Newly seated President Joe Biden has big plans to reverse many of his predecessor’s changes regarding immigration, including establishing a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants. He also hopes to establish new protections for “dreamers,” part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,…
Bayer, a company struggling for years to settle claims with those who say its weedkiller, Roundup, caused their non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, reached a $2 billion settlement recently to resolve future claims, according to Reuters. Bayer, which inherited Roundup from Monsanto in a 2018 purchase of the company, maintains that…
Video surveillance of the public on our streets, in our places of work, in stores and even from our front doors is becoming ubiquitous, and in the views of some, dangerous. The perceived threat to Constitutionally protected privacy rights are the focus of a growing…
Countless TV and radio ads begin with: “If you’ve been injured in an accident…” The internet is filled with personal injury attorney websites touting “No Fees Unless We Recover Money,” “Available 24/7” and “No Fees Until We Win.” They all seem ready and able to…
Legal issues concerning data privacy aren’t new, of course. But what if personal information is necessary to help protect the public health of your state or your local community? And, ultimately, what happens to the information once it is fairly and legally collected? In a…
People are likely to become mentally incapacitated before they die. Giving someone you trust power of attorney helps protect you.
Carol and Jerard Muszik are making a federal case out of their dispute with their Florida beach community, Redington Shores, over the town’s short-term vacation rental regulations. In mid-December, their company, Management Properties, LLC, sued their home town in U.S. District Court in Tampa for…
How much can you get if your leg is broken in a car accident and you miss 12 weeks of work? What amount will a jury award if you fall at a grocery store and permanently injure your back? There is no set answer. And…
Nearly 50 years after President Nixon declared a war on drugs, citizens and lawmakers around the U.S. have opted for at least a partial retreat. In November — 24 years after California became the first state to allow medical use of marijuana and eight years…
As the first bellwether trial is scheduled for April, the litigation against 3M Co. over defective military earplugs has passed a milestone. More than 200,000 lawsuits have been filed against the Minnesota conglomerate, making this the largest mass tort in history. The actions filed since…