Thoroughbred horse trainer Jorge Navarro changed his not guilty plea to guilty on charges of distributing performance-enhancing drugs (PED) in a case that could be just the proverbial tip of the iceberg in the widespread corruption that seems to permeate much of the $100 billion global horse-racing world. Navarro and... Read More »
Kenneth Kurson, the prior editor of the New York Observer and close friend of Jared Kushner, was pardoned by President Trump but is now facing two state felony charges in New York. He was arrested on Wednesday and charged with eavesdropping and computer trespass. New York prosecutors charged Kurson with... Read More »
In a 44-page denial of a motion to dismiss defamation suits filed by a trio of election fraud allegers, a federal judge gave a green light to Dominion Voting Machines to continue its lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell. Using comments such as “This... Read More »
Federal prosecutors have charged a Chicago pharmacist for stealing official COVID-19 vaccination cards only to sell them online for $10 each. The COVID-19 cards, which are issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), were allegedly sold on eBay to at least 11 buyers in March and April... Read More »
To date, California has experienced 3.72 million COVID-19 infections, leading to 61,083 deaths. Only a fraction of those who got sick – around 90,000 in 2020 – filed claims for workers’ compensation based on contracting the illness through employment. More than a quarter of those claims were denied, however, leading... Read More »
As students throughout the nation begin to head back to college, the U.S. Supreme Court added another critical item to their “to-do” lists. In its first test of mandatory vaccination policies, Justice Amy Coney Barrett placed the health of students at Indiana University (IU) over eight students’ contention that the... Read More »
Actor and comedian Jim Belushi filed for divorce from his wife of 23 years in Los Angeles County Superior Court last week. In the divorce filings, Belushi cites “irreconcilable differences.” Belushi, 67, has made countless fans laugh through his time on Saturday Night Live and his long-running sitcom, “According to... Read More »
An arbitration agreement in a consumer contract with tiny 6-point type and a host of other unacceptable provisions was deemed “unconscionable” by a California Court of Appeal when it upheld a lower court’s denial of appellant’s petition to compel arbitration. Acting Presiding Judge Jon P. Streeter of the First District... Read More »
It’s not quite the future imagined in The Jetsons, a 1960s cartoon that showed each family with its own flying car and robot maid. But President Biden’s latest Executive Order that paves the way for half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 to be electric ones with zero emissions... Read More »
The fight to hold gun manufacturers responsible for the carnage their guns cause has taken a new step forward after Mexico announced last week that it was suing several U.S. gun makers and distributors for damages because of their allegedly negligent practices. The lawsuit puts the responsibility of “massive damages''... Read More »
The Biden administration is facing an expected legal battle after the CDC issued a new moratorium which would continue extending the ban on evictions during the pandemic. Several landlord groups are suing the administration for what they describe as “the CDC acting in bad faith.” Alabama and Georgia chapters of... Read More »
Beleaguered by a Republican-stoked recall campaign, the Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom is accelerating his fight against the state’s homeless crisis, a key election issue and the one on which many believe he is most vulnerable. The Governor announced a $12 billion investment package on July 12, which his... Read More »
In the US, about 10 percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. Simultaneously, millions of women experience heartbreak due to unsuccessful adoptions, surrogacy efforts or infertility treatments. Last week, US Rep. Ayanna Pressley, a Massachusetts Democrat, introduced a new bill that speaks to the numerous painful and expensive realities that... Read More »
The federal government has joined in on several lawsuits accusing health care giant Kaiser Permanente of Medicaid overbilling in its Medicare Advantage managed-care plans. Medicare Advantage, also known as Medicare Part C, is a program that allows patients to enroll in privately-run managed care plans while receiving Medicaid benefits. CMS... Read More »
In the field of personal injury law (negligence), there are different ways to determine how responsible each party is and how damages should be distributed, and every state is different. This article describes the types of contributory or comparative negligence found in jurisdictions around the country. When more than one... Read More »
