Tenet Healthcare has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over patient deaths at a subsidiary New Orleans Hospital – Memorial Medical Center – occurring during Hurricane Katrina. The terms of the settlement are presently confidential. The suit was brought[...]
Supreme Court Decisions Take Steps Toward Greater Government Transparency
March 18, 2011
by Mark Miller, Associate
After last year’s controversial Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission campaign-finance ruling, which treated corporations like people under the First Amendment in lifting restrictions on corporate campaign expenditures, it appeared that the Supreme Court had forever distorted the distinct[...]
On Public Pensions
March 04, 2011
by Ken Wexler, Founder and Managing Partner
Unless you have been unconscious for the past month, you know that the Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, who – like others claiming the mantle of the Tea Party — is financed by the Koch Brothers, has introduced legislation intended[...]
Supreme Court Should Tread Carefully In Case Regarding Fiduciary Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege
March 04, 2011
by Chad Bell, Associate
On April 20, 2011, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation, a case involving a Native American tribe’s suit against the United States for breaching fiduciary duties by mismanaging tribal trust assets[...]
Glaxo to Settle Avandia Cases with $250 Million
March 03, 2011
by Ji Sook Yim, Editor
GlaxoSmithKline Plc agreed to pay over $250 million to settle 5,500 cases of reported deaths and injuries from its diabetes drug, Avandia. The average settlement cost per plaintiff comes to around $46,000, but it would have been closer to $1[...]
NY Mets and JP Morgan Sued for Alleged Ties with Madoff
March 02, 2011
by Ken Wexler, Founder and Managing Partner
Bernie Madoff bankruptcy trustee Irving Picard, who is attempting to recover assets for the victims of Madoff’s illustrious ponzi scheme, has sued the New York Mets and JP Morgan Chase for their roles in connection with the scheme. The suit[...]
