Recently, Illinois became yet another state to entirely ban the use of handheld devices while driving. On August 16, 2013, the governor of Illinois, Pat Quinn, signed legislation that prohibits the use of any handheld device while operating a motor vehicle on any Illinois roadway. The law becomes effective January 1, 2014. Illinois previously had […]
On November 2013, David S. Moore brought a lawsuit against his former employer, University of Kansas, alleging that it had retaliated against him for voicing his complaints about the University’s use of grant funds. Moore was a laboratory director at the Microscopy and Analytical Imaging Laboratory in Lawrence, Kansas. He was terminated by the University […]
On November 13, 2013, the United States Department of Labor, Office of Public Affairs issued a press release announcing that one of its enforcement arms, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), awarded damages to four former employees of Gaines Motor Lines, Inc., of just over $1 million. Gaines Motor Lines, Inc., is a North […]
Johnson & Johnson, one of the nation’s oldest and one of the world’s largest companies, has recently settled a massive series of lawsuits involving allegations that Johnson & Johnson, through two of its subsidiaries, engaged in marketing drugs for unapproved uses and giving kickbacks to physicians and nursing homes. Johnson & Johnson will pay a […]
Many of us have seen one or more of the “Fast and Furious” franchise of movies. These movies depict, and largely glorify, the lifestyle of illegal street racing, involving beautiful cars, beautiful people, and fun. In the movies, 100-mile-per-hour-plus races down city streets, back alleys, and highways are common. In a grotesquely tragic twist of […]
In an obvious attempt to win favor in the court of public opinion, BP recently launched an advertising campaign across the country attacking the validity of damages claimed as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that occurred of the coast of the southeastern United States in April 2010. BP criticized, though not by […]
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