The question of whether insurance companies must pay for business losses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic is repeatedly coming before the courts. Gambling casinos, like thousands of other businesses, ceased operations to protect their customers and employees from the virus. In a new twist to plaintiffs’ claims, one casino asked... Read More »
Hit singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran, 32, is famous for his red hair, powerful romantic voice, and best-selling songs across the globe. Now, he is going viral because of a 2016 lawsuit alleging the celebrity singer broke copyright laws over his song “Thinking Out Loud.” Now, a judge has denied Sheeran’s motion... Read More »
Nine Mexican nationals have filed a lawsuit against automaker Kia and several staffing agencies alleging that they were hired on for roles in the company that did not actually exist. The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Atlanta accuses the automaker of exploiting international workers by luring them... Read More »
A section of the United States Code states that “no court shall have jurisdiction to review” orders from the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS). Despite a compelling, heart-wrenching story and a demonstration of remarkable bravery, the Ninth Circuit found it had no subject matter jurisdiction to review a DHS decision... Read More »
The president of Sacramento’s NAACP, Betty Williams, has filed a lawsuit against Sacramento County’s Department of Child, Family, and Adult Services after a close relative of hers was allegedly taken into the state’s child protective services at age 14 and then placed into the Sacramento County foster system where she... Read More »
A Dallas County jury has awarded more than $860 million in damages to the estate and family of a woman who was killed after a crane crashed into her apartment building four years ago during a summer wind storm. In June 2019, 29-year-old Dallas resident Kiersten Smith was at her... Read More »
When Taylor Hazlewood posted a clever photo of himself on Instagram in 2019 with a hatchet in his hand, he was joking about his childhood favorite novel “Hatchet.” Little did he know that the wilderness adventure he admired in the outdoors survival novel by Gary Paulson would haunt him -... Read More »
The United States Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a pair of consolidated cases concerning the proper interpretation of the federal False Claims Act. The outcome could have a profound effect on one of the government’s most powerful tools in fraud prosecution. The False Claims Act (FCA) is one... Read More »
The City of Antioch, California, and at least nine police officers are facing a federal lawsuit over alleged civil rights violations after text messages emerged showing law enforcement officers engaging in racist, sexually explicit, and homophobic text message conversations. The lawsuit was announced by civil rights attorney John Burris shortly... Read More »
Celebrity Cruises is facing a lawsuit after a woman says the cruise line mishandled her dead husband's body while they were on a cruise ship last year. On August 15th, 2022, 78-year-old Marilyn Jones and her Husband of 55 years, 79-year-old Robert Jones, were aboard the Celebrity Equinox, a cruise... Read More »
The year 2023 is now making history in a niche legal area as new legislation from several states targeting numerous rights of the LGBTQ community continues to be passed in record numbers. These new laws, passed since January 2023, will become effective in May and June. The year’s crop of... Read More »
Consumers looking for butter substitutes that are lower in fat and calories and less expensive than the real thing can find many choices at the grocery store. There are soft ones, whipped ones, liquid ones and spreadable stick ones. But one of them stands out, not necessarily because it is... Read More »
After the brutal beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols earlier this year, the Nichols family is pursuing a $550 million Federal lawsuit against the city of Memphis. The lawsuit was announced last week and comes just three months after the fatal night officers pulled over Nichols and engaged in actions... Read More »
When Amazon visits a home or business to drop off a buyer’s latest purchase, the package may be delivered by either company employees or independent delivery persons, known as “Flex” drivers, who use their own cars when transporting merchandise. One “Flex” driver filed a putative class action suit against Amazon... Read More »
Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have expanded the damages available under New York’s wrongful death law. Following the veto, grieving families remain limited to purely economic losses should a fatal accident claim a loved one. Wrongful death is one of the more complex areas of personal injury... Read More »
