Suing more than a dozen industry players over a deadly heat dome in Oregon
Jeffrey B. Simon believes the blame lies with the fossil fuel industry. His firm, Simon Greenstone Panatier in Dallas, and their co-counsel are suing more than a dozen companies and industry insiders for $52 billion in damages and future costs for climate adaptation, on behalf of the Oregon county.
Federal Judge Orders Resumption of Multnomah County’s Climate Accountability Lawsuit in State Court
Multnomah County’s civil claim for damages against the fossil fuel industry is headed back to Oregon Circuit Court. The ruling is an important validation by the Federal court of the County’s position that the County’s claims should be heard in state court. The County sued oil companies for fraud, public nuisance, negligence, and trespass a… Continue reading Federal Judge Orders Resumption of Multnomah County’s Climate Accountability Lawsuit in State Court
On Air: Law & Crime Network “Boyfriend Cop Murder Trial”
Jeffrey provides his perspectives on the trial of Karen Read, the woman accused of running over her Boston cop boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him to die in a blizzard, opened the second week of her murder trial with a startling accusation: That a firefighter/paramedic who testified last week committed perjury.
On-Air: Law & Crime Network “Vanished Mother Murder Trial”
Jeffrey provides his thoughts and perspectives on the trail of the Vanished Mother Karen Swift, 44, who disappeared on October 2011. The mother of four was last seen alive by the defendant when she left a Halloween party at the Dyersburg Country Club at The Farms. The defendant would tell law enforcement that she left… Continue reading On-Air: Law & Crime Network “Vanished Mother Murder Trial”
