Special Episode: Turning Pain into Purpose: Linda Reinstein’s Asbestos Advocacy Story
After a landmark ruling advancing the US asbestos ban, Jeffrey sits down with Linda Reinstein, who co-founded the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) after losing her husband Alan to mesothelioma in 2006. Linda’s tireless grassroots efforts and public health work have made her a pivotal figure in the fight to ban asbestos and aid those… Continue reading Special Episode: Turning Pain into Purpose: Linda Reinstein’s Asbestos Advocacy Story
On Air: Why Big Pharma Had To Pay $1.8 Billion
Jeffrey B. Simon, trial attorney and author of the book ‘Last Rights: The Fight to Save the Seventh Amendment.’ Discusses the $1.8 billion settlement from Johnson & Johnson related to opioids, and the role of Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family in the opioid epidemic. Diving into the larger issue of the dismantling of the… Continue reading On Air: Why Big Pharma Had To Pay $1.8 Billion
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
Climate in the courtroom
Fossil fuel companies may soon be forced to pay out billions for their role in the climate crisis. Trial lawyer Jeffrey B Simon tells Chris Seekings about his groundbreaking lawsuit in the US.
