As reported by Reuters, Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a $70,000 engagement ring must be returned to its original owner, Bruce Johnson, after he called off his engagement to Caroline Settino. In doing so, the court has effectively abandoned a 1959 precedent requiring courts to determine which party... Read More »
Two days before jury selection, Philadelphia foster care agency First Home Care agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman who was sexually abused and trafficked by a man she met in her agency-approved foster home. The woman, identified as D.P. to protect her identity, was awarded $9.3 million.... Read More »
U.S. District Court Judge Judge Eric Tostrud recently sentenced Dodzi Kordorwu, 38, of Brooklyn Park, New York, to over five years in prison for his scheme targeting mostly elderly people in a romance scam. In December 2023, Mr. Kordorwu pled guilty to mail fraud. The judge also ordered Mr. Kordorwu... Read More »
A Pennsylvania state judge ruled on Monday that Elon Musk’s controversial $1 million-a-day giveaway to swing state voters can proceed, just one day before the highly anticipated U.S. presidential election between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump. The ruling follows a surprising day of courtroom testimony,... Read More »
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr has publicly criticized Vice President Kamala Harris's guest appearance on Saturday Night Live (SNL), asserting that it breached the agency’s “equal time” rule. The rule is designed to ensure fairness by allowing rival political candidates to request equivalent airtime when a candidate appears... Read More »
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on Friday that Ed Sheeran’s hit “Thinking Out Loud” did not infringe upon the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s 1973 classic, “Let’s Get It On.” The court determined that the musical elements were too generic to warrant exclusive ownership, dismissing the... Read More »
Paramount Global is facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that it shared its streaming subscribers' viewing histories with tech giants Meta and TikTok. The suit, filed in California federal court on Friday, accuses the media conglomerate of violating the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), a federal law restricting the... Read More »
Two environmental advocacy groups, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, have filed a lawsuit against the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) over its controversial plan to cull nearly 500,000 barred owls. The groups argue that the plan, designed to aid the recovery of the endangered... Read More »
The US Supreme Court justices declined to hear an appeal by Uber and Lyft, which are being sued by the California Labor Commission for committing wage theft and violating California labor laws. The justices did not share any comments on why they denied the ride-sharing platforms’ writ of certiorari. This... Read More »
This summer, social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram were flooded with videos demonstrating how users could deposit fake checks into Chase accounts and withdraw cash from ATMs immediately—even without available funds. The phenomenon rapidly gained traction, drawing thousands of participants and widespread attention online. Some videos garnered millions of... Read More »
In what’s being called a “direct attack on democracy,” three ballot boxes with hundreds of ballots were harmed by incendiary devices, causing fires in Washington and Oregon. Only a week before the ‘too close to call’ presidential election, where every vote counts, incendiary devices were activated at two Portland, Oregon,... Read More »
After the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022) overturned Roe v. Wade (1973), the landmark legal decision recognizing a constitutional right to abortion, numerous states passed laws to restrict abortions in unique, all-encompassing ways. Texas passed its most restrictive abortion law on Aug. 25, 2023, effectively ... Read More »
The longest-serving exonerated inmate in Illinois has filed a civil lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department, Cook County, three Cook County assistant state's attorneys, the state, and others. Jimmy Soto was just 20 years old when he was sentenced to life behind bars for a crime that he adamantly maintained... Read More »
After seven days of hearings, a US federal judge placed a temporary block against the merger plans of Tapestry, Inc., a luxury conglomerate including brands such as Kate Spade New York, Coach New York, and Stuart Weitzman with Capri Holdings, the company that owns Versace and Michael Kors. Jennifer L.... Read More »
The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office filed a lawsuit Monday to block a $1 million giveaway by a political action committee (PAC) controlled by billionaire Elon Musk, claiming it constitutes an illegal lottery. The PAC, called Musk’s America PAC, backs former President Donald Trump in the upcoming election. The lawsuit, filed... Read More »
