Michael Mann Wins Defamation Lawsuit After 12-Year Battle Against Climate Deniers

On February 8, 2024, a jury unanimously decided in favor of climate scientist Michael Mann in his 12-year defamation battle against Rand Simberg and Mark Steyn, who had compared him to convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky in 2012 blog posts. The jury found Simberg and Steyn guilty of defamation …

NLRB Hearing Officer Rules Amazon Illegally Interfered in Bessemer Election, Recommends New Vote

NLRB Hearing Officer Rules Amazon Illegally Interfered in Bessemer Election, Recommends New Vote

On August 2, 2021, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) hearing officer issued a recommendation finding that Amazon had illegally interfered in the April 2021 union election at its Bessemer, Alabama …

Oklahoma Wins $572 Million Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson for Opioid Public Nuisance

On August 26, 2019, Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman delivered a landmark $572 million judgment against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson for the company’s role in fueling Oklahoma’s opioid epidemic. The decision marked the first time a drugmaker was held culpable in …

Holder Testifies Some Banks Are Too Big to Jail

During a critical congressional testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 6, 2013, Attorney General Eric Holder revealed the Department of Justice’s emerging doctrine of ’too big to jail’, acknowledging that prosecuting certain financial institutions could …

Climate Scientist Michael Mann Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Climate Denial Writers

On October 22, 2012, climate scientist Michael Mann filed a defamation lawsuit against Rand Simberg (a former scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute) and Mark Steyn (who wrote for National Review), after they published blog posts comparing him to Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State …