FILE-In this Feb. 1, 2019 file photo the Deutsche Bank headquarters is seen behind a lamp ahead of the annual press conference in Frankfurt, Germany. President Donald Trump has gone to court to fight an attempt by the House to obtain his business records. Two House committees subpoenaed Deutsche Bank and several other financial institutions this month as part of investigations into Trump’s …
My grandmothers, the type 2 have struggled with their diabetes as long as I could remember. Sadly, my brother followed in my mother’s footsteps and experienced an early passing at the age of 53. Simply a lay person who has lived with a Type 1 and Type 2 family member who struggled with their disease. AskNadia ColumnI started this column because where ever I go, people tend to ask me a lot of …
Parents in Connecticut have filed a lawsuit against Cheshire Academy in Connecticut alleging that their son was expelled from the school because of his conservative views. The school has denied that the student, Michael Mancini, was punished because of his political views. “As some of you may be aware, earlier this week, following a fair process, a student was expelled. “We should …
Some of you have been sued, and some of you have not. For employers new to the litigation arena, one of the most common questions I’m asked is, “What happens next?” However, by the time you are sued, the battle has already been partially fought. So let’s talk about best practices leading up to being served with a suit that may help you avoid costly litigation or limit its impact, as well as …
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The D.C. law firm, Whitfield Bryson & Mason LLP, today announced that a settlement has been reached with Titeflex Corp. and Ward Manufacturing, LLC (“Defendants”) about allegedly defective Gastite® and Wardflex® corrugated stainless steel gas tubing (“CSST”) used to supply natural gas and propane to gas appliances. The class action lawsuit was …
Attorneys for Hawaii are planning to file paperwork Wednesday to challenge President Trump’s revised travel ban, which goes into effect on March 16. Lawyers for the state said they will move for a temporary restraining order on March 15, a day before the new executive order is supposed to take effect. “This new executive order is nothing more than Muslim Ban 2.0,” Hawaii Attorney General Doug …
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared evenly divided on the right of Mexican parents to file a lawsuit in American courts against a U.S. border agent who killed their teenage son by firing a shot across the U.S.-Mexican border. Justice Anthony Kennedy and other conservatives on the court voiced skepticism about the parents’ lawsuit, while the court’s four liberal justices indicated they …
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have passed a resolution that would limit class action lawsuits against companies who kill, poison, or cripple American citizens. This is a massive payoff to the GOP’s corporate donors and a huge setback for American consumers. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.
A 19-year-old college student from Oregon was suing Barack Obama in hopes of saving the world. Now that Obama is out of office, she’s turning her lawyers loose on Donald Trump. “Trump,” said Tia Hatton, “is scary. He’s terrifying.” On Thursday, the young people asked their lawyers to go to court and substitute Trump for Obama as the defendant in their 2-year-old lawsuit, which could come to trial in federal court in Oregon this year. In November, a federal judge denied a U.S. Justice Department motion to have the case dismissed. Hatton came to San Francisco to explain the suit as the guest of the prestigious Commonwealth Club. “The government just isn’t doing its job,” Hatton said in an interview. …