prosecutors’ recent … [Read more...]
New Hampshire Becomes 21st U.S. State to Repeal Death Penalty
According to Reuters, New Hampshire abolished the death penalty on Thursday, becoming the 21st U.S. state to do so. Before the vote, New Hampshire was the last state in New England that allowed the execution of people convicted of grave crimes. New Hampshire state Senator Martha Hennessey, a Democrat, described the death penalty in a … [Read more...]
U.S. Football Player’s Overdose Death Spotlighted In J&J Oklahoma Opioid Trial
According to Reuters, the father of a college football player who died of a drug overdose gave emotional testimony about the U.S. opioid epidemic’s personal cost. Craig Box said that he never suspected his son was abusing painkillers until after he was found unconscious. Austin, the 22 year old football player, died later at the hospital. … [Read more...]
Trump Says Mueller Statement Changes Nothing
U.S. President Donald Trump reacted swiftly to a statement by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on his Russia investigation on Wednesday, saying nothing had changed and “the case is closed!” In a tweet, Trump said that, "There was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our Country, a person is innocent." In his statement, Mueller, however, … [Read more...]
IRS Could Make Trump Release His Taxes
President Donald Trump’s bet that it’ll take years to resolve a coming court fight over his tax returns could be wrong. Federal courts are already ruling quickly against Trump in his other attempts to block Congress. The Supreme Court could also be a dead end if the case doesn’t present new legal issues or divide appellate courts. That … [Read more...]
Pig Farms May Become Virtually Immune From Lawsuits
All 50 US states have 'right to farm' laws on their books, but nine states are trying to strengthen them even more. HuffPost reports agriculture lobbyists have pushed for a host of new state laws to protect farms from litigation. Pig farmers are routinely sued over foul smells, loud noises and declining water quality. The push comes … [Read more...]
Pelosi Faces Rising Pressure To Impeachment
According to Politico, Nancy Pelosi is facing rising pressure to launch an impeachment inquiry. Despite repeated pronouncements from the California Democrat that she doesn’t want to try to remove Trump from office — including taking a hard line in a tense leadership meeting Monday night — Pelosi faces increasing calls from her rank and file to … [Read more...]
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