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Jun 19, 2019 • 8min

J&J Faces Second Jury in Talc-Cancer Lawsuit

Wayne State University Law School Professor Peter Henning discusses the Johnson & Johnson California talc-cancer case that will now go before a second jury because the first jury couldn’t agree whether a dying woman was eligible for punitive damages after finding that the company’s talc products caused her illness. The jury did find the companies products caused her cancer and awarded her 12 million dollars. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 18, 2019 • 8min

Can President Trump Demote or Fire Fed Chair Powell?

Cornell Law School Professor Robert Hockett discussess the legality of President Trump demoting or firing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell after Bloomberg reported exclusively the president talked about firing him in February. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 17, 2019 • 8min

Supreme Court Ducks Another Gay-Wedding Cake Dispute

Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter, Greg Stohr, discusses the court’s decisions today not to change double jeopardy doctrines, upholding a uranium-mining ban and sending a dispute over a gay-wedding cake back to the lower court. He talks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 14, 2019 • 8min

Trump Tries to Follow the Rules After Deregulatory Fails

Kartikay Mehrotra , Bloomberg News legal reporter, discusses how President Trump’s attempts to loosen climate standards have been stymied by the courts for two years on procedural grounds, leading the administration to now try following the rules to achieve its environmental deregulation agenda. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 13, 2019 • 8min

When Trump’s Solicitor General Talks, Justices Listen

Bloomberg Law Editor, Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, discusses why Trump’s Solicitor General, Noel Francisco, has an almost perfect record this term on the recommendations he makes to the justices about what cases the Supreme Court should take up next term. She speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 12, 2019 • 8min

Trump Allows Cuban Exile Lawsuits Over Lost Property

Bloomberg News Miami bureau chief Jonathan Levin discusses lawsuits in U.S. courts by Cuban exiles to demand compensation for property lost to the communist government. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 11, 2019 • 8min

Pressure from States’ Suit to Block T-Mobile, Sprint Merger

Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses the lawsuit by a group of states to block T-Mobile US Inc.’s proposed takeover of Sprint Corp. on antitrust grounds, putting pressure on the Justice Department as it nears a final decision on the merger of the two wireless carriers. She speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 10, 2019 • 9min

RBG Hints Sharp Divisions Will Mark SCOTUS Term

Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr discusses the end of the U.S. Supreme Court’s term which include looming decisions that could affect the 2020 election and thrust the court even deeper into the nation’s political wars. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 7, 2019 • 8min

Netflix Accused of Poaching Fox Employees

Bobby Schwartz, a partner at Quinn Emanuel, discusses the lawsuit by a pair of Fox studios alleging that Netflix illegally induced two executives to break their contracts and the implications for the industry. He talks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 6, 2019 • 7min

Will Kids’ Climate Lawsuit Get to Trial?

Charles Warren, chair of the environmental practice at Kramer, Levin, Naftalis and Frankel, discusses oral arguments in a novel climate change lawsuit by 21 young Americans who allege that climate change violates their constitutional rights. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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