Tag: Press

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?” …

A candid discussion with The Kathryn Zox Show- Listen Now

Jeffrey B. Simon is featured on The Kathryn Zox Show- your Social Worker with a Microphone™ where he discusses the opioid epidemic, the harms it creates within local communities, abortion care topics, and government challenges arrising.  This 30 minute interview is compelling and informative.   A MUST listen! As an informative and open conversation that people… Continue reading A candid discussion with The Kathryn Zox Show- Listen Now

Jeffrey B. Simon Honored By NLJ Among Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Trailblazers

Simon Greenstone Panatier, P.C., founding partner Jeffrey Simon has been selected by The National Law Journal as a Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Trailblazer for his leadership role in pursuing accountability in the ongoing opioid epidemic.

Lawyer who fought Big Pharma and won says corporate greed can be stopped.

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.