Ohio Jury Finds Three Pharmacy Chains Liable in Opioids Trial; Judge to Decide on Damages Award in Spring
This is the first opioids jury verdict yet handed down; thousands of opioids cases remain pending.
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The NRA Could Be Winning Its Long Gun Game Even as It Appears To Be in Dire Straits
The NRA may have done its job. Gun support may not longer depend on its aggressive lobbying.
Read more...Dirty Dollars: Money Laundering, Steel, and Toxins
Money launderers moved millions into America to buy steel mills — while elected leaders helped them fend off U.S. regulators and foreign competitors, leading to sick workers and mountains of hazardous waste.
Read more...Austria Imposes Full Covid Lockdown and Plans Mandatory Vaccination Early Next Year
Austria is the first country to go full lockdown after the introduction of the Covid vaccines…and at a higher vaccination rate than the US.
Read more...Apple Reverses Course on Right to Repair iPhones: More Concessions to Follow?
Apple announces a Self Service Repair program for iPhones 12 and 13, with broader company right to repair concessions expected to follow.
Read more...More Proof of Biden’s Weak Position: Tasks FTC to Investigate Oil & Gas Companies in Gambit to Rein in High Prices
Why Biden trying to use the FTC as an attack dog against oil and gas companies is a sign of desperation.
Read more...Public Nuisance or Not? Opioids Litigation Roundup
Plaintiffs seeking justice for opioids victims saw two recent setbacks in California and Oklahoma, with more than 3000 lawsuits ongoing, including trials in Ohio and Washington state.
Read more...CalPERS Continues to Violate Law Via Secret Board Discussions; Upcoming Monday Illegal Secret Placement Agent Review Raises Concerns About Bribery
A previous CalPERS CEO went to prison for taking bribes. CalPERS is now illegally hiding the type of fees that generated those bribes.
Read more...3 Ways Congress Could Hold Facebook Accountable for Its Actions
Zuckerberg benefits from the lack of consensus on what to do about Facebook.
Read more...Right to Repair Round-Up: One Step Back, One Leap Forward
Right to repair advocates see a setback in Massachusetts, while the Librarian of Congress establish a right to repair under copyright law.
Read more...Halloween Is Over – Are Corporate Zombies Still Out There?
Corporate debt levels are up due to Covid. Some will businesses will not make it. Restructuring sooner is better for everyone than later.
Read more...Why Voters Rejected Plans to Replace the Minneapolis Police Department – and What’s Next for Policing Reform
Assessing the significance of Minneapolis voters turning down an initiative to “replace” the police.
Read more...Debt Cancellation: Taxi Drivers Savor Victory as Medallion Debt Bailout Deal Ends Hunger Strike
How New York City taxi drivers won a rare and much needed debt restructuring.
Read more...Deere Union Members Reject Second Management Offer; Key Demands Include Greater Workplace Say
Deere union members at 12 of 14 factories put the screws on management by rejecting their latest offer.
Read more...866-662-3339: The “Equifax” Verification Fraud as Illustration of Pervasive Scamming in the US
How fraudsters at 866-662-3339 pretend to be affiliated with Equifax but scream otherwise with their conduct, plus how to mess with them.
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