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Title 18 Sec 201: Corruption Code Stuck in Error Mode
Sara Corcoran, Founding Publisher of the National Courts Monitor & California Courts Monitor By Sara Corcoran, Washington DC Correspondent Title 18 Section 201 is a relatively unknown section of...
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From our Publisher: Call it the “Mystery of the Missing Memo”
Sara Corcoran, Founding Publisher of the National Courts Monitor & California Courts Monitor Sara Corcoran, correspondent and contributing editor, as well as founding publisher of the National...
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RICO law used to target marijuana businesses
An anti-mobster law, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, has emerged as a tool to fight marijuana-related businesses, including a case in Massachusetts citing “pungent odors” caused...
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Apple iPhone slowdown spurs lawsuits
Photo credit www.apple.com Apple rejected claims that the company slowed down older iPhones to drive sales of newer models, even as a flurry of lawsuits hit the courts. “Apple Inc (AAPL.O) defrauded...
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Sara Corcoran, Founding Publisher of the National Courts Monitor & California Courts Monitor Courts Monitor Publisher and national correspondent, Sara Corcoran, provides insight on what we can...
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California ICE detention center faces class-action lawsuit
Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County is at the center of a class-action lawsuit for its treatment of detainees. Photo Credit: Nelvin C. Cepeda / San Diego Union-Tribune as reported in the LA...
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Opioid makers face lawsuits
Image from a report in The Atlantic, 6/2/17, “Are Pharmaceutical Companies to Blame for the Opioid Epidemic?“ Gripped by the tragic toll of prescription drug overdoses, states, municipalities and labor...
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Immigration Court Backlog Tops 650,000 in U.S. with California Leading Nation
Judge Dana Marks, President National Assoc. of Immigration Judges (PHOTO: National Association of Federal Immigration Judges) According to the latest case-by-case court records, the backlog at the end...
View ArticleMaryland ruling could open door to asbestos-related death cases
Tens of thousands of cases related to illness and death from asbestos exposure could be adjudicated in Maryland based on an appeal before the state’s highest court. “Maryland’s highest court is...
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More lawsuits expected over J&J talcum powder in 2018
Photo credit: Alf van Beem via Wikimedia Commons Johnson & Johnson returned to the courtroom in January to face more litigation over allegations that its talcum products caused cancer. The...
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Closure of Office for Access to Justice
Photo Credit: Justin T. Gellerson for The New York Times as reported on 2/1/18. The ability of the poor to access civil courts suffered a setback with the effective closure of the federal Office for...
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More civil lawsuits in wake of deadly fires in Oakland, Calif.
Surviving tenants and families of victims sue Oakland, Calif. for inspection flaws at a San Pablo Avenue halfway house. Photo Credit: Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group as reported by The Mercury...
View ArticleCriminal records cleared for some Californians convicted on pot charges
Those convicted of marijuana-related infractions could receive a clean slate in California, based on a trend in some jurisdictions. “Thousands of people with misdemeanor convictions for marijuana...
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Supreme Court strikes down bond hearings for detainees
In a major immigration case, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Jennings v. Rodriguez, a class action lawsuit challenging the federal government’s practice of jailing immigrants while they...
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Remington mum about effects of bankruptcy on settlement
Photo credit: Reuters file photo as reported on 2/8/18. The 202-year-old gun manufacturer Remington is not disclosing whether a pending bankruptcy filing will jeopardize a class action settlement...
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Appeals court upholds Texas ban on ‘sanctuary cities’
Photo credit: REUTERS/Jon Herskovitz/File Photo, as reported in the article U.S. court upholds most of Texas law to punish ‘sanctuary cities’ on March 13, 2018. A Texas ban on “sanctuary cities,” which...
View ArticleFertility clinic malfunction spurs Calif. lawsuit
After a tank failed, a California-based fertility clinic was confronted with a class action lawsuit due to damage to the eggs of potentially hundreds of clients. A San Francisco woman, who was assured...
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Trump administration targets opioid manufacturers
President Trump visited NH on 3/19/18 to speak about the opioid epidemic. Photo credit: Doug Mills/The New York Times as reported by The New York Times on 3/19/18. President Trump and the U.S. Justice...
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U.S. Supreme Court clears way for Flint, Mich. class-action lawsuits
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Carlos Osorio as reported by NRDC 3/28/17. Two class-action lawsuits by residents of Flint, Mich., based on lead contamination of the water supply, can proceed under civil rights...
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California court backlogs persist in civil, criminal arenas
Photo Credit: Don Bartletti, Los Angeles Times as reported on 5/10/14. Budget cuts have contributed to delays in the processing of civil cases in California Superior Courts, a television news...
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