Cut To The Chase: Podcast Hosted by Gregg Goldfarb

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Professor Rodger Citron from Touro Law Center goes through Justice Breyer's history, philosophy, and some of his significant cases.   As an Administrative Law Professor, Professor Citron provides a detailed analysis of the Chevron doctrine, one of the most significant legal principles in how SCOTUS analyzes agency interpretations of their regulations.   Whethe...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase: Aimee Wagstaff who secured a plus $80 million verdict in the first federal Roundup trial, comes onto the show to discuss her next weed killer legal campaign-Paraquat.   Paraquat, which can kill you if you drink just a sip of it, primarily causes Parkison's disease.    Listen in to how this litigation is shaping up.    Here is a link to more information on Paraq...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Dr. Alan Salzberg returns to discuss all things covid.    After reviewing the studies on whether masks are effective, Dr. Salzberg gives his take.    Dr. Salzberg is a statistician who specializes in identifying biases in studies and surveys.   Take a listen for his analysis as we move onto living with covid. Here is a link to Dr. Salzberg's company, which is...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Attorney Mike Burns returns to give us the breaking news of the next 2 soldiers that went to trial against 3M due to the defective earplugs 3M provided our soldiers for over one decade.   The jury returned a verdict of $150 million for Ron Sloan and Will Wayne.   MIke, one of the lead trial lawyers for these two veterans, gives us the news and what that means...

On this episodes of Cut to the Chase:, Dr. Adam Leibovich discusses the James Webb Telescope and a bit of the Hubble Telescope.   He covers everything from what they are, the launch, and some more cool stuff.   He even gives us rookies an explanation of what a telescope is.   We will soon start getting some great shots from a telescope 1 million miles away.   So take a listen so you can orient you...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Marcus Susen, a prominent mass tort attorney located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida comes onto the show to discuss CPAP devices and why Phillips recalled it's devices.   Can a device designed to help with sleep apnea and snoring actually cause illness?   Well yes.  Marcus explains how. Also, here is Phillips recall notice, which lays out what products the recall c...

In this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Class Action attorney Adam Moskowitz tells us of his victory against a subcontractor of Florida Power and Light regarding a water pipe that was broken effecting over 9000 commercial businesses in Ft. Lauderdale.   When have you heard of a Class Action actually going to trial?   Answer-heere on Cut to the Chase: I tell you.   Maybe your company was one of the m...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Carey Gillam, renowned journalist and author of two books regarding the Roundup story, discusses how journalists are constantly getting vilified, arrested, and at times killed for exposing stories that some don't want the world to know.   The press has uncovered many compelling stories over the centuries exposing corruption, criminal conduct, coverups and is a...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, attorney Brent Wisner discusses the recent governmental report that many popular baby foods contain toxic metals such as arsenic.   Brent, an all star attorney if there ever was one, has taken the lead (once again) in this major public interest litigation against the food companies that have knowingly produced and sold baby food for years with toxic metals.   ...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Scott Silver and David Chase discuss the new SEC whistleblower program.   Both are top flight SEC attorneys located in South Florida. https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-chase-572685/ https://www.silverlaw.com/scott-l-silver.html   Silver, who recently published a primer on the topic, and Chase, a former Staff Counsel in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. SEC,...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Adam finishes the 2nd part of this 2 part episode on class actions, going over what they are, whey they are needed, problems in the space and some recent noteworthy class actions here in South Florida and elsewhere.  Adam even gives us some insight in the famous McDonald's $3million hot coffee verdict, demonstrating that you have to get past the headlines to k...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Attorney Adam Moskowitz begins our 2 part episode on the nuts and bolts of class actions as well as some of the latest exciting class action cases and news.   On this part, Adam gets into the purpose of class actions and discussing the benefits of the class action procedures and efforts to reform and improve some of the shortfalls.    

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Attorney Mike Burns brings us the latest news on the latest verdict and verdicts in the largest mass tort of all timeeeeeee......Veterans with hearing loss or ringing in the ears vs. 3M for the defective earplugs that they supplied to the army for over one decade.   Estimates show nearly 1 million veterans were discharged with hearing loss, tinnitus or both an...

On this episode of Cut of Chase:, Ryan Hampton, author of Unsettled, the stories behind the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy proceedings and the Sackler family over their opioid drug-oxycontin.   The drug has taken over 500,000 lives through overdoses and ravaged families and friends.    Listen on this 2nd part of a 3 part episode detailing what happened during the bankruptcy proceedings that led to the s...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Ryan Hampton author of the newly published book Unsettled, begins a 3 part series on the ongoing opioid litigation that the Washington Post has called the most complicated lawsuit in the history of jurisprudence.   Ryan was member of the committee of unsecured creditors in the bankruptcy proceedings involving Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of oxycontin.  List...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, two emerging risk analysts, Adam Grossman and Stephen Jones, from Praedicat discuss climate change litigation.   What started as local governments suing energy company for climate change related damages is now evolving.   Both Grossman and Jones have been tracking the latest group of climate change lawsuits across the country.   Listen to what they discovered...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, attorney Ali Awad who has burst onto the legal scene, goes over the last key factor to help lawyers and law firms get to the next level and that factor is marketing.   In the old days, lawyers were not permitted to market.  Then it was taboo to market as a lawyer.   But not so these days.  In fact, you might be holding yourself back.   We end the show with det...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, attorney Ali Awad digs deep into ways lawyers and law firms can take their practices to the next week through the use of virtual law firms and recognizing the importance of call intake.   The days of 9-5 for the law office to answer and respond to calls are OVER.  Listen to Ali explain, entertain and inspire.  It's no wonder he is the most followed personal in...

On this 3 part episode of Cut to the Chase:, I bring on Ali Awad who has built and 8 figure law firm in 3 years and has the largest following for a personal injury attorney on instagram to discuss how to help you law practice.   In the first part, Ali discusses how to maximize your current inventory of current cases and how to make use of virtual assistants to help your law firm with some of the w...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, investigative journalist, author, and research director of U.S. Right to Know discusses the main character of her award winning novel Monsanto Papers, Lee Johnson.   Lee was the first Roundup Plaintiff to go to trial and won a major multi dollar award.   Carey discusses Lee and some of the ins and outs of his case.   Some of this tale is off the charts.

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Attorney Mike Burns gives us the details of the latest trial victory in the 3M earplug case.   Mike is one of the many talented trial attorneys for the veterans suffering from hearing loss or tinnitus as a result of defective earplugs supplied by 3M.   After two weeks of trial, Plaintiff, Brandon Adkins, was the 5th veteran to win.   He received the largest aw...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Meteorologist Andrew Hagen from the National Hurricane Center, discusses this topic in detail.  One would think with warmer waters and more precipitation in the atmosphere, the answer would be quite obvious.    You might be surprised to see where the meteorologists think the answer will lie in the remaining part of the 21st Century.   Additionally in this epis...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, award winning investigative journalist, book author, and the founder of U.S. Right To Know organization, Carey Gillman, gives us the latest news on the Roundup litigation.   While settlement was looking eminent, it appears that the settlement was not comprehensive.   In fact, Roundup is still being sold although sales to consumers will be a thing of the past s...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Andrew Haggen, a meteorologist with the National Hurricane Center, discusses the basics of hurricanes as we begin our short series on the topic of weather and climate change.   You have to start somewhere so Andrew discusses the basics of hurricanes.  What are they, where do they start, how they are named, the different categories, and why the do what they do....

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Dr. Adam Liebovich, physics professor from the University of Pittsburgh, explains what is light.  The speed of light, a light year, rainbows, color and all other goodies that derive from and are effected by light.   So yes-let there be light, come to the light, light as a feather and so many other references to light in the Bible and in our folklore, it's a wo...