Climate Change, Environment, Science and the Law

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Attorney Joey Gomez returns to discuss the current status of the latest moratorium on evictions. After the Supreme Court basically said that moratoriums by the CDC are not valid, the CDC issued a new moratorium which is limited to Covid hotspots. Take a list to Joey discuss where the moratorium is currently in effect and how to figure out if the moratorium applies to your location.

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Dr. Alan Salzberg , a statistician who spends a lot of time in Court as an expert witness supporting his positions, gives us his take on this hot topic. Listen in while he digs into the data and recent studies about the effectiveness of masks. Not one to shy away from his opinions, Dr. Salzberg comes up with yet another one here. Remember, although he is not a public health expert, his review of the data has it's place in this debate. Numbers don't lie.

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Dr. Alan Salzberg, a statistician, comes back to present the latest data on covid. Should the vaccinated change their behavior? Do masks work? Listen in to what the data shows on what is working and what is not from a data perspective.

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Peter Mougey, Shareholder with the Levin Papantonio law firm and serving on the Executive Committee for what the Washington Post calls the "most and largest and most complex litigation in the history of jurisprudence" -the National Prescription Opiate Litigation discuss what has been reported as a settlement. Mr. Mougey explains what this case, which essentially consists of 3000 cases filed by local and state governments throughout the United States, is all about. Opium has been around for a long time. Wars have been fought over and named after Opium. So when some of the pharmaceutical companies started pushing the opioid pills to deal with our pain in the late 1990s, it should have come as no surprise that hundreds of thousands have died from overdosing on opium, including 93,000 in 2020. But after 4 years of litigation, is this case settled? What does that mean for those addicted or those who have a loved one addicted to opioids? Jump on in and get your answers.

In this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Attorney Joey Gomez returns for the update on the federal eviction moratorium which ends July 31st. Will it be extended by the CDC? Will it be extended by Congress? What do tenants need to be aware about regarding their past due obligations and whether they can continue living in their current rental arrangement. Mr. Gomez, an attorney that represents landlords gives a few suggestions to help deal with this new reality.

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Dr. Adam Leibovich returns to update us on the recent new era of space travel where private billionaires are going to outer space for some travel. Can it be? Can humans actually travel to outer space? Where is outer space? Listen in on this episode to Dr. Leibovich explain what space travel is all about---scientifically speaking. He helps explain what the atmosphere is and things like Karman line and where folks like Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson just traveled to and back from. Maybe you CAN put space travel on your bucket list. My mom always told me----it's ok when the kids said I was from outer space.

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, I bring back our regular contributor David Chase, securities attorney, to discuss what has been going on lately in the world of Robinhood. Since the Gamestop and Reddit frenzy earlier this year when Robinhood temporarily stopped allowing some trades of Gamestop on Robinhood's trading platform, Robinhood continues to be in the news. From it's customer support problems to it's $70 million dollar fine, Robinhood continues to make headline news and none of it positive. Despite it all, the latest news is that Robinhood is looking to become a publicly traded company. Mr. Chase goes through the backdrop of it all and explains why despite all the bad press Robinhood's IPO is just par for the course.

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Attorney Joey Gomez from Downtown Miami discusses the latest Supreme Court ruling concerning the eviction moratorium currently scheduled to run until July 31, 2021. While the CDC has set this deadline, which has been extended a few times during Covid, listen to Joey's analysis of the ruling and what it means and what post July 31st could mean for landlords and tenants.

In this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Eric Schuller, President of Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding returns to discuss some more of the finer points of how to utilize consumer legal funding for clients. From selecting the consumer financing company to making sure you understand the terms and conditions of the funding, Eric helps lay it out here. And remember, the funding is NOT a loan-it's a product. Listen in to see what that all means.

In this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Eric Schuller, President of the Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding explains the mechanics of Consumer Legal Funding, sometimes called litigation funding for clients who might be struggling financially while their lawsuit is ongoing. Different then litigation finance that helps cover the costs of litigation, this type of funding goes directly to the Plaintiff to help them cover their expenses and shortfalls that they are seeking to recoup in their litigation. Mr. Schuller also discusses current regulatory issues in the space as well as the ethics behind such funding.