Author: Mike Papantonio

McKesson & Cardinal Opioid Distributors Created Drug Zombieland

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law Mike Papantonio, host of America’s Lawyer, explains how opioid distributors and pill pushers knew of the drugs’ addictiveness from the very beginning. Transcript of the above video: Natasha Sweatte: The deaths among opioid users continues to climb and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the latest numbers are from 2015, and revealed more than 33,000 deaths occurred from the use of opioids. Officials say they believe the numbers have dramatically risen since then and now some states are fighting back at the drug companies, who they say misled...

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A New Novel Law And Vengeance: Wall Street Criminals Will Hate This

Via Rt America: Mike Papantonio, host of America’s Lawyer, joins Lee Camp to speak about Papantonio’s new legal thriller, “Law and Vengeance.” The book is a great display of character development while also thoroughly researched and informative, which is unsurprising given Papantonio’s long record of exposing corruption in corporate legal cases as a trial lawyer. Order your copy of “Law and Vengeance” here: LawAndVengeanceBook.com Transcript of the above video: Lee Camp: Speaking of corporate crime and white collar crime, that’s pretty much what your new book deals with. Law and Vengeance, which is getting great reviews. What did you...

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Mexico’s Toxic Tequila – America’s Lawyer

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio discusses how there are growing dangers for tourists lurking in Mexico – dangers that have been linked to at least one American death with attorney, Tim Maloney. Transcript: Mike Papantonio: Mexico plays host to roughly 35 million tourists from around the world every year, and most of them come from the United States. Tourism for the country brings in more than $13 billion dollars per year, making it a vital part of the Mexican economy. In January of this year, a family from Wisconsin took a...

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Don Siegelman’s Prosecutor & Judge Should Be In Prison – America’s Lawyer

Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio discusses how one of the more well-known instances of politicians using the justice system to achieve their own ends was the prosecution of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman. Mike is then joined by former governor Siegelman, to give some details about what led to his incarceration. Transcript of the above video: Mike Papantonio: Don Siegelman was sworn in as the Governor of Alabama in January of 1999. And from the start of his term, his Republican opponents set out to take him down, by any means necessary. Siegelman, a Democrat in a very red...

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Regulatory Agency Dysfunction: Judge Halts Coal Company Permit – America’s Lawyer

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio highlights a judge order to halt a coal mining companies expansion after finding it damaged nearby streams. Transcript: Finally tonight, some good news for those fighting to protect the natural waters of Pennsylvania. The state’s Environmental Hearing Board, or EHB, overturned a permit revision granted to coal company Consol challenging the ongoing expansion of the Bailey Mine Complex. Two top environmental groups said the expansion was damaging the Polen Run stream and the Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection essentially gave Consol a pass to damage it....

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