Herbalife settles class action for $15 million

Herbalife settles class action for $15 million

by Carol Thompson Herbalife, the multi-level marketing nutrition company has settle a class action lawsuit brought by one of its former distributors. The $15 million settlement represents the end of a lawsuit filed April 2013 by former distributor Dana Bostick,...
Municipalities take pharmaceuticals to court

Municipalities take pharmaceuticals to court

by Carol Thompson Eric, a 32 year old upstate New York resident, is an admitted drug addict. The evil that has a hold on him: OxyContin. As he begins his fourth week “clean” he fears it will be another failed attempt. “I am the last person...
Wrongful convictions: The high price of justice denied

Wrongful convictions: The high price of justice denied

by Carol Thompson Gary Thibodeau sits in a prison cell at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY waiting for a January 2015 court date to begin a hearing to determine if he will be entitled to a new trial. Thibodeau was convicted in the 1994 abduction of...
Facebook sues Paul Ceglia’s lawyers

Facebook sues Paul Ceglia’s lawyers

by Carol Thompson Mark Zuckerman is striking back. Yesterday, Facebook Inc. filed a lawsuit against DLA Piper LLP and three other law firms that previously represented Paul Ceglia, the businessman who was criminally charged with filing sham...