Author: Mike Papantonio

Airline Industry Finds Another Way To Abuse Customers – America’s Lawyer

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio discusses a passenger rights group that petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration to stop airlines from further shrinking seats wins a court victory. Transcript of the above video: Some good news for fliers fed up with the abusive practices from airline companies. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled against the FAA, that dismissed a petition asking the agency to stop airline companies from shrinking seat space for passengers. This came as airlines were seeking to reduce leg room and seat size, which...

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Disney Is Hustling Your Kids – America’s Lawyer

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio is joined by Mollye Barrows, Legal Journalist for The Trial Lawyer Magazine, to dive into the details of a class action lawsuit in California alleging that Disney is violating privacy protection laws by collecting children’s personal information from 42 of its apps. Transcript of the above video: Mike Papantonio: Walt Disney Company is facing a federal lawsuit for secretly collecting personal data from kids who were using one of their numerous gaming apps. The lawsuit alleges Disney shared that data illegally with advertisers while they never...

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DuPont Makes More Pollution History – America’s Lawyer

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio talks with Environment America’s John Rumpler, about how a federal judge approved a settlement for damages that came from DuPont’s mercury contamination of the South River in Virginia. Transcript of the above video: Mike Papantonio: DuPont is set to pay more than $42 million to restore the South River and the wildlife along that river. They’ve been poisoned. One of the former plants in Waynesboro, Virginia was responsible for that. High levels of mercury were detected in the 1970s, making it dangerous enough that you couldn’t...

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Abilify: A Drug That Will Push Into CRAZY ZONE – America’s Lawyer

Learn more about Abilify dangers here. Anyone who has ever dealt with a mental disorder, either personally or cared for someone suffering with one, knows that treatment of these conditions is incredibly difficult. And when you’re dealing with mental health, one of the worst possible outcomes of treatment is when it makes the condition worse, or causes side effects that are nearly equal to the condition they are designed to treat. And that appears to be the case with a medication called Abilify. Mike Papantonio discusses the dangers of this drug with attorney Chris Paulos. Interview transcript: Mike: Joining...

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Uber Drivers Fight Back – America’s Lawyer

Learn more about stories like this at AL.LAW. A federal court in North Carolina gave conditional certification to a class-action lawsuit filed by several drivers. What this means is that the plaintiffs can now seek out the 18,000 drivers who opted out of signing an totally one sided arbitration contract with the company, which gave them a chance to join the class action case. This lawsuit comes after many years of dispute between Uber and their drivers who say the company misclassifies them as independent contractors rather than saying they are employees. This became an issue because drivers were...

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