Big-name hotel chains accused of profiting from sex trade, ignoring criminal activity
DALLAS – Three national hotel chains are accused in a federal lawsuit of being complicit in rampant sex trafficking at hotels across the U.S., including a North Texas woman who was victimized at various Dallas-area hotels since age 4. Continue reading “Texas Hotels Willfully Blind to Sex Trafficking, Exploitation, Lawsuit Charges”
All too often the courtroom shines a bright light on corporate-sponsored collusion, influence peddling and the manipulation of scientific data that mislead both the public and private sectors about a product’s safety. One unfortunate example is found in the documents regarding the Monsanto Company’s actions to deny and dismiss the carcinogenic links of exposure to its weed killer Roundup and the product’s main ingredient, glyphosate, the most common weed killer in the world. Continue reading “Corporate Documents Highlight the Roundup Cover-up”
HOUSTON – Across the country, parents, schools and local communities have been caught off guard by the popularity of vaping devices that have invaded the lives of youth. Now, the panic alarm has been sounded as the health effects of this underground trend begin to come to light.
The Lanier Law Firm has been at the forefront of demanding accountability from these e-cigarette manufacturers by pursuing tough legal action. Rick Meadow, National Mass Tort Leader and Director of Business Development for The Lanier Law Firm, will be co-leading a webinar titled “Vaping & E-Cigarettes: A 21st Century Epidemic” on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. EST. The webinar will cover the latest updates in litigation against e-cigarette product manufacturers. Continue reading “Rick Meadow of The Lanier Law Firm Joins Webinar Panel Discussion on Vaping Epidemic”
Each month, we like to feature one of our attorneys to help you get to know our team better. We sat down with one of our New York attorneys, Shannon Tully, to talk about her background in the legal field and what she is currently working on. Continue reading “Attorney Spotlight – Shannon Tully”
HOUSTON – The Lanier Law Firm has once again been named one of the best law firms in the nation in the prestigious annual Best Law Firms guide assembled by U.S. News and World Report and The Best Lawyers in America.
The firm is ranked in the top tier of law firms nationally, and in the Houston and New York markets, for representing plaintiffs in mass torts and class actions. For the first time, the firm was also recognized nationally for its appellate practice. Continue reading “The Lanier Law Firm Ranks Among the Nation’s Best”