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Lawyer Suspended for Helping Client Commit Crime

The Florida Supreme Court found that lawyer Charles Paul-Thomas Phoenix assisted his client in defrauding investors in vacation rental...

SUVs Pushed To Market With Safety Defect

Did you know that some SUVs were pushed to market with a safety defect? Instead of fixing the problem, customers were charged an added...

Billions In Profit At The Sake of Human Life

Why do so many people get killed by known automotive defects? Car companies make billions of dollars in extra profit by fighting recalls....

The Leading Cause of Violent Death In America Will Surprise You

Almost no one knows that corporate killing is the leading cause of violent death in America. Corporations burn, crush and poison more...

There's A New Kind Of Bad Guy

Who are the bad guys, the really dangerous villains? Do you think of some serial killer, mass shooter, terrorist or mob enforcer? Street...

Beware Of Exploding E-Cigarettes

Imagine laying in bed. You reach for the electronic device you have charging next to you. You pick it up, and then... It explodes in your...

Peloton Announces Global Recall

In August, advertising giant Peloton announced a global recall of their treadmills. The company fought the recall before it finally...

Big Companies Stole From You Last Year

You have no idea how much money big companies stole from you last year. Even if you did, there’s probably nothing you could do. Because...

Beware Of The Companies You Love The Most

Did you know that tobacco companies were at one time some of the most trusted and beloved corporations in America? Why were they so...

Tobacco Giant Buys Stake in Juul

Did you know that tobacco giant Phillip Morris bought a 35% stake in Juul three years ago? It was a $12 billion investment to assure that...

The most effective civil rights organization in America is...

The United States Chamber of Commerce - and it’s breathtaking to see how effective the Chamber has been at expanding corporate civil...

Baltimore Lawyer Accused of Extortion

Attorney Stephen Snyder has been suspended. He has been called one of the top plaintiff lawyers in Maryland, though I have never met him,...

Girardi Accused of Failing to Pay $2M or More to Families of 2018 Lion Air Crash Victims

I would be despondent right now if I weren’t so furious. Do I really have to say this again? A client’s money is… NOT YOUR MONEY! No...

Houston Law Firm Accused of Pushing Clients to Surgery

A lawsuit filed by clients accuses a law firm of pushing clients to get surgeries in order to increase the value of injury cases (and the...

What do Lawyers Have to do With Poison in Baby Food?

Test results obtained by a congressional investigation showed dangerous levels of arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury in baby food. These...

Law Firm Accused of Charging Fraudulent Fees

Innocent until proven guilty, but a law firm in Utah was sued for charging for hours that were never worked, having multiple lawyers bill...

Lawyer Accused of Settling Case Without Consent

Attorney Richard Liebowitz stands accused of settling without client consent, filing suit without client knowledge, and leaving the...

Lawyer Accused of Cheating Insurers

Scot Strems claims that his law firm is Florida’s most trusted. But the Florida Bar suspended his license while it conducts an...