An Amtrak train derailment in September 2021 resulted in 3 deaths and dozens more injured. The first of what will likely be several lawsuits dropped when the family of Zach Schneider sued both Amtrak, along with BNSF Railway, who maintains the tracks where the accident Continue Reading
The Cherokee Nation Secures $75 Million Settlement in Opioid Lawsuit
Another settlement in the ongoing lawsuits against the pharmaceutical industry over opioids was announced in September 2021. The Cherokee Nation’s opioid lawsuit against Big Pharma distributors was settled at the end of September for $75 million. It’s the largest Continue Reading
Understanding How Due Process Violations Can Overturn Convictions
Due process is the “fundamental principle of fairness in all legal matters, both civil and criminal, especially in the courts.” Moreover, due process ensures that anyone facing legal action has the right to counsel, the right to remain silent and not incriminate Continue Reading
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Tragic Shanina Smith Murder Case
Shanina Smith was 27 years old, engaged to be married and raising her 3-year-old son. She was working at a Lear Corporation plant in Alabama with a coworker named Angela Mayo. On a Sunday evening shift in August 2019, Mayo shot Smith several times, killing her. Smith’s Continue Reading
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