The long-running legal saga between former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and The New York Times returns to federal court this week, as a retrial begins in a defamation case that has grown into a litmus test for the First Amendment in an era of widespread distrust in the media. Originally... Read More »
When federal prosecutors charged a popular sexual wellness company with forced labor conspiracy in 2023, following a Netflix “true crime” documentary, little did they know that almost two years later their case would be thrown out of court. The 2023 federal indictment accused founder and former One Taste CEO Nicole... Read More »
Burger King will face a lawsuit brought by current and former Burger King employees who say the restaurant franchise violated antitrust laws. Miami U.S. District Judge Jose Martinez ruled that workers in the proposed class action lawsuit have provided enough factual details to support their claims and that the case... Read More »
A law professor who helped draft legislation to force oil, gas, and coal companies to pay for harm done to the climate due to their work is now being pressured by a conservative group through a lawsuit against her University. Rachel Rothschild, an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan... Read More »
Global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block thousands of lawsuits it is facing across the nation which allege the company failed to warn consumers about the cancer-causing dangers of its popular weed-killing product, Roundup. This latest request from Bayer comes at a time when it's... Read More »
A national sales director for a New York healthcare company pleaded guilty recently in a Boston federal court. David Fuhrmann of Port Jefferson, N.Y., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The federal law prohibits soliciting paying or receiving any remuneration of any value... Read More »
Since 2019, billions of people know it’s Christmas when they hear the now-classic Mariah Carey megahit song "All I Want for Christmas Is You." The song that dominates the holidays is the top-selling holiday single by a female artist with two billion streams on Spotify and over 16 million copies... Read More »
Federal prosecutors have filed an updated indictment against Sean Combs, bringing new charges of sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. The revised indictment, filed on Thursday, expands the charges against the music mogul, who already faced allegations related to managing an extensive criminal operation that prosecutors say involved... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed former President Donald Trump to move forward with deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members using a controversial wartime law from 1798, marking a significant legal victory for Trump's aggressive immigration policies, albeit with key limitations. In an unsigned 5-4 decision divided along ideological... Read More »
The wife of anesthesiologist Gerhardt Konig, 46, detailed her husband’s alleged murder attempt against her in great detail in a restraining order petition filed in the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s office in March. The couple are Maui residents who were visiting Oahu to celebrate the wife’s birthday. In the legal document,... Read More »
A 2024 appeal regarding a person who was found guilty of violence “by force,” though indirectly, was heard by the Supreme Court recently. The High Court held that the “knowing or intentional causation of injury or death, whether by act or omission, necessarily involves the “use” of “physical force” against... Read More »
In a 22-page decision marking a victory for gun safety advocates yesterday, a 7-2 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a rule regulating ghost guns and untraceable weapons without serial numbers. The case of Bondi v VanDerStok centered around the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) 2021... Read More »
A California surf company that manufactures surfboards and related merchandise recently filed a lawsuit against the singer-songwriter Lady Gaga, accusing her of stealing their logo. Legal documents allege the pop star appropriated a trademark held by Lost International coinciding with the release of her new album, ‘Mayhem.’ This is Lady... Read More »
The United States Supreme Court has denied review of a Texas inmate who was convicted of murdering and raping a 17-year-old girl, Bianca Maldonado, in 2009. She lived in his apartment at the time of her murder. Areli Escobar asked the Court for relief after his legal team said Texas... Read More »
Criminal charges against a Southern California woman for retail theft reached new heights after Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced the accused allegedly received over $350,000 of goods from major retailers. Blanca Elsa Escobar, 65, was arrested and charged with receiving a massive amount of products stolen... Read More »
