A federal appeals court dealt a blow to activists’ attempts to override the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision not to ban the controversial pesticide chlorpyrifos. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals delivered its ruling on procedural grounds, opining that the coalition, led by the Pesticide Action Network North America, hadn’t followed proper protocol. The three-judge panel
Will Burn Pit Lawsuit Be Dismissed — Again?
Son Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit for Alleged Nursing Home Negligence
Sarah Jones was a camera assistant who lost her life in a tragic accident while filming a movie back in 2014. As a result of the accident, Sarah’s parents, Richard and Elizabeth Jones, filed a lawsuit against the parties they felt were responsible for their daughter’s death. Now, just this past Monday, a court awarded Sarah’s family $11.2 million in damages. But what transpired, exactly? Who was responsible for the accident?
When you think of the Environmental Protection Agency’s purpose, what comes to mind? Do you, perhaps, expect it to be an agency that works to protect the environment? When the EPA is subverted into protecting polluting industries from having to comply with environmental rules, something has gone horribly awry.
Details surrounding the settlement that the Honest Co. agreed to earlier last month have been released. It turns out that Jessica Alba’s company will pay $7.35 million “in a marketing fraud lawsuit that alleged the company fraudulently labeled products as natural, plant-based or chemical-free.”
Environmentalists Push to Keep Bycatch from Being Snagged
Unsafe and Unclean Conditions at the Jackson County Detention Center
From 2004 onward, Ryan Ferguson spent nearly a decade behind bars, framed for a crime he didn’t commit. Only in 2013 did the Missouri Court of Appeals (Western District) overturn his conviction, acting on information that key pieces of evidence had been intentionally withheld from the defense during trial. On Monday, Judge Nanette Laughrey awarded