The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has now joined Saudi Arabia in actively lobbying the United Stated government against the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA). JASTA empowers the victims and surviving family members of terrorist attacks on American soil, such as those of September 11, 2011, to pursue lawsuits against state sponsors of terrorism…. Read more →
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EPA Employees Under Investigation For Cozy Relationship with Monsanto?
EPA Probe Examines Evidence of Monsanto-EPA Collusion As public awareness about the dangers of Monsanto’s Roundup® herbicide grow, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspector General Arthur A. Elkins Jr. is carrying out a new probe into collusion between EPA employees and Monsanto. This probe follows the release of unsealed internal Monsanto emails as part of the… Read more →
JASTA Update: U.S.-Saudi Relations, U.K. Terrorism Report Under Spotlight
As Saudi Arabia continues its multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign against the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), the Trump Administration’s current relationship with the country and recent arms deal are making headlines. Also, controversy builds around a confidential U.K. inquiry into terrorism funding within their borders, which is believed to focus on Saudi Arabia. JASTA… Read more →
CNN and CBS Feature Miller Firm Clients Who Developed Cancer After Roundup Exposure
Over 800 individuals who developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup® are now suing the multibillion agribusiness giant Monsanto. The Miller Firm represents over 500 of the victims who developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the U.S. In May 2017, clients of The Miller Firm were interviewed and featured by both CNN and CBS. The CNN… Read more →
Anti-JASTA Lobbying Groups Conceal Saudi Arabian Backing When Recruiting U.S. Vets
As part of the Saudi Arabian government’s multimillion dollar lobbying campaign against the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), it has paid various lobbying firms to recruit U.S. veterans to testify against JASTA before Congress. Some of the lobbying groups and their contractors failed to notify the Justice Department about the foreign source of their… Read more →
The Miller Firm and Rothenberg Firm Launch New Website for 9/11 Victims
The Miller Firm has partnered with The Rothenberg Law Firm in the creation and launch of a new website designed to aid and empower victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in pursuing legal justice and monetary compensation. In September 2016, the United States Congress enacted the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (“JASTA”). … Read more →
International Monsanto Tribunal at The Hague Finds Monsanto Guilty of Ecocide
On April 18, 2017, after months of reviewing evidence, the five international judges who comprised the Monsanto Tribunal found that Monsanto was guilty of ecocide. This was the conclusion of a civil, international opinion tribunal held Oct. 14 through 16, 2016 at The Hague in the Netherlands, home to both the International Criminal Court (ICC)… Read more →
Department of Justice Releases over 1 Billion to Compensate Terrorism Victims, Including Miller Firm Clients
During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (April 2–8, 2017) the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing the payment of more than $1 billion to 2332 terrorism victims. The Miller Firm represents about 600 victims of the 1998 bombings who were included in the settlement and played a key role in persuading the government to… Read more →
9/11 Families Remind Trump of JASTA Campaign Promises after His Meeting with Saudi Prince
As hundreds of lawsuits build against Saudi Arabia under the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Bill (JASTA), victims of 9/11 urge President Trump to uphold his campaign promises to support their cause. JASTA allows victims of terrorism and their surviving family members to sue foreign governments for attacks on U.S. soil. Trump has been a… Read more →
Roundup Plaintiffs Seek to Depose EPA Employee Regarding Connection to Monsanto
Plaintiffs suing Monsanto for concealing the carcinogenic properties of glyphosate and Roundup® are seeking the deposition of EPA employee Jess Rowland. Notably, Rowland retired from the EPA days after a Cancer Assessment Review Committee report was leaked to the press. The report stated the committee, which Rowland chaired, found insufficient evidence to determine glyphosate was… Read more →
Miller Firm Wins Judgment Against Iran For Victims of Hamas Bombing in Israel
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has found Iran liable for injuries sustained by U.S. citizens during a 2003 bombing attack conducted by Hamas in Israel. The plaintiffs, represented by The Miller Firm, are Ora Cohen, her then-husband Shalom and their five children, who were all injured to some degree during the… Read more →
Independent Scientists’ Review of Roundup® Confirms Cancer Risk
The Pesticide Action Network (PAN), which is an independent network of organizations that has been evaluating pesticides since the 80s, has reported multiple serious health and environmental risks associated with glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup® herbicide. PAN consists of more than 600 non-governmental organizations, groups, and individuals from over 60 countries and it… Read more →
Saudi Arabian Consultants Recruit U.S. Vets to Lobby Congress against JASTA
The Saudi Arabian government has been carrying out a multimillion dollar lobbying campaign in the United States against the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Bill (JASTA). During this campaign, Saudi Arabia has paid lobbying firms to write op-eds for U.S. media and government officials against JASTA. One of the latest forms of their lobbying is… Read more →
Judge Rules Monsanto must Warn California Residents about Roundup® Cancer Risk
In the latest efforts to protect its Roundup® weed-killer at the expense of public health and transparency, Monsanto tried to prevent the state of California from labeling Roundup® a probable carcinogen. Fresno County Superior Court Judge Kristi Kapetan denied Monsanto’s request to prevent California from warning residents that Roundup® causes cancer in an initial ruling… Read more →
Johnson & Johnson Continues Unsuccessful Quest to Delay Justice for Talcum Powder Victims
In early 2017, Johnson & Johnson continues, unsuccessfully, to deter and avoid trials holding it accountable for the carcinogenic properties of its products containing talcum powder, such as its talc-based Baby Powder and Shower to Shower Absorbent Body Powder®. When used for feminine hygiene, the particles of the mineral talc in these products travel up… Read more →