Ron DeSantis to move an ongoing inspector general investigation into Rubin’s behavior away from Patronis’ office and for Attorney General Ashley Moody to open a criminal investigation into her fellow Cabinet member. Patronis’ office, citing the advice of counsel, declined to comment on pending litigation, spokeswoman Katie Strickland said. The lawsuit, which alleges conspiracy and defamation, …
The Levin, Papantonio, Mitchell, Rafferty & Proctor law firm in Pensacola has won more than $140 million in damages for a man who blamed his heart attack on a medication. According to the Levin firm, Jeffrey Konrad of Memphis, Tennessee, used the testosterone replacement therapy AndroGel. His legal team, including Troy Rafferty of the Levin firm, argued that the manufacturer, AbbVie, …
Though the cause of Rachel Hammers’ death inside the Douglas County Jail remains in dispute, one defendant in her ongoing, wrongful death lawsuit has offered to settle the matter privately. The Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association, who until this year provided medical services to the jail, filed a motion in federal court on Tuesday requesting a hearing for a judge to approve their …
Lawyers for Dr. Mitchell and Dr. Jessen have clashed with the Justice Department over what classified evidence is needed to defend against the suit’s allegations that the men “designed, implemented, and personally administered an experimental torture program.” Lasting Scars Articles in this series examine the American legacy of brutal interrogations. Last month, despite United States government …
LearningRx, a Colorado Springs company that operates a franchised network of 80 tutoring centers in 25 states, is just beginning to recover after a 1½-year battle with the Federal Trade Commission over whether it could back up its advertising claims with scientific studies and other research. The company settled in May a lawsuit filed in federal court last year by the agency that alleged it …
But Action News Investigates has found one case in which consumers joining a class action case could actually hurt themselves. Matthew Mitchell started having problems with his Subaru Crosstrek just months after he bought it. The oil and check engine lights were coming on constantly.
For the first time ever, a lawsuit over the torture of CIA prisoners is moving forward. It involves two psychologists based in Spokane, Wash. They were contracted by the CIA to design its notorious interrogation program.