Posts tagged rights

• The Casey Anthony Verdict: What System Would YOU Prefer?

  Mark Bello | July 06, 2011 3:55 PM | 34 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I am a father and a grandfather; the idea of one of my daughters doing harm to or killing one of my two grandsons is unimaginable to me. Approximately nine weeks ago, twelve very brave, very...

• Battle Over Drug Industry Immunity in Michigan Heats Up

  David Mittleman | January 15, 2010 9:43 AM | 5 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Since 1995, Michigan law has shielded drug manufacturers from legal action stemming from FDA-approved products. In other words, Michigan residents cannot hold drug companies accountable for...

• Time Has Come To Respond to Disturbing Trend of Legislation

  David Mittleman | March 15, 2011 2:47 PM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Over the past month or so, the nation's gaze was fixed on Wisconsin and the showdown there between pro-labor, pro-consumer protesters and conservative policymakers. In the meantime, while no one was...

• Don't Believe The Hype: Corporations Value Lawsuits Too

  David Mittleman | August 10, 2011 9:50 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Corporations have this mantra that gets repeated time and again: Stop These Lawsuits! You have certainly heard how Trial Attorneys Are Ruining Our Economy! Apparently I float in money and have...

• Auto Insurance Companies Fail to Treat Customers Right

  David Mittleman | May 23, 2011 5:04 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The economy in Michigan is tough. Now is not the time to be wasting money on products and services that provide no benefit to the consumer. Yet every year, the people of Michigan faithfully pay...

• Hooters Must Follow Michigan Law

  David Mittleman | June 09, 2010 9:56 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Workplace Discrimination
  

  Hooters is in hot water from a lawsuit brought by two former Hooters waitresses who claim they were fired for being overweight. Civil rights attorney Richard Bernstein represents Cassie Smith and...

• Infant Blood Sample Program Questioned on Ethics, Violations of Privacy

  David Mittleman | February 09, 2010 9:40 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Every newborn baby born in the U.S. gets a heel prick so that doctors can obtain a sample of blood and test it for devastating diseases. This procedure is so common, in fact, that parents are seldom...

• Sermon Uninterrupted

  David Mittleman | March 10, 2009 9:00 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There is a bi-partisan effort to guarantee that folks attending religious services are given the opportunity to enjoy it without interruption. In response to a gay rights protest that was waged...

• Facebook Posts Could Cost You a Job

  David Mittleman | February 06, 2012 8:50 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Workplace Discrimination
  

  You'd better think twice before you post a drunken picture of yourself at the Super Bowl party last night--employers are using the social networking website to weed out potential employees...

• Georgia Mom Sues Girl Scouts Over Alleged Racism

  David Mittleman | October 10, 2011 11:50 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A disturbing incident between a set of African American twin girls and their Atlanta Girl Scout Troop has me thinking twice about buying cookies this year--at least if I lived in Atlanta. An...