A federal grand jury in Miami has indicted Ryan Routh on charges of attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump following a September 15 incident at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course. The indictment, filed late Tuesday, adds three new charges, including possessing a firearm in furtherance of a violent... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the owners and operators of the cargo ship that drove into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March. The collapse resulted in the death of six construction workers. The owners and operators of the cargo ship include Singapore-based... Read More »
California has filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, accusing the energy corporation of deceiving the public for years about the environmental impact of plastic production. The lawsuit follows a nearly two-year investigation by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, which concluded that Exxon had intentionally misled consumers about the feasibility of... Read More »
The creators of the party game Cards Against Humanity have filed a lawsuit against SpaceX, accusing the aerospace company of trespassing and damaging a plot of land owned by the game makers in Texas. The lawsuit, filed in a Texas federal court, seeks $15 million in damages, claiming that SpaceX... Read More »
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken action against the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in the United States, accusing them of manipulating the insulin market to prioritize their profits over patient affordability. The lawsuit, filed against UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx, CVS Health’s Caremark, and Cigna’s Express Scripts, alleges... Read More »
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Peter N. Yaya went to an urgent care center in Valencia, California, seeking treatment for his deviated septum, a condition that occurs when the cartilage and bone that separate the nasal cavity are not centered. As a result, breathing problems, congestion and headaches... Read More »
A new California law takes aim at junk fees, those hidden charges that mask the true cost of your loan or purchase. That’s good news for most consumers in the Golden State but not for all. It seems that auto dealers were able to get their contracts carved out of... Read More »
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail again on Wednesday as he awaits trial for federal sex-trafficking charges. Judge Andrew Carter of New York’s Southern District upheld a ruling to keep Combs in custody, citing the risks of witness tampering and obstruction. Prosecutors allege that Combs, along with others,... Read More »
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 2839 into law, which aims to curb the use of deep fake technology and other deceptive media in election-related communications. The law, which took effect immediately as an urgency statute, makes it illegal to knowingly distribute false or manipulated media that could... Read More »
A recent lawsuit has put Amazon and MrBeast’s production company in the spotlight, accusing them of serious labor and safety violations on the set of the reality competition show "Beast Games." Filed on Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the class action suit claims that the show’s contestants endured... Read More »
Miley Cyrus is facing a lawsuit that claims her chart-topping hit, "Flowers," infringes on elements from Bruno Mars’ 2013 single, "When I Was Your Man." Filed in Los Angeles by Tempo Music Investments, the suit alleges that "Flowers" unlawfully borrows musical components from Mars' ballad, including melody, harmony, and lyrical... Read More »
The label says that germ-X “kills 99% of germs*. But does the asterisk that appears not only on the front label of the hand sanitizer but on the back label as well, adequately inform reasonable consumers that, in fact, the product is “effective at eliminating 99% of many common germs... Read More »
After a container ship plowed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year, the families of three construction workers who lost their lives in the accident are pursuing legal action against the ship's owners. This decision follows the catastrophic collision of the cargo ship Dali into the bridge on... Read More »
Sean "Diddy" Combs, the prominent hip-hop artist who has faced various accusations and lawsuits over the last year alleging sexual misconduct and abuse, is facing serious legal charges after a federal grand jury indicted him on counts of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. The indictment... Read More »
Michael Wilson, 32, was serving a two-week jail sentence in the San Diego Central Jail for violating his probation. At the time of his imprisonment, he had an enlarged heart, a serious condition that began when he was four to five months old. As a result, he needed four different... Read More »