Author: Mike Papantonio

Trump Is Giving Our Public Land To The Chamber Of Commerce – America’s Lawyer

Trump Is Giving Our Public Land To The Chamber Of Commerce – America’s Lawyer

Posted by | Oct 2, 2017 | , , , , , , |

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio talks with Christy Leavitt of Environment America about the lawsuits over keeping the monuments review report a secret. Transcript: Mike Papantonio: Environmental groups are taking President Donald Trump’s administration to court for withholding documents they requested related to the Department of Interior’s review of National Monuments designated by Presidential Authority under the Antiquities Act. While environmental groups are still waiting for their Freedom of Information Act request to be answered, they still say stripping federal protections from land designated as monuments is unacceptable. Joining me now...

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Hertz & Thrifty Must Back-Pay Workers $15 An Hour – America’s Lawyer

Hertz & Thrifty Must Back-Pay Workers $15 An Hour – America’s Lawyer

Posted by | Sep 30, 2017 | , , , , , , |

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law Via America’s Lawyer: Minimum wage workers strike a legal victory in a Washington State city that ordered two car rental companies to back pay workers $15 an hour after they rejected a city law that said they must. Transcript: Finally tonight some good news for minimum wage workers in Washington State. 150 employees of the Hertz and Thrifty car rental agencies were granted a 2 million dollar settlement for wages earned but were never paid. Hertz, Thrifty, and other businesses in the city of SeaTac refused to accept a 15-dollar minimum...

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U.S. Border Agents Violating Privacy Rights With Warrantless Searches – America’s Lawyer

U.S. Border Agents Violating Privacy Rights With Warrantless Searches – America’s Lawyer

Posted by | Sep 29, 2017 | , , , , , , |

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law Via America’s Lawyer: Attorney Peter Mougey is joined by RT Correspondent Trinity Chavez, to explain how Homeland Security may face a lawsuit over warrantless border searches of U.S. citizens. Transcript: Peter Mougey: What does a NASA engineer, a military veteran, and a journalist, and a college student all have in common? They’ve all been forced to hand over their laptops and smartphones without a warrant, by Homeland Security officials when re-entering the United States. Now, ten of these citizens are filing a federal class action lawsuit, saying their constitutional rights were...

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Law and Vengeance: Taking On The Largest Corrupt Corporations

Law and Vengeance: Taking On The Largest Corrupt Corporations

Posted by | Sep 27, 2017 | , , , , , , , |

“Law and Vengeance” is based upon an actual legal case, where Mike Papantonio took on one of the biggest weapons manufactures for a defective gun sight. Mike Papantonio’s second novel in his legal thriller series hits bookstores on September 26th! To order a copy now, click here: LawAndVengeance.com Transcript: I ended up having being involved in really complex cases. I came out as a prosecutor, and ended up having to handle some of the biggest cases in the country almost immediately against the asbestos manufactures and pharmaceutical manufacturers. And in there, what happens is you develop a specialty, and...

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Law and Vengeance: A Fiction Novel Based On The Reality Of A Trial Lawyer

Law and Vengeance: A Fiction Novel Based On The Reality Of A Trial Lawyer

Posted by | Sep 26, 2017 | , , , , , , , , , , |

Mike Papantonio’s discusses his history as an author and how when you write a fiction book and it’s based on reality, it just seems to very often write itself. Mike Papantonio’s second novel in his legal thriller series hits bookstores on September 26th! To order a copy now, click here: LawAndVengeance.com Transcript: Writing books was a natural progression. I was a journalism major at University of Florida. My actual major was news editing. My intent was to become a foreign correspondent. Before I actually made that step, I was brought into the idea of going to law school by...

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