Tag: Press

PRESS RELEASE: Scorched Earth & The Burning of the American Consumer

Season 2 of ‘Outside Counsel’ is here.   The much anticipated series is kicking ofgf with a three-part special with New York Times Best-Selling author and climate expert Jeff Goodell, and an update episode with one of our heroes from Season 1, Christy Couvillier, who is making major strides on the frontlines of the opioid… Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: Scorched Earth & The Burning of the American Consumer

How FDA Ruling Could Unravel Big Pharma’s Stranglehold on US Drugs

At the start of January, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the state of Florida to import prescription drugs from Canada—meaning, for the first time, a state will be able to procure cheaper medications imported from outside the United States. It was a change that advocates have wanted for decades, in the hope it… Continue reading How FDA Ruling Could Unravel Big Pharma’s Stranglehold on US Drugs

Texas Watch Discusses New Book, Last Rights

Texas Watch sits down with Professor Jeffrey B. Simon to discuss his new book on the fight to save the 7th Amendment. Be sure to check out the links provided below.

We’re Suing Fossil Fuel Companies for $1.15 Billion

Enormous harm was caused to this community. Millions of dollars were spent as a result of the loss of life, the property damage, the provision of cooling centers, and all the emergency health services that were necessary for a population where 40 percent of the residents don’t have air cooling systems in their home because… Continue reading We’re Suing Fossil Fuel Companies for $1.15 Billion

Painkiller: How true is Netflix series? Real extent of America’s opioid crisis explained

EXCLUSIVE: Attorney Jeffrey B. Simon has spoken about how accurately the Netflix series Painkiller depicts the opioid crisis and Purdue Pharma’s role in the national healthcare epidemic.        

Multnomah County is suing fossil fuel companies for $50B. Here’s the county’s argument.

A county lawyer says the “heat dome of June 2021 is entirely different because it is irrefutably, scientifically caused by carbon pollution.”

YouTuber Logan Paul’s Prime energy drink isn’t safe for kids. Why is it being marketed to them?

If you have tweens or teens living in your home, you’ve likely heard of Prime energy drink, owned by Congo Brands, and created by YouTubers Logan Paul and KSI (aka Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji). That’s because the drink, which contains 200 milligrams of caffeine—6 times more than a can of Coke and twice as much… Continue reading YouTuber Logan Paul’s Prime energy drink isn’t safe for kids. Why is it being marketed to them?

Why American Communities Are Suing Big Oil For Climate Damages

Jeffrey B. Simon is part of a legal team taking on Big Oil over the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Dome disaster — and says the era of fossil fuel companies evading responsibility for their role in the climate crisis is ending.

‘Tipping point’: Asbestos, opioid lawyers enter climate fray

In the past nine months, four law firms that specialize in corporate wrongdoing have filed lawsuits against oil and gas majors on behalf of local governments seeking compensation for the ravages of climate change. The filings signal that climate liability litigation — once mostly the domain of environmental firms and government attorneys — is drawing… Continue reading ‘Tipping point’: Asbestos, opioid lawyers enter climate fray

SMU prof: Bible-based laws are the opposite of religious freedom

Even if, b/c of your faith, “support a ban on abortion, transgenderism & related books, would you support those bans if the justification for them was that their existence violates Sharia Law rather than the tenets of the Bible?” …