The infamous Scott Peterson case takes a new turn following the Los Angeles Innocence Project's willingness to represent Peterson and fight his decades-old conviction. Peterson is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn child. The Innocence Project is a non-profit legal... Read More »
At least four lawsuits have been filed related to an explosion at the Sandman Hotel’s basement-level Musume restaurant on January 8 in Downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The explosion blew out a part of the building and injured a total of 21 people. The most recent lawsuit was filed on behalf... Read More »
Alec Baldwin finds himself in legal turmoil once more, as a new criminal charge emerges following the tragic shooting that claimed the life of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. A New Mexico grand jury has recently indicted Baldwin on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, just 8 months after the initial charges... Read More »
In 2022, the Mother of L.C., a three-year-old special needs child, was arrested for transporting six boxes of fentanyl containing over 50,000 pills in her car while her son was a passenger. Mother (identified only by this title in the court case) fled to Mexico but had to leave her... Read More »
Alex Geiger was a police officer in the canine unit of the City of Exeter, California’s Police Department beginning in 2014. When he decided to change jobs in 2016, he purchased a trained police attack dog named Neo with whom he had worked and kept him as a pet. One... Read More »
A Long Island man is challenging a school bus camera safety program in a new class action lawsuit. He argues the program is a revenue stream for the city cloaked as a safety measure for kids getting on and off their school bus safely. This past summer, Sergey Kadinsky drove... Read More »
An online petition has garnered over half a million signatures calling for the release of a Guatemalan man who was arrested and then later charged with the death of the officer who arrested him. Nineteen-year-old Virgilio Aguilar Mendez is facing charges of aggravated manslaughter after Florida police officer, Sgt. Michael... Read More »
Pop icon Madonna is currently facing a lawsuit filed by two concertgoers, Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden. According to legal documents, Live Nation and the Barclays Center are also named as defendants. The lawsuit arises from one of Madonna’s concerts held on December 13, 2023, at the Barclays Center in... Read More »
Questions continue to mount after a pauper’s grave behind a Jackson, Mississippi, jail in Hinds County made national headlines last October. It is believed that 215 individuals have been buried at the pauper’s field since 2016. The gravesites are marked by a metal tag bearing a three-digit number. Reports indicate... Read More »
A massive 64-page lawsuit has been filed against California’s Monterey and Santa Cruz counties, along with other defendants, for “negligence” following flooding that devastated the communities of Watsonville and Pajaro. The lawsuit lists roughly 800 plaintiffs and area residents including homeowners, renters, business owners, and even children. The towns of... Read More »
California’s Penal Code permits its courts to grant pretrial diversion to defendants who have been diagnosed with certain mental disorders. Jeanette Sarmiento was arrested in conjunction with an attempted liquor store robbery, and because she had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), additional mental health problems and complications from methamphetamine use, she... Read More »
A federal lawsuit filed in a Los Angeles court on Tuesday accuses New York Knicks owner James Dolan of sexual assault and trafficking. The plaintiff, Kellye Croft, a former massage therapist, accuses Dolan of pressuring her into unwanted sexual encounters during her tenure on The Eagles' 2013 concert tour, where... Read More »
In the midst of his legal battles, incarcerated R&B singer R. Kelly claims to have been unaware of an August 2023 ruling that granted six women $10.5 million over alleged mass shooting threats connected to the cancellation of a screening for the docuseries "Surviving R. Kelly" in December of 2018.... Read More »
A 17-year-old man committed suicide by jumping off the roof of a parking structure at a shopping center in Glendale, California. The young man struck and injured plaintiff Yuan Xiao when he fell on him before he hit the ground. Xiao sued the shopping center for premises liability under a... Read More »
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a lawsuit against the owners of a Minnesota Dairy farm, accusing the company of housing violations and withholding at least $3 million in unpaid wages from its immigrant workers. The lawsuit was filed in Stearns County District Court against Paynesville, Minnesota-based Evergreen Acres... Read More »
