Earlier this month, notices were sent out to Blue Cross Blue Shield subscribers notifying them of a settlement reached in a class-action suit that dated back to 2014. Although there seems to have been some confusion as to the veracity of the notices, they’re quite real. The settlement brings to... Read More »
The investigation into the bottled water company Real Water and whether or not they may be the reason why several kids and adults have been experiencing health issues is continuing to develop. In March 2020, the FDA recommended that consumers stop using the brand “Real Water” which makes and distributes... Read More »
Defense lawyers have an old saying: “If you don’t have the law, argue the facts. If you don’t have the facts, argue the law. If you don’t have either, pound the table.” An updated version of this adage, currently being used as a defense in one Capitol rioters’ case, would... Read More »
The death of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey has rocked the community of St. Johns County in Florida. Bailey's classmate, 14-year-old Aiden Fucci, was quickly arrested for her murder. The 13-year-old cheerleading middle school student went missing on Mother's Day. After the Sheriff's office and community members spent the morning and noon... Read More »
Parents of three former students at the University of Massachusetts are moving forward with legal action against the school after the students were suspended from the university for not complying with its mask policy. The three freshmen students at the center of this controversy posed for a photo that was... Read More »
Caitlyn Jenner, a former Olympic champion, reality TV star, and transgender activist, officially announced her run for governor of California pending a recall vote of current Gov. Gavin Newsom. To trigger a recall election in California, you need 1.5 million signatures. Over 2 million signatures have been collected. Counties have... Read More »
Each day, Amazon ships about 1.6 million packages. Occasionally, one of them contains a defective product that harms its users. A second California District Court of Appeals has just ruled that it is time for a jury to decide whether the giant “online mall” is strictly liable for injuries caused... Read More »
Giant retailer Walmart is suing Kanye West for a 13-year old logo that they claim is similar to their corporate rays of the sun logo. Walmart is the largest US grocer retailer and brings in about $510.329 billion of sales annually. Kayne West's Yeezy logo, a circular image of dots... Read More »
The SEC and lawmakers have had their eyes on the latest trends in market trading and are voicing their concerns in what they deem to be an area that needs to be regulated, especially when it comes to the trading on popular brokerage apps and trading cryptocurrencies, a market that... Read More »
Last week, Arizona became the 24th state to allow community colleges to provide four-year bachelor’s degree programs. The State Legislature overwhelmingly supported the bill, voting 24 to 6 to adopt the legislation. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed the bill into law on May 4th, promoting the rule as a critical... Read More »
As the calendar moves from spring to summer, millions of Americans are gaining confidence that they can safely book vacations without the omnipresent fear of COVID-19 that kept them locked indoors last year. But one popular option, taking cruises, remains on the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) still-banned-without-permission-list, and the... Read More »
In a landmark opioid case that began on Monday, brought by two counties and a city in West Virginia, attorneys for three gigantic drug manufacturers came out swinging, refusing to take any responsibility. Attorneys argued, in part, that their companies cannot be held responsible for the West Virginia opioid epidemic,... Read More »
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida signed a voting reform bill (Senate Bill 90) into law in a televised event in front of supporters of former President Donald Trump. Senate Bill 90 was passed along partisan lines in the state legislature. DeSantis did not allow Florida reporters to cover the event.... Read More »
Cybercriminals forced the East Coast Colonial Pipeline to go offline Friday, impacting 2.25 million barrels of the coast's supply of diesel, petrol, and jet fuel. The breach is considered the most significant energy breach in history. This cyber-attack impacted about 45 percent of the entire East Coast's fuel and reinforced... Read More »
Government shuts down Medicare fraud scam that spanned nearly a decade and covered multiple locations across the Lone Star State. Rodney Mesquias, 48, of San Antonio, Texas, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a hospice fraud scheme that amounted to over $150 million. The... Read More »
