Opioid Manufacturer Settles With Justice Department, Must Track Distribution
Opioid Manufacturer Settles With Justice Department, Must Track Distribution
Lawsuits & Litigation
Wrongfully Imprisoned New Orleans Man Reginald Adams Wins $1.25 Million Settlement
Wrongfully imprisoned New Orleans man Reginald Adams will receive a $1.25 million settlement after exculpatory evidence cleared him of a murder conviction. Adams spent 34 years behind bars for the killing of a New Orleans Police Department officer’s wife. He was freed in 2014 after information came to light revealing his conviction was largely based
Judge Gives Green Light for Widow of Gregory Harvey to Sue ICE
A United States district judge is allowing a complaint filed by the widow of Gregory Harvey to proceed to trial, despite the objections of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Harvey, a Jamaican-born green card holder, was detained by ICE for nearly two years while awaiting possible deportation to a prison in Goshen, NY.
New Jersey Doctors Dodge Prison For Sex Crimes
New Jersey Doctors Dodge Prison For Sex Crimes
Multi-tasking More Common Among Surgeons Than Expected
Multi-tasking More Common Among Surgeons Than Expected
Attorneys General Work to Overhaul Weak Class Action Settlement Against Remington
A coalition of attorneys general from across the United States are backing an effort to overturn a class action settlement against firearms manufacturer Remington. The attorneys general claim the terms of the settlement were too lenient, as they allowed Remington to downplay the danger their defective devices posed to the public. The sweeping class action
Judge Orders Wisconsin Department of Corrections to Stop Abuse at Juvenile Facilities
A federal judge ruled Monday that the Wisconsin Department of Corrections must institute a series of changes to ‘drastically reduce’ inmate abuse at juvenile detention facilities across the state. Coverage by The New York Times indicates that U.S. District Judge James Peterson delivered his verdict with the intention of reducing and eliminating constitutional violations at
Judge Rules Against School District Over Bullying Case
Bullying is one of those things that should never be tolerated. Unfortunately, it occurs all too often today, especially in our nation’s schools. Even more unfortunate is how often bullying incidents tend to get swept under the rug. However, every so often, bullying cases are given the attention they deserve, resulting in some form of justice. For the families of two young students at Greenspun Junior High, justice was served when a judge “ruled against the Clark County School District (CCSD) in a potentially precedent-setting bullying case.”
