Tort law
Fracking went on trial and a Texas family beat the industry
For the first time, a jury has awarded nearly $3 million in a case claiming that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, caused health problems for a Texas family. It’s too soon, though, to know if it’s a turning point in the legal battle over fracking’s environmental effects.
American justice goes awry as judges plead guilty to fraud charges
Two judges in Eastern Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to wire fraud and income tax fraud for taking more than $2.6 million in kickbacks to send teenagers to two privately run youth detention centers run by PA Child Care and Western PA Child Care.
