A new section to California’s Vehicle Code (CVC) added by AB 2773 in 2022, section §2806.5, became operative on January 1, 2024. It says that peace officers making traffic stops must state and document the reason for the stop before questioning a driver. The purpose of the new law, which... Read More »
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has filed a motion to dismiss a bribery charge brought against him by federal prosecutors, signaling an aggressive defense strategy just days after being indicted. Adams, the first sitting New York City mayor in modern history to be indicted, faces accusations of accepting luxury... Read More »
The FBI has agreed to a $22 million settlement in response to a class-action lawsuit filed by 34 female recruits, alleging systemic gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and wrongful dismissal during training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. The lawsuit, filed in 2019, claims that female trainees were targeted for... Read More »
Acadia Healthcare Company Inc., a major operator of inpatient behavioral health facilities across the United States, has agreed to pay $16.6 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by improperly billing Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE for services that were not medically necessary or did not meet... Read More »
A federal court in New Orleans has sentenced Captain Abdurrahman Korkmaz to eight months in prison and imposed a $2 million criminal penalty on two corporations—Prive Overseas Marine LLC and Prive Shipping Denizcilik Ticaret—for their roles in violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and obstructing a U.S.... Read More »
A federal judge has approved a $600 million class-action settlement offered by Norfolk Southern Railroad for residents and businesses affected by the catastrophic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which occurred in February 2023. The settlement, which compensates those who lived within 20 miles of the derailment site, clears the... Read More »
Over 150 participants of a tough mudder race in California’s Bay Area last year were infected by contaminated water. Today, those participants and others are filing lawsuits against the race organizers and others. The 2023 Sonoma Raceway Tough Mudder, held last year in Sonoma, California, was hosed down and had... Read More »
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was charged with bribery, fraud, and campaign-finance offenses in a sweeping indictment unsealed Thursday. Federal prosecutors allege that Adams, a Democrat, illegally solicited contributions from Turkish donors in exchange for political favors, including helping facilitate the opening of a Turkish consulate building without a... Read More »
The rising popularity of residential solar panels has also cracked the door open for fraud. In that light, five solar panel companies have been accused of deceptive practices in a new lawsuit filed by the Legal Aid Society of New York City. The lawsuit says the companies engaged in deceptive... Read More »
California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have allowed undocumented students to work on public university campuses, citing potential conflicts with federal law. Assembly Bill 2586 aimed to grant students without legal immigration status the opportunity to hold on-campus jobs at the University of California (UC), California... Read More »
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado has announced the indictment of seven individuals in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicare and Colorado Medicaid through fraudulent genetic testing claims. The defendants, including individuals from Florida, California, Arizona, Maine, New Hampshire, and New York, allegedly conspired to... Read More »
The family of a teenage student pilot has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against two separate flight schools they say each played a role in their son’s fatal crash. In September 2023, 18-year-old flight student Connor W. Quisenberry was in the cockpit with his flight instructor, 22-year-old Timothy A. McKellar.... Read More »
Brian Hunt wanted to be a firefighter. Fortunately, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the City and County of Los Angeles offered a condensed four-week training course through the county’s Fire Fighting Training Academy. Hunt signed up and learned that during the training period, he and the other new recruits were required... Read More »
California Family Code § 3044 (a) creates a rebuttable presumption that granting sole or joint custody to a person who has committed domestic violence is “detrimental to the best interest of the child.” In April 2023, Cassaundra Campbell (C.C.) requested custody of her children and explained to the judge that... Read More »
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 »
