You know the common statements, “I hate them damn attorneys. They get everything all screwed up.” “Don’t want them messing in my life.” Or “the lawyer that represents the insurance company is stalling.” Pretty common, until the day you need one.
AJC Radio – Inmates Lives Matter – 09.18.16
The host Cliff Stewart, Lisa Stewart and Lamont Banks speaks with Wrongly Convicted Mark Clements, Nino Lynos and Author/Psychotherapist – George Mallinckrodt about how Inmates are viewed from an Inmates prospectus. George speaks about his work in the prison system and things he is doing now to continue to help Inmates.
64 women to sue in three Japanese courts over health woes from cervical cancer vaccines
A group of lawyers for 64 women who are suffering health problems from cervical cancer vaccines said Tuesday the victims will file damages lawsuits against the government and two drugmakers that produced the vaccines through four district courts on July 27. Of the 64 women, 28 will lodge their suit with the Tokyo District Court, six with the Nagoya District …
Polly Higgins – End the Era of Ecocide
What are the tools we can call in to assist with the patterns of harm we see playing out globally? You might think that existing tools are not enough to prevent and disrupt our existing norms. What do we have? We have over 500 treaties, conventions, protocols and resolutions specifically pertaining to the environment – yet none of them is …
U.S. Chamber Works Behind the Scenes to Gut Whistleblower Protections
Efforts to gut the federal False Claims Act backed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce got a hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday. The federal push builds on previous back-door Chamber efforts through the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to discourage states from pursuing fraud claims. The False Claims Act (FCA) allows the government to recover from businesses that defraud government programs like …
A Just Cause – Spotlight on Capitol Hill & Congressman Tom Marino – 02.14.16
The host Cliff Stewart, Lisa Stewart and Lamont Banks is shining a Spotlight on Congressman Tom Marino, who’s a lawyer, former District Attorney for Lycoming County, and a former United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He has brought his experience and knowledge to Washington D.C. to become a leader in the House of Representatives.
Rori Donaghy – Saudi Arabia Asks to be Dropped from 911 Lawsuit
Saudi Arabia asked on Thursday to be removed as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by victims of the attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001. Lawyer Michael Kellogg, acting on behalf of the Gulf state, told a judge in New York that Saudi Arabia had nothing to do with the attacks. The judge did not immediately rule …
New FBI Tactic Hints at Big DC Cover-up of Saudi 9/11 Funding
In the latest indication of a rolling government cover-up of the September 11, 2001, attacks, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is disowning an explosive internal report that suggests high-level Saudi involvement. And Washington seems only too happy to accept this latest peculiar FBI apologia. The same FBI that attempted to hide its prior relationship with accused Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan …
Nashville Prosecutors Have Made Sterilization of Women Part of Plea Deals
Nashville’s district attorney recently banned his staff from using invasive surgery as a bargaining chip, after it became apparent that local attorneys had been using sterilization as part of plea bargains. In the most recent case, a woman with a long history of mental illness was charged with neglect after her young baby died. Jasmine Randers, 26, suffers from paranoia …