10 Famous, Controversial Lawsuits
Listed are the top 10 class action lawsuits either won, settled or pending and in terms of damages sought as assembled by LawInfo.com. Attorney General of every individual state filed suit against each of the top six tobacco companies in state court.
If lost lawsuits start piling up, NFL could some day face end game
Players often say they've made the NFL what it is. They also could be very close to breaking it. Gregg Doyel says if former players start winning the mounting waves of concussion lawsuits, the NFL could be in trouble.
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If lost lawsuits start piling up, it could be lights out for NFL
Players often say they've made the NFL what it is. They also could be very close to breaking it. Gregg Doyel says if former players start winning the mounting waves of concussion lawsuits, the NFL could be history.
ALEC’s next target: state AGs who go after companies
A year ago, even a divining rod would have been tempting to a reporter trying to tease out details about the workings of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). The group’s corporate, ideological and lawmaker members wouldn’t admit to an association, much less describe the model bills cooked up at its cushy confabs. Today, it’s like shooting fish in a barrel. One need only pick up one ...
Tobacco ad doctor appears mired in finance problems
She's the family physician turning up in California's living rooms on TV spots, declaring the tobacco tax measure on the June ballot a menace. But now Dr. La Donna Porter is coming under fire from those convinced she is in it for the money.
Analysis: State attorneys general: New Republican power
(Reuters) - In the ornate Chinese Ballroom of Washington's Mayflower Hotel, nine Republican state attorneys general gathered last month at a long, white-cloth covered table for an unusual news conference. One by one, as TV news cameras rolled, they catalogued their many lawsuits against President Barack Obama's administration. When it came to Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne's turn, he said ...
Global Corporations Undermining Democracy Worldwide
GENEVA - In a world where governments are increasingly subservient to global finance capital, multinationals are gaining ground in the fight against state regulations that aim to protect the environment, public health or social policies. According to the most recent data released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the number of lawsuits brought against ...
Ex-player Dave Pear says concussion issue could end NFL
Former NFL nose tackle Dave Pear says the NFL hasn't been honest about concussions the way tobacco companies weren't honest about cigarettes. And the whole issue could lead to the end of the NFL.