San Francisco-based FinTech app ‘Beam’ promised clients above-market rates on federally insured deposits with 24/7 access to their funds, but did not return their deposits when requested, as noted in a new federal lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The banking app is now being investigated by The... Read More »
On Monday, November 23, 2020, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), ordered GM to recall and repair approximately seven million vehicles that contain Takata airbag inflators. Though GM strenuously insisted that the inflators in question do not pose a threat, they agreed to abide by NHTSA’s decision and make the... Read More »
Earlier this Thanksgiving holiday week, the District Attorney of San Francisco, Chesa Boudin, announced that homicide charges would be filed against former police officer Chris Samayoa for fatally shooting an unarmed carjacking suspect, 42-year-old Keita O'Neil. The shooting took place three years ago on December 1, 2017. Samayoa was a... Read More »
President Donald Trump announced via tweet on November 25th that he granted a full pardon to Former National Security Adviser Mike Flynn, 61, who pleaded guilty twice for lying to the FBI regarding his contact with Russia while working on Trump’s presidential campaign. Trump had said he was considering the... Read More »
The global population has relied on vaccinations for centuries. From the eradication of smallpox to the control of infectious diseases like measles and polio, vaccines have served as a powerful weapon for healthcare professionals. While the FDA has a longstanding rigorous system in place to address safety and efficacy concerns,... Read More »
Online Shopping Boom Creates Evolving Niche for Attorneys As new coronavirus cases surge in all US states, the once-coveted ‘working from home’ dream has become the norm for almost half of Americans. As of today, about 42 percent of all workers are working from home as they continue to rely... Read More »
California is investigating one of the biggest fraudulent unemployment cases in its history. Over $140 million in fraudulent unemployment claims have been filed by inmates in state prisons and county jails across the state. Governor Gavin Newsom has come under fire by the district attorneys of nine California counties. The... Read More »
Flint, Michigan residents, via their attorneys, filed a proposed settlement on November 24, 2020, for $641.2 million as a result of their suit for damages from contaminated water. The State of Michigan was the named defendant in the lawsuit. The City of Flint, McLaren Regional Medical Center, and Rowe Professional Services Company... Read More »
Former Georgia Chief Justice George H. Carley died on Thanksgiving at 82 after contracting COVID-19. Former Governor Zell Miller appointed Carley to the court in 1993. Justice Carley retired from the bench in 2012 after serving as Georgia’s 29th Chief Justice. Carley is survived by his wife, Sandy, and his... Read More »
In a surprising move on Monday, the conservative majority Supreme Court publicly shared doubts about President Trump’s plan to exclude illegal immigrants from the Census count. The US Supreme Court was reviewing President Trump’s contentious directive to exclude all illegal immigrants in the culling of current Census data. With an... Read More »
An antitrust suit by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) involving Apple and Google has lived up to its name, with “trust” as a major point of contention. Attorneys for Apple requested that confidential secrets shared with the DOJ be hidden from its competitor’s in-house attorneys, in spite of the... Read More »
On November 16, 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a geriatric prison in southeast Texas will not be required to enact basic safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among its inmates. This lawsuit was filed on March 30, 2020, brought by the inmates at the Wallace Pack... Read More »
After a Manhattan judge ruled that a New York couple’s $325 million award in an asbestos-related mesothelioma tort case against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) was excessive, plaintiffs stipulated to a nearly two-thirds reduction in damages, rather than having to face a new trial. In a 61-page opinion issued November 11,... Read More »
Legal advocates and homeless families filed a class-action lawsuit against the City of New York in a Manhattan Federal Court on November 24th. The lawsuit argues that the City failed to provide reliable internet access for children attending distance learning in homeless shelters. As the nation's largest school district prepares... Read More »
On November 23, 2020, the US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a family’s appeal to grant permanent residence, and therefore a path to citizenship, to their 17-year-old adopted child under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (INA). The decision upholds the amendments made to the Act in... Read More »