Author: Mike Papantonio

Heart Surgery Patients Face Creepy New Strain Of Bacteria

Heart Surgery Patients Face Creepy New Strain Of Bacteria

Posted by | Jun 27, 2017 | , , |

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law America’s Lawyer Mike Papantonio discusses a company called LivaNova that has caused an unnecessary increase in risks for heart surgery patients by supplying American hospitals with a medical device that’s packed with bacteria. Transcript of the above video: When patients go in for any kind of heart surgery, they know that they’re undertaking huge risks, but these are risks that the patients know are necessary in order to survive. Sadly, a company called LivaNova has caused an unnecessary increase in risks for heart surgery patients by supplying American hospitals with a...

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Woman Wins $15M Against Big Pharma For Antiepileptic Drug Depakote – America’s Lawyer

Woman Wins $15M Against Big Pharma For Antiepileptic Drug Depakote – America’s Lawyer

Posted by | Jun 25, 2017 | , , , |

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio highlights a legal victory for a woman who alleges her son developed a spinal condition from her use of a drug called Depakote. Transcript of the above video: Finally tonight, some good news for another victim of Big Pharma’s defective drugs. A federal jury has awarded fifteen million dollars to a woman’s 10-year-old son born with a rare chronic condition called spina bifida – a birth defect where a developing baby’s spinal cord fails to develop properly. The Plaintiff argued her son’s condition is the result...

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Supreme Court Finally Ends Gender Discrimination In Immigration Cases – America’s Lawyer

Supreme Court Finally Ends Gender Discrimination In Immigration Cases – America’s Lawyer

Posted by | Jun 23, 2017 | , , , |

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio is joined by Mollye Barrows, Legal Journalist with the Trial Lawyer Magazine to talk about a Supreme Court decision on gender discrimination in immigration cases. Transcript of the above video: Mike: The US Supreme Court has struck down a law that unequally favored children born abroad to unmarried women over unmarried men. In a nutshell, a law enacted in the 1950s made it easier for children born to unwed mothers to achieve citizenship, then it did children with a single father. In the majority decision, Justice...

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Trump Administration Bastardizing Progress With Medical Marijuana – America’s Lawyer

Trump Administration Bastardizing Progress With Medical Marijuana – America’s Lawyer

Posted by | Jun 23, 2017 | , , , , |

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio talks to RT America correspondent, Brigida Santos about the legal obstacles facing California’s new recreational marijuana program. Transcript of the above video: Mike Papantonio: In 2018, Californians is going to be able to legally purchase recreational marijuana. State regulators are now finalizing distribution laws and taking a multi-billion dollar industry from the black market to storefronts. But, with the federal government’s views towards marijuana hanging in the balance, it’s unclear how the Trump administration will treat legalization efforts in California. RT America correspondent Brigida Santos is...

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The Bernie Madoff Of Landlords Heads To Prison – America’s Lawyer

The Bernie Madoff Of Landlords Heads To Prison – America’s Lawyer

Posted by | Jun 21, 2017 | , , , |

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio highlights a settlement that sent one of New York City’s most notorious slum lords to prison. Transcript of the above video: Finally tonight, a small degree of justice for the victims of one of New York City’s most notorious slum lords. Steven Croman, also known as the Bernie Madoff of landlords, has pleaded guilty to grand larceny, tax fraud and falsifying business records. As part of his plea deal, he will spend one year in Rikers Island prison and pay five million dollars. Croman owns more...

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