California’s Penal Code permits its courts to grant pretrial diversion to defendants who have been diagnosed with certain mental disorders. Jeanette Sarmiento was arrested in conjunction with an attempted liquor store robbery, and because she had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), additional mental health problems and complications from methamphetamine use, she... Read More »
A federal lawsuit filed in a Los Angeles court on Tuesday accuses New York Knicks owner James Dolan of sexual assault and trafficking. The plaintiff, Kellye Croft, a former massage therapist, accuses Dolan of pressuring her into unwanted sexual encounters during her tenure on The Eagles' 2013 concert tour, where... Read More »
In the midst of his legal battles, incarcerated R&B singer R. Kelly claims to have been unaware of an August 2023 ruling that granted six women $10.5 million over alleged mass shooting threats connected to the cancellation of a screening for the docuseries "Surviving R. Kelly" in December of 2018.... Read More »
A 17-year-old man committed suicide by jumping off the roof of a parking structure at a shopping center in Glendale, California. The young man struck and injured plaintiff Yuan Xiao when he fell on him before he hit the ground. Xiao sued the shopping center for premises liability under a... Read More »
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a lawsuit against the owners of a Minnesota Dairy farm, accusing the company of housing violations and withholding at least $3 million in unpaid wages from its immigrant workers. The lawsuit was filed in Stearns County District Court against Paynesville, Minnesota-based Evergreen Acres... Read More »
The aviation world is still recovering from the nightmare flight aboard Alaska Airlines earlier this month. Shortly after Alaska Air Flight 1282 took off from Portland International Airport in Washington en route to Ontario International Airport in California, a door plug of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 came loose and... Read More »
In 1939, Lilly Neubauer escaped the Nazis by fleeing to England. She was not allowed to take an 1897 painting by the French Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro, which she had received as a gift from her husband in 1900, with her. She was forced to sell Rue Saint Honoré, dans... Read More »
On January 11th, U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez ruled that the National Football League (NFL) must confront a multibillion-dollar trial in February, challenging the exclusive licensing of out-of-market game telecasts. This pivotal case, which has been ongoing for eight years, alleges that the NFL and its 32 teams have violated... Read More »
A consumer rights advocacy group claims in a new lawsuit that Starbucks engages in false advertising. The lawsuit was filed earlier this month in a Washington DC court. The lawsuit was filed by the National Consumers League on behalf of U.S. consumers and argues that Starbucks is falsely advertising how... Read More »
A general manager at a Holiday Inn in Omaha, Nebraska, has been awarded a $100,000 settlement after an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit was filed on his behalf. The EEOC’s complaint was filed against Anant Operations and its affiliates, accusing the hotel’s owners and operators of violating federal anti-discrimination laws.... Read More »
Douglas Whitman was convicted of insider trading from Whitman Capital, the hedge fund he created in 2012. His conviction carried criminal fines of $250,000 and an order to forfeit $935,000, which he later paid in a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Two months after his conviction, his... Read More »
Tyshawn Michael Lewis is dying of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a motor neuron condition commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Lewis is currently serving 75 years to life in a California state prison for first-degree murder. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) requested he be given compassionate release.... Read More »
Melvin Garner worked for the BNSF Railway Company for over 40 years, during which he was constantly exposed to toxic levels of diesel exhaust and other harmful chemicals. After his death from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, his son Gary sued BNSF for his father’s wrongful death. BNSF... Read More »
Michigan's leading insurance regulator has issued a directive to health plans mandating coverage for clinically validated cancer treatments, including innovative genetic and biologic therapies. This significant move comes after investigative efforts by ProPublica, a nonprofit public interest news organization, and legislative pressure, spotlighting a critical gap in treatment coverage. The... Read More »
Disney is currently entangled in a serious legal battle, as an employee has filed a lawsuit accusing the entertainment giant of hiding a former executive's alleged sexual misconduct. The case, filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court, centers around accusations against Nolan Gonzales, the former vice president of distribution at... Read More »
