KNX In Depth’s Elsa Ramon and Rob Archer talk to attorney Jeffrey B. Simon on fighting corporate power and how he won Texas $1.8 billion from Big Pharma to help fight the opioid crisis. Simon is coming out with a new book called Last Rights: The Fight to Save the 7th Amendment.
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Attorney and law professor Jeffrey B. Simon says America’s debate on gun violence and “oversupply” should focus on options that don’t infringe on anyone’s constitutional rights—such as repealed federal tort immunity for gun manufacturers and dealers.
We all know the adage, “What you don’t know can hurt you.” There is truth in that conventional wisdom. Harms caused by exposure to talc-based cosmetic and body powders prove the point…
A group of Texas pharmacies and generic-drug manufacturers told a Harris County judge Friday that they should be allowed out of an opioid suit brought against them by Dallas and Bexar counties, arguing the jurisdictions didn’t follow certain procedural requirements under state health care law and that federal law preempts some of their claims. Primarily… Continue reading Pharmacies And Drug Cos. Want Out Of Texas Opioid MDL
4 new episodes of the nationally syndicated podcast will be released featuring renowned foreign correspondent and The Guardian reporter Chris McGreal, a Multi-National Technology Executive Turned Addict, and a Frontline EMS Hero Fighting Daily Overdoses. Full Article Below
Jeffrey B. Simon, through his firm, Simon Greenstone, Panatier, PC, and with Co-counsel, filed a case of sexual harassment and gender discrimination on behalf of several current and former employees of the Collin County DA’s office against DA Greg Willis, and FA Bill Wirskye. A case of aiding and abetting that alleged misconduct was filed… Continue reading Lawsuit Accuses Collin County DA of Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Against Employees
Representing Dallas County and counties throughout Texas, we have worked to hold prescription opioid pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesale, and distributors financially accountable for their role in causing, fueling, and profiting from the largest drug-related public health crisis in American history. Full Article Below:
“Censorship is to art as lynching is to justice.”― Henry Louis Gates Jr, Professor, Harvard University Social media connects the world, or so we’re told. People from every walk of life everywhere utilize social media platforms to form and maintain connections with others through expressions of facts, opinions, interests, and sentiments. Platforms today like… Continue reading TWITTER CANCELED ME FOR NO REASON AND WHY YOU SHOULD CARE
Jeffrey B. Simon sits down with The Addiction Podcast for an in-depth discussion on the opioid epidemic and how he is holding large drug manufacturers accountable. In this episode, Mr. Simon will also cover opioid litigation, his historic opioid settlements, the prescribing, marketing & diversion of controlled substances and how other states can create… Continue reading Fighting the War Against Drug Addiction in the Courts
