ICE Detention Center Contractors Host a Hotbed of Legal Problems, Regulatory Violations and Deadly Conditions
Report: The Trump Administration’s Stop-Work Order and Funding Freeze likely affected 32 USAID-Funded Clinical Trials
Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens July 01, 2014 In this case, the defendant (Dart Cherokee) removed a class action from state to federal court, and the federal court…
Natural Resources Defense Council v. FDA November 21, 2013 In this case, a federal district court ruled that NRDC lacked standing to challenge the FDA’s failure to regulate antibacterial…
In re Nexium Antitrust Litigation April 23, 2013 The plaintiffs in this antitrust class action case allege that defendant AstraZeneca, the maker of a drug called Nexium, entered…
North Las Vegas Police Department v. Sheila Conatser March 19, 2012 Public Citizen represented the parents of Phillip Conatser, who was shot and killed in an encounter with local police. The…
Hamilton County v. Alexander March 19, 2012 In response to demonstrations by Occupy Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee passed an ordinance in early January 2012 imposing new restrictions…
Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC February 21, 2012 This case arises under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the key federal statute aimed at telemarketing abuse. Marcus Mims sued…
United Airlines v. Hughes October 03, 2011 Hughes, a former United Airlines flight attendant, sued United in Illinois court, alleging that United fired her in retaliation for…
J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro July 27, 2011 This case presented the following question: Whether the Due Process Clause permits a state court to exercise personal jurisdiction over…
U.S. Bank National Ass’n v. Thomas June 28, 2010 In the late 1990’s, some subprime lenders began to underwrite “high loan-to-value” second mortgages loans in which the total debt…
