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Pulitzer Prize author Eric Foner to speak at the American Museum of Tort Law
Join Eric Foner as he talks about his new book, “The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution” Dr. Foner is the Pulitzer Prize winning America historian and DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University. He recently appeared in the Henry Louis Gates public television series, Reconstruction: America After the…
Read MoreRoundup in the News
There is a weed-killer called Roundup. It is manufactured by Monsanto, which is now owned by Bayer. Roundup contains a chemical called glyphosate, which may or may not be carcinogenic. That, at least, is the question that juries around the country are being asked to answer. The evidence on the question is split, with Monsanto,…
Read MoreRemembering those who lost their lives in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
SPECIAL PROGRAM On Saturday, June 22nd, 2019, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. the American Museum of Tort Law will host an event and reception remembering those who lost their lives in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 10, 2019. The crash of this airplane, the Boeing 737 MAX 8, manufactured by Boeing,…
Read MoreIt’s All Personal, Not Just Business.
There is a famous scene in the classic movie The Godfather, where Michael Corleone, off to meet with an enemy, says, “It’s not personal, it’s just business.” The terrible tragedies of crashes of the Boing 737 Max 8 aircraft in Indonesia and Ethiopia remind us, once again, how wrong that statement it. These tragedies were…
Read MoreBig News in the Fight for Justice
The families who lost little children in the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012 sued the gun makers. The case was thrown out of court, however, because in 2005 Congress passed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which sharply restricted lawsuits against gun sellers and makers by granting industry-wide immunity from blame when one…
Read MoreFighting Back
Remember when we wrote about the lawsuit filed against Alex Jones and Infowars by families whose children were butchered in the Shady Hook Massacre? “When Madness Walked the Earth,” April 19, 2018? Here’s some context: Shortly after that terrible event, Conspiracy theorists began claiming that the parents of the dead children were “actors in an…
Read MoreTort Question of the Month: Corporate Wrongdoing, and Personal Responsibility
CBS This Morning reported on January 24th, 2019 that the Massachusetts Attorney General, Maura Healey, is “targeting Purdue Pharma and eight members of the Sackler family who own the company, alleging in a lawsuit they are ‘personally responsible’ for deceptively selling OxyContin, the narcotic which is central to the opiod crisis.” “Family behind OxyContin maker…
Read MoreAdnaan Stumo’s benefit concert
“I’m so grateful this wonderful performance was documented and posted for those of us who couldn’t make it that evening. A year ago, we toured the Museum with our son’s Moot Court coach after an introduction by its founder, Ralph Nader. For us, as children of the 20th century, as well as for our own…
Read MoreThomas Fortune Fay, Leaders In Law Presentation Series
Thomas Fortune Fay is a distinguished personal injury and terrorism lawyer, having represented victims of terrorism in cases against countries which sponsor it. Fay has helped pave the way for attorneys who wish to collect damages from these countries. In 2012, he worked through Congress to pass legislation allowing plaintiffs to collect in a $1.75…
Read MoreAffirmative Action on the Hot Seat – Again!
A New York Times article (10/20/2018) shines light on a current lawsuit (“Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College”), brought by Asian-American students denied admission by the college. Rejected Asian-American students allege that Harvard imposes a quota on Asian-American admissions, and holds these students to a higher admissions standard. Asian-Americans…
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