Posts Made By: James Brown

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

And I'm not talking about Trump on this one but...

"Obesity rate among US adults fell in 2023 for first time in over a decade: Study"

"The study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum found that obesity nationwide has dropped from 46 percent in 2022 to 45.6 percent last year. The researchers also discovered that obesity has declined substantially in the South, including among women older adults, ages 66 to 75.'

(I seriously doubt that)

"A new research study, that was released in mid-November, found that almost three-quarters of Americans are considered obese or overweight, with greater spikes among those between the ages 5 to 24."

(That's probably more accurate, to say the least)

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5040586-obesity-rate-dip-study/

Originally Posted by David Cotterell

Well, at least Trump's attorneys got paid for once...

Dave

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

"A settlement has been proposed by the Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Synta Technology Corp. of Taiwan; Suzhou Synta Optical Technology Co. Ltd.; Nantong Schmidt Opto-Electrical Technology Co. Ltd; Synta Canada International Enterprises Ltd.; Pacific Telescope Corp.; Olivon Manufacturing Co. Ltd.; SW Technology Corporation; Celestron Acquisition, LLC; Olivon, USA LLC; Dar Tson (“David”) Shen; Joseph Lupica; Dave Anderson; Jean Shen; Sylvia Shen; Jack Chen; Laurence Huen; and Corey Lee (“Settling Defendants and Co-Conspirators”). The other, non-settling, defendants and co-conspirators are Ningbo Sunny Electronic Co. Ltd.; Sunny Optical Technology Co., Ltd.; Meade Instruments Corp.; Sunny Optics Inc.; Wenjun “Peter” Ni; and Wenjian Wang. The lawsuit claims defendants and co-conspirators (1) unlawfully divided the consumer telescopes market and fixed prices for consumer telescopes and (2) unlawfully attempted to monopolize and conspired to monopolize the consumer telescope market in the United States. The settlement resolves the Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs claims against the Settling Defendants and Co-Conspirators only."

https://www.telescopesettlement.com/

My guess my question is that counsel(s) will challenge claims which may not stand-up to legal challenges based upon receipts, dates, vendors or whatever so that more of the 32 million settlement remains in the pot and that 1/3 chunk of the pie that the lawyers get is commensurately accommodated?...

Originally Posted by Brian McFarland

True for California, too. Construction and agriculture would grind to a halt without immigrant labor. Visit the kitchen in pretty much any restaurant and you'll find the same thing.

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

"Judge rules Trump’s conviction withstands Supreme Court immunity decision"

"A New York judge upheld a jury’s verdict that made President-elect Trump a felon, ruling the conviction in the hush money case can withstand the Supreme Court’s new test for presidential immunity."

"The judge has not yet ruled on Trump’s efforts to toss the case entirely now that he is president-elect."

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5043247-trump-hush-money-conviction-uphold/

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

“Wall Street is waking up to the fact that a Trump presidency might not be as great for stocks as some people hoped,” said David Russell, global head of market strategy at TradeStation. “Financials and industrials jumped on his win but now may have to face higher rates and trade uncertainties, and healthcare faces its greatest political risks in recent memory.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/16/stock-market-today-live-updates.html