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In a November 1 Congressional hearing, lawmakers from both parties directed tough questions toward attorneys for Google, Facebook and Twitter over the companies’ failure to identify or prevent Russian attempts to influence the 2016 U.S. election through social media. Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee addressed Colin Stretch, Facebook’s general counsel, Kent Walker, Google’s general…
A group of several states has leveled accusations against important figures in the generic drug industry. The states allege that these drug manufacturers engaged in a widespread price-fixing conspiracy, and recently expanded a prior lawsuit to include several other drug manufacturers and medicines. The attorneys general of 45 states and the District of Columbia filed…
House Ways and Means Committee Releases Sweeping Tax Plan. President Donald Trump has been promising an overhaul of the American tax laws. The House Ways and Means Committee released its first official version of the tax plan, which is certain to face intense scrutiny from opponents, special interest groups and middle class America. The House…
In the weeks since sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein have first emerged, four new accusers have come forward, pushing sexual harassment allegations against him back to the ’70s. Weinstein has had a three-decade history of harassing women. His colleagues and staff were aware of his behavior. Moreover, his board of directors knew of at…
An alleged connection between the Russian Government and President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign has made countless headlines over the last year. Bigger Law Firm Magazine has attempted to cover the story but just as one article is completed, a new story breaks. Therefore, BLF is launching its first ever live article. As new stories related…
On November 1, representatives from Facebook, Twitter and Google will appear in front of both the Senate and House Intelligence Committees. These three companies were instrumental to the efforts of the Internet Research Agency (IRA), the Kremlin’s private incubator for online discussions and real life actions. Additionally, ranking members of the Senate and House Intelligence…
4800 plaintiffs assert claims of cancer due to using Johnson & Johnson talc-based products on a national basis. In February 2016, Johnson & Johnson faced a $72 million verdict on the side of a family advocating for a relative’s death by ovarian cancer. Jacqueline Fox, deceased at 62, four months before the trial took place,…
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein recently reignited the debate around digital encryption and its ability to thwart investigations into increasingly many crimes. In remarks delivered at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, Rosenstein took Silicon Valley to task, characterizing tech companies as standing in the way of public safety. “Company leaders may…
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