In a significant legal development, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has intervened to maintain California's requirement for background checks on ammunition purchases, pausing a lower court's decision that deemed the law unconstitutional. This move comes after a contentious ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego,... Read More »
Actress Gina Carano has filed a lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm, alleging wrongful termination and discrimination stemming from her dismissal from the popular series "The Mandalorian." The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in a California federal court, revolves around Carano's termination following a controversial social media post in which she drew... Read More »
A federal appeals court has unanimously ruled that Donald Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution for his alleged efforts to reverse his loss in the 2020 presidential election. Trump's argument that his status as president at the time of the alleged crimes shielded him from charges was flatly rejected... Read More »
Adair County Youth Detention Center in Kentucky is facing a third lawsuit related to claims that children were being abused and mistreated while under the facility’s care. The latest lawsuit represents a girl who was held in isolation, assaulted, and then denied treatment for injuries she sustained. The legal team... Read More »
The denial of Lizzo's request to dismiss the lawsuit filed by three of her former dancers marks the latest development in the pop star’s ongoing legal battle. Judge Mark H. Epstein's ruling, detailed in a 34-page decision in Los Angeles County Superior Court, highlighted the complexities surrounding Lizzo's argument for... Read More »
The family of a New Jersey teenager who died by suicide in February 2023 has filed a lawsuit against school officials for failing to properly address school-wide bullying that would eventually lead to her death. The lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey in Orange County and... Read More »
Disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh is currently serving a life term without parole after being convicted of the 2021 shooting deaths of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. On the evening of June 7, 2021, Murdaugh claimed that upon returning home to their family's hunting estate, he discovered... Read More »
Consumer fraud is at an all-time high, with an estimated one in five people losing an average of $1,000 in online scams and bank fraud in 2022. Despite elderly victims being the most commonly targeted, it’s estimated that 286,890 adults ages 30-39 were victims of some form of money fraud... Read More »
Popular biotech company 23andMe is facing yet another class action lawsuit over claims that it failed to protect user data after a cyber security breach went undetected for over five months. This newest lawsuit was filed in a federal court in San Francisco after the company notified the California Attorney... Read More »
BLDG 44 Developers LLC (BLDG 44) is the subject of a new lawsuit filed by attorney Brad Lander with the New York City Comptroller’s Bureau of Labor Law. The lawsuit was filed at the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings and accuses BLDG 44 of failing to... Read More »
Dunkin' Donuts finds itself in the midst of a legal battle as a $5 million class-action lawsuit unfolds. The lawsuit alleges discriminatory practices against lactose intolerant customers who choose non-dairy alternatives like soy, almond, or oat milk. According to Business Insider, the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for... Read More »
Rapper Curtis James Jackson III, known as 50 Cent, is the subject of a lawsuit filed on Thursday, relating to an incident that occurred during his performance at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on August 30, 2023. The legal action also implicates music entertainment company AEG and G-Unit Touring... Read More »
A jury in New York has ordered former President Donald Trump to pay writer E. Jean Carroll more than $83 million in damages for defamation. The verdict, reached after less than three hours of deliberation, marks a significant moment in the legal battle between Carroll and Trump. The jury, consisting... Read More »
Most people would agree that cell phones are a necessary element of daily life. A convicted man, who was released from jail after serving about a year of a five-year sentence for wire fraud, impersonating a federal officer, and stalking a woman with whom he was having an affair, was... Read More »
A civil lawsuit has been filed against a Kentucky gun shop that sold a mass shooter an AR-15 style rifle which was used days later to kill workers at Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky, last April. The lawsuit accuses federally licensed dealer River City Firearms of failing to detect... Read More »
