Medical and law enforcement experts gathered before the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) on Thursday to testify on the nation’s growing fentanyl epidemic, in what was the third hearing on synthetic drugs held by the Commission this year. Over the course of the morning, a group...
An Oklahoma City police officer “crossed the line” when he shot an unarmed suicidal man last month, says Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater, The Oklahoman reports. Sgt. Keith Patrick Sweeney, 32, is charged with second-degree murder. Prosecutors allege the shooting was unreasonable and unjustified....
On August 14, 2014, 19-year-old Roshad McIntosh was shot and killed by Chicago cops who were investigating reports of gang activity. A subsequent official inquiry concluded the shooting was justified under the Chicago police “use of force” policy because McIntosh refused to drop a gun...
James R. Lane As I have noted in prior posts, securities class action litigation represents a significant part of the corporate liability landscape in Canada. In the following guest post, James R. Lane, a founding partner of the Toronto law firm of Bersenas Jacobsen Chouest Thomson...
The petition of the day is: Pioneer Centres Holding Company Stock Ownership Plan and Its Trustees v. Alerus Financial, N.A. 17-667 Issue: Whether a plaintiff bears the full burden of establishing loss causation under 29 U.S.C. § 1109(a), which allows an employee plan to recover for “any losses...
Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was sentenced on Monday to five years in federal prison for fraud and tax crimes that include raising about $800,000 for a sham charity, which the Florida Times-Union called “a remarkable defrocking of the once-powerful and garrulous Jacksonville Democrat who...