Tag: Asbestos scandal

Tar Heel State on Point to Tackle Asbestos Fraud

by Sara Corcoran, Courts Monitor Publisher North Carolina, long famous for great college sports and some of the nation’s best barbecue, is fast earning recognition of another sort: Being at the forefront of America’s longest-running personal injury litigation,… Read More

Maryland ruling could open door to asbestos-related death cases

Tens of thousands of cases related to illness and death from asbestos exposure could be adjudicated in Maryland based on an appeal before the state’s highest court. “Maryland’s highest court is weighing whether to give workers who were… Read More

From our Publisher: Call it the “Mystery of the Missing Memo”

Sara Corcoran, correspondent and contributing editor, as well as founding publisher of the National Courts Monitor, is sleuthing to find a missing article about the so-called “Baron & Budd witness coaching memo,” which has gone missing from Wikipedia,… Read More

Title 18 Sec 201: Corruption Code Stuck in Error Mode

By Sara Corcoran, Washington DC Correspondent Title 18 Section 201 is a relatively unknown section of the federal criminal code related to the bribery of public officials and witnesses. Its interpretation and limitations still impact some of the… Read More