Gretchen Whitmer gives policy talk at the Ford School: The Detroit Grand Bargain(Photo credit: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan - CC 2.0) Michigan is set to implement Medicaid work requirements on January 1, 2020, but a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was filed on November … [Read more...]
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 of vehicles with the defective Theta II gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines for repairs and other monetary losses. The companies say they will … [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 the advocacy group, Equality Now. The suffragist Alice Paul wrote the ERA in 1923—three years after women won the right to vote. But the ERA … [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 himself while in custody. However, a pathologist hired by Epstein's brother claims the autopsy 'points to homicide'. The indictment alleges Tova … [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 made OxyContin, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy back in September. The Sackler family, however, has not filed for bankruptcy, which makes the federal … [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 repose barred the case from moving forward. Repose v. Limitation You’re likely familiar with a statute of limitations, which limits the amount … [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 tax records. According to Business Insider, Trump’s lawyers say he is protected under “presidential immunity.” They also said the subpoena is … [Read more...]
Deadly Product Defects Hidden from Consumers
A Bombshell Investigation Reveals How Product Liability Cases Limit Public Safety What if you knew about a hidden danger to the general public? It could involve a cancer-causing chemical found in a health and beauty product, a design flaw in a popular vehicle, or some other issue potentially endangering countless lives across the … [Read more...]
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 in tense oral arguments on Tuesday. The DACA program was started by President Obama in 2012 to protect approximately 700,000 unauthorized immigrants … [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 one.” Bloomberg’s words are about to be vindicated, as appeals courts in both Washington, DC, and New York last week rejected Trump’s requests that they block … [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, winning over the conservative majority on the Supreme Court. When Donald Trump took office in 2017, he was backed up by Republican majorities in both … [Read more...]
DOJ Asks DC Court to Drop Andrew McCabe’s Wrongful Termination Suit
Former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe at Press Conference (Photo Credit:United States Attorneys, Public Domain) Former Acting FBI Director, Andrew McCabe, says he knew when he replaced FBI Director James Comey on May 9, 2017, following Comey's dismissal by President Trump, he had to speed up the Mueller probe before he met the same … [Read more...]
US Takes First Step To Leave Paris Agreement
https://youtu.be/vIREXZs1F30?rel=0 According to Reuters, the United States will become the first country to leave the Paris Agreement in one year. The Trump administration announced its decision to withdraw from the global pact two years ago but just filed the official paperwork earlier in the week. The Paris Agreement was officially … [Read more...]
The Impending Impeachment of Donald John Trump
President Donald J. Trump will almost certainly be impeached by the United States House of Representatives before the next election. Evidence that the President demanded foreign interference against a political opponent in exchange for financial support is clear. According to the White House rough transcript of the phone call Ukraine … [Read more...]
Federal Courts Weigh Questions of Testimony Related to Impeachment, Mueller Report
(Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian, Public Domain) From the moment Democrats took control of the House of Representatives, the Trump White House has responded to Congressional oversight with unapologetic stonewalling. The administration has refused to turn over documents, prevented witnesses from testifying, … [Read more...]
Federal Judge’s Ruling on Florida Felon Re-Enfranchisement Amendment Puts Burden on Applicants
Amendment 4 Press Conference (Photo Credit: City of St. Petersburg, CC 2.0) In 2018, Florida voters approved Amendment 4 by an overwhelming majority. Amendment 4 restored voting rights to more than a million Floridians who had been disenfranchised due to their status as convicted felons. The amendment, which excluded those convicted of murder or … [Read more...]
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