Cell Phone Dangers Prompt FOIA Requests

by Randy E. Miller | Oct 24, 2024 | FDA, FOIA, Law Firms, Litigation

FOIAengine: Questions from Siri & Glimstad Point to Possible Litigation Does radiation from cell phones and cell towers affect human health?  There has long been controversy around this question, which the federal government has tried to put to rest by issuing...

FTC Pursues an Oil Industry Legend, as Others Join the Hunt

by John A. Jenkins | Jul 30, 2024 | Antitrust, FOIA, FTC, Law Firms, Pharmaceuticals

FOIA Requests Target Scott Sheffield, King of the Frackers, Amid Reports of a Criminal Referral This week, we’re looking into how antitrust enforcers used their approval of an oil-industry megadeal to send a message about white-collar criminality.  It’s a cautionary...

SEC’s “Suspicion-less Investigations” Under Attack

by John A. Jenkins | Jul 17, 2024 | FOIA, Law Firms, SEC, Stock Market

The American Securities Association Uses a FOIA Lawsuit to Advance Its Agenda Two months ago, the two Republican members of the Securities and Exchange Commission blasted their own agency for what they called a meritless prosecution of stock exchanges.  In a blunt...

Morgan & Morgan Seeks FDA Documents on Weight Loss Drugs

by Randy E. Miller | Jul 3, 2024 | FDA, FOIA, Law Firms, Litigation, Pharmaceuticals

FOIAengine: Law Firm’s 48 Inquiries Follow Earlier Requests   Personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan continued to push the Food and Drug Administration during May for documents that could strengthen potential litigation challenging popular weight control drugs. ...

Forever Chemicals Lead to Bad Times for 3M

by John A. Jenkins | Jun 13, 2024 | EPA, FOIA, Law Firms, Litigation, News Media

FOIAengine: ProPublica Reporter Made Dozens of FOIA Requests to EPA Before Dropping a Bombshell Minnesota-based 3M styles itself as a friendly, people-first company in the heartland of America, innovating through curiosity.  Its 93,000 employees make all sorts of...

Big Money at the Table as Vapers Roll the Dice

by John A. Jenkins | Jun 6, 2024 | FDA, FOIA, Law Firms, Litigation, Medical Devices

FOIAengine:  Hundreds of FOIA Requests Signaled Challenge to FDA Two companies that go by the names of Triton Distribution and Vapetasia are small players in America’s fast-growing $28 billion e-cigarette market.  Despite their size, they’ve become the unlikely...