DURHAM, N.C. —On a chilly Wednesday morning in December, Jesse McCoy II headed upstairs to a third-floor courtroom full of cherrywood pews. The 34-year-old housing attorney had never before met his potential client and knew hardly any of the details of a case he might argue in less than 15 minutes. He looked down at the name on his manila folder—Leona … [Read more...] about Fighting an eviction crisis: How a young black lawyer is changing his city
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Paddy Jackson has no offers of employment as lawyers try to recoup legal costs
RUGBY player Paddy Jackson has no offers of employment and continues to pay an enormous personal price despite being resoundingly acquitted of rape, his lawyer said as he called on prosecutors to pay his legal costs. Brendan Kelly QC told a judge in Belfast Crown Court that Jackson (26) had done nothing to bring the situation upon himself, revealing that his client's salary had … [Read more...] about Paddy Jackson has no offers of employment as lawyers try to recoup legal costs
How a city in Illinois decided to sue to combat high drug prices after realizing it was spending $500,000 on one drug
caption Former Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey source 60 Minutes Rockford, Illinois, a city 90 miles from Chicago, found that just two babies on Rockford’s health insurance were eating up 2.5% of the plan’s total budget. The medication used by these babies was being used to stop infantile spasms, which is serious but easy to … [Read more...] about How a city in Illinois decided to sue to combat high drug prices after realizing it was spending $500,000 on one drug
The problem with prescription drug prices
The Rockford File is the story of how one very expensive prescription drug threatened to financially cripple an entire city. That city is Rockford, Illinois, an old industrial town outside of Chicago. Rather than using a health insurance company, Rockford has, for years, paid its own health care costs for its 1,000 employees and their dependents. When Rockford got hit with the … [Read more...] about The problem with prescription drug prices
Those who know Trump’s newest lawyer are surprised to see her there, but think she’s up to the task
Allan Smith, provided by Published 8:23 am, Friday, April 20, 2018 Drew Angerer/Getty Images Joanna Hendon is representing President Donald Trump in the case against his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen. This came as a surprise to some who know her. But they say she's up to the task. It came as a surprise to some who know or have worked with Joanna Hendon that she … [Read more...] about Those who know Trump’s newest lawyer are surprised to see her there, but think she’s up to the task