Delaware’s ACLU has filed a class action lawsuit against the Delaware Department of Corrections and several healthcare providers on behalf of incarcerated Delawareans. The lawsuit accuses the correction facilities and the private healthcare agencies contracted to work with them of violating the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights of inmates because... Read More »
The mother of a Massachusetts man has filed a medical negligence lawsuit against a hospital and three of its providers after her son was discharged from the facility and found dead in a nearby wooded area, covered in snow. According to the lawsuit, 47-year-old Daniel Donovan checked himself into Beverly... Read More »
The small town of Mitchell, South Dakota, has been the center of national attention after sexual assault allegations were made against members of the high school baseball team. The six boys involved range in ages 17 to 19 and are accused of raping two other players during a June tournament.... Read More »
The hit reality TV show ‘Love Is Blind’ is facing a lawsuit filed by a former contestant who was on the show during the filming of season five. The season, which was filmed last year, began airing last month on the streaming platform, Netflix. The plaintiff, Tran Dang. filed her... Read More »
Chicago residents in the community of South Shore are banding together to stop city officials from allocating public resources to the influx of migrants that have been bussed to the city over the past year. According to the latest reports from city officials, since August 31, 2022, Chicago has received... Read More »
Plaintiff Robert Bezzina was hired by United Airlines in 1992 to be a ramp serviceman, a position in which he handled freight, mail, and baggage. Like millions of others, an order from then-Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti made it mandatory to wear a face mask at work in order to... Read More »
Lawrence Doreson, the father of a 14-year-old Farmingdale High School student who was injured in a fatal bus crash in upstate New York in late September, has filed a lawsuit against the bus company and the driver. Doreson accuses the bus company, Regency Transportation Ltd., and the driver, Lisa Schaffer,... Read More »
The family of a woman who died in a Pennsylvania nursing home has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the nurse who cared for her and the center that hired the nurse. Marianne Bower was 67 years old when she died on September 28, 2021, at the Belair Healthcare and... Read More »
What is a reasonable fear of harm from domestic violence? A California appellate court has sided with an ex-wife who wanted to extend a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) against her former husband. While the ex-husband argued that her fears were “objectively unreasonable,” the court ruled that the reasonable person... Read More »
The family of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against two Philadelphia police officers including former Officer Mark Dial after Dial shot and killed Irizarry during a traffic stop last month. News of the lawsuit came just one day after a judge dismissed murder charges against Dial. ... Read More »
The Baton Rouge Police Department is facing a flurry of lawsuits accusing the department and select police officers of misconduct and abuse. The allegations come after reports of a police warehouse dubbed the “Brave Cave'' was used as a faux police precinct where individuals who were apprehended by police officers... Read More »
A data breach that targeted an Ohio-based insurance company has prompted multiple lawsuits including a class action lawsuit filed by victims who lost sensitive personal information following the data breach. One class action suit is seeking more than $9.9 million in damages. CareSource, the administrator of one of the nation’s... Read More »
Leading global aerospace company Boeing is at the center of several lawsuits that claim the company knew about the presence of toxic chemicals in its production plants but did little to protect workers. At least two Boeing employees say these toxins resulted in their children being born with birth defects. ... Read More »
A group of Hyatt corporation hotel employees who were laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic won the appeal of their class action suit against the hotel chain. They claimed Hyatt violated California law by refusing to give them timely payment for their accrued vacation time. The district court had granted... Read More »
Drivers of popular muscle cars, trucks, and SUVs equipped with a Hemi V8 engine are paying close attention to an ongoing lawsuit in which the plaintiffs are seeking class action certification. Known as the ‘Hemi tick,’ impacted vehicles make a loud ticking noise once the engine is turned over. As... Read More »
