US judge shocked by Va. role in lawsuit Posted: Thursday, June 6, 2013 5:42 pm | Updated: 8:15 pm, Thu Jun 6, 2013. Associated Press | A federal judge has expressed shock that an assistant Virginia attorney general has been assisting two natural gas companies that are being sued by landowners who allege the companies […]

US judged shocked by Va. role in lawsuit By STEVE SZKOTAK, Associated Press Updated 1:09 pm, Thursday, June 6, 2013 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has expressed shock that an assistant Virginia attorney general has been assisting two natural gas companies that are being sued by landowners who allege the companies bilked them out […]

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Lawsuit Targets Gun Dealer In Police Officer’s Murder Family of Thomas E. Wortham IV, Brady Center, sue Mississippi gun dealer and traffickers By Christian Farr and Marcus Riley |  Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013  |  Updated 6:56 PM CDT The family of a slain Chicago Police officer has joined forces with the Brady Center to Prevent […]

Mississippi pawnshop sued in Chicago cop’s death By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune reporter -6:45 a.m. CDT, April 25, 2013 Mississippi attorney Don Barrett knows well the worries of gun owners. After all, he’s one himself. “We don’t want anybody messing with our guns,” he said. But what happened to Thomas Wortham IV is different, says […]

How Food Companies Trick Consumers Into Eating Their Unhealthy Products By Morgan Korn | Daily Ticker – Fri, Mar 1, 2013 8:29 AM EST According to Michael Moss, the Pulitzer prizing-winning reporter and author of the new book Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us, executives at the major food behemoths – Kraft (KRFT), General […]

It’s the Sugar, Folks By MARK BITTMAN | February 27, 2013, 9:47 pm Sugar is indeed toxic. It may not be the only problem with the Standard American Diet, but it’s fast becoming clear that it’s the major one. A study published in the Feb. 27 issue of the journal PLoS One links increased consumption […]

How The Food Industry Manipulates Taste Buds With ‘Salt Sugar Fat’ by Nell Boeschenstein February 26, 2013 1:20 PM Dealing Coke to customers called “heavy users.” Selling to teens in an attempt to hook them for life. Scientifically tweaking ratios of salt, sugar and fat to optimize consumer bliss. In his new book, Salt Sugar […]

Food lawsuits How anti-tobacco lawyers found a new target – food companies which miss-label products. Lesley Curwen talks to US lawyer Don Barrett who is suing various food companies and Patrick Basham of the Cato Institute who is skeptical about the value of the lawsuits.

Gas Royalty Dispute Between Mineral Owners, Producers Returns To Back Burner Posted: Saturday, February 21, 2009 7:03 am | Updated: 5:21 pm, Fri Dec 28, 2012. Daniel Gilbert Kyle Robinson didn’t want to lease his gas rights to a corporation, but what really burned him up was receiving a check in the mail informing him […]