Nov 07, 2024
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CEO Martin Shrekli Hit with Class Action Lawsuit for Drug Monopoly

The youthful pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shrekli, nicknamed “Pharma Bro”, and “the most hated man in America," has been hit with a class-action lawsuit. Health insurers filed the lawsuit, alleging Shrekli plotted to create a drug monopoly. The insurers are seeking damages to be determined by market overcharges in a trial... Read More »

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Supreme Court Dismisses Sanctuary City Cases

On March 4, 2021, the Biden administration requested that the Supreme Court dismiss three pending appeals about Trump’s efforts to withhold law enforcement funds from cities and states that refused to cooperate with immigration authorities during the Trump administration. The Supreme Court dismissed the cases. Lawyers for the jurisdictions challenging... Read More »

A person holding a COVID-19 vaccination record card, displaying vaccination details.
The legality and Consequences of Enforcing a Vaccine Passport

With over 312 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines given to individuals in 106 countries, and a rough rate of 8.08 million doses a day, governments and industries are looking for ways to reopen, restart trade, and resume international travel. While records of vaccinations aren’t an inherent violation of privacy, as... Read More »

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West File for Divorce

On February 19, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce was filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Kardashian is being represented by Laura Wasser, a prominent divorce attorney. According to NBC News Wasser has represented celebrities in divorce court including “the singers... Read More »

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AWS Manager Sues Amazon on Claims of Racial Discrimination

An African American Amazon employee has filed a lawsuit against the company alleging she was the target of discrimination and sexual harassment. In her complaint, Charlotte Newman, 38, explains of the tech giant, “Their practices when it comes to hiring and promoting Black people and other underrepresented minorities to high-level... Read More »

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces the lifting of the state-wide mask mandate and all COVID-19 restrictions.
Texas Lifts Mask Mandate and All Other COVID-19 Restrictions

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced that the state-wide mask mandate will be lifted and that businesses can open 100% starting March 2. According to Governor Abbott, “Under no circumstances can a county judge put anyone in jail for not following COVID orders and no penalties can be imposed for... Read More »

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SoCal Hospice Administrator Sentenced After Medicare Fraud

80-year-old hospice administrator Antonio Olivera has been sentenced to 30 months behind bars for his involvement in a Southern California hospice fraud scheme. Between 2011 and 2018, Olivera admitted that he was one of several officials who “paid illegal kickbacks to patient recruiters for the referral of hospice beneficiaries to... Read More »