Filing a claim for life insurance benefits requires notifying the insurance company that a death has occurred and providing proof of loss as required by the policy terms, usually in the form of an official death certificate. The policy might dictate more specifically what types of documentation must be submitted... Read More »
Disciplining high school students for racist, bullying, vulgar, or harassing speech posted on social media does not violate the First Amendment whether it occurs on campus or in the privacy of students’ homes. The Ninth Circuit followed a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that said social media posts... Read More »
He’s “really, really ashamed,” but he’s going to Federal prison for 63 months, the longest sentence yet issued for one of the January 6 Capitol rioters. Of the 700-plus rioters who attempted a coup of the 2020 election results, Robert Scott Palmer, a 54-year old Largo, Florida man was charged... Read More »
The Department of Defense (DoD) under the umbrella of the Pentagon released a report discussing political extremism in the US military. The Pentagon review was triggered in April by the January 6 Capitol Hill Riots, after the DoD discovered numerous former members of the military participated in the DC insurrection.... Read More »
A unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel upheld a prior, lower court’s decision that former President Trump’s White House records can be shared with the January 6 Capitol riot committee. The federal D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Trump’s bid to stop the release of sections of his White House... Read More »
A lawsuit which was brought against warehouse retail giant, Costco, has been dismissed by a federal judge in California. The lawsuit was brought forward by Plaintiff Ankush Puri. Puri alleged that Costco falsely advertised their Kirkland brand chocolate almond-dipped vanilla ice cream bars because the chocolate used in the ice... Read More »
A former executive at Novant Health has been awarded $10 million after claiming he was fired from his top-level position because of the company’s diversity initiative. David Duvall was the former senior vice president of marketing and communication at Novant Health, a medical network company, when he filed his lawsuit... Read More »
Former President Donald Trump is still fighting federal and civil lawsuits claiming he is the victim of political bias, this time over ongoing New York investigations launched in 2019 into his business practices and other matters. This week, Trump filed a lawsuit against New York State attorney general Letitia James.... Read More »
Walmart has again found itself at the center of environmental violation complaints, this time brought on by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. The Golden State is accusing the retail giant of dumping more than one million hazardous and toxic waste materials throughout California landfills each year. The state is accusing... Read More »
The family of an Oakland man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Alameda county police officers alleging that they were the cause of his death. Officers were called out to a park to check on 26-year-old Mario Gonzales on April 19. Gonzalez was described as acting strangely and was... Read More »
Colorado prosecutors are moving forward with efforts to have a trucker’s 110-year sentence reexamined. The move comes after growing national outrage at a punishment that many deem does not fit the crime. 26-year-old truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos was found guilty in October on four counts of vehicular homicide and 23... Read More »
Adding yet another legal worry to the barrage of suits now facing ex-President Trump, his long-time personal lawyer Michael Cohen has sued him, former Attorney Bill Barr, and several prison officials for retaliation and violation of his First Amendment rights. Cohen claims that these government officials retaliated against him when... Read More »
When a Superior Court judge told a graduate of a “less prestigious law school” that his hourly rate was too high compared to that of attorneys “who went to Harvard or Yale,” he sued, claiming the judge had abused his discretion. The Court of Appeals disagreed and found the judge’s... Read More »
An Indiana Bank has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit that was brought forward by a fair housing organization in October. The settlement comes after a lawsuit was filed by the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana in October. As part of the settlement, the Evansville-based Old National Bank has... Read More »
The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two men who were pretrial detainees at Sussex Correctional Institute. Court filings accuse the prison of practicing an "ongoing and egregious pattern of the use of excessive force.” The men claim that they were victims... Read More »
