Home > Article VOL. 46 | NO. 11 | Friday, March 18, 2022 NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Cuomo wants an arbitrator to award him $125 million for his firing from CNN, alleging his bosses knew full well how he advised his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and suggested they did the same… Continue reading Cuomo wants $125 million for ‘unlawful’ CNN firing
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Assange denied permission to appeal by UK’s top court
Home > Article VOL. 46 | NO. 10 | Friday, March 11, 2022 LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top court on Monday refused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to appeal against a decision to extradite him to the U.S. to face spying charges. The court said it refused because the case “didn’t raise an arguable point… Continue reading Assange denied permission to appeal by UK’s top court
Weaver, Scalzo to lead Waller’s health care team
VOL. 46 | NO. 10 | Friday, March 11, 2022 Jennifer Weaver and Eric Scalzo have been named leaders of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP’s health care industry team, which includes more than 200 attorneys advising health care providers and investors across the country. Weaver is a litigator who defends health care providers in… Continue reading Weaver, Scalzo to lead Waller’s health care team
Opioid crisis victims to confront Purdue Pharma’s owners
VOL. 46 | NO. 10 | Friday, March 11, 2022 The Associated Press Updated 7:16AM Their advocacy helped send Purdue Pharma into bankruptcy and is forcing the family that has controlled the company for generations to relinquish ownership and provide billions of dollars for communities to combat opioid addiction. But what victims of opioid abuse… Continue reading Opioid crisis victims to confront Purdue Pharma’s owners
‘Scum of the earth’: Drug victims face Purdue Pharma owners
VOL. 46 | NO. 10 | Friday, March 11, 2022 NEW YORK (AP) — Angry, defiant and sometimes tearful, more than two dozen Americans whose lives were upended by the opioid crisis finally had their long-awaited chance Thursday to confront in court some members of the family they blame for fueling it. They were unsparing… Continue reading ‘Scum of the earth’: Drug victims face Purdue Pharma owners
1st trial in Capitol riot ends with conviction all counts
VOL. 46 | NO. 9 | Friday, March 4, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas man was convicted on Tuesday of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, a milestone victory for federal prosecutors in the first trial among hundreds of cases arising from last year’s riot. A jury also convicted Guy Wesley Reffitt… Continue reading 1st trial in Capitol riot ends with conviction all counts
Dolly Parton, James Patterson — in words and music
VOL. 46 | NO. 9 | Friday, March 4, 2022 LA VERGNE (AP) — Sometimes even Dolly Parton has a hard time keeping up with the legend of Dolly Parton. “I often go into my museum in Dollywood, you know, because I’m in the mood to be there or we’re in there doing something or… Continue reading Dolly Parton, James Patterson — in words and music
Ex-Nissan US exec Kelly gets suspended sentence, to go home
VOL. 46 | NO. 9 | Friday, March 4, 2022 TOKYO (AP) — A Tokyo court gave Greg Kelly, a former American executive at Nissan Motor charged with underreporting his boss Carlos Ghosn’s pay, a suspended sentence, but cleared him of most of the charges. The verdict announced Thursday of a 6-month sentence suspended for… Continue reading Ex-Nissan US exec Kelly gets suspended sentence, to go home
Biden’s past Supreme Court experience helped inform choice
VOL. 46 | NO. 9 | Friday, March 4, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden knows better than anyone the unexpected turns a Supreme Court nomination can take after it lands on Capitol Hill. As the longtime chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Biden presided over two of the most contentious nominations in modern… Continue reading Biden’s past Supreme Court experience helped inform choice
High court sides with government in Gitmo state secrets case
Home > Article VOL. 46 | NO. 9 | Friday, March 4, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with the government Thursday and dismissed a case involving a Guantanamo Bay detainee captured after the Sept. 11 attacks and tortured by the CIA abroad who has sought information about his treatment. The United States… Continue reading High court sides with government in Gitmo state secrets case