Dan Bilzerian has between 5.7 and 50 million followers on Instagram, depending on who you believe. The tabloids had field days when he kicked a model in the face in Miami and when he was accused of throwing another model off the roof of his Las Vegas home during a... Read More »
In a recently filed lawsuit against a West Virginia college oversight agency, the Higher Education Policy Commission, an agency director alleges that the Commission illegally recorded over three years' worth of building staff conversations in its Charleston headquarters. As reported by the Charleston Gazette-Mail, the Higher Education Policy Commission's academic... Read More »
Over five years after the senseless murders of two Delphi, Indiana, teens Libby German and Abby Williams, Indiana police announced early Monday that a local man has been arrested and charged with the murders. Abby was just 13, and her best friend Libby was 14 when the pair were killed... Read More »
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted in 1990 to prevent discrimination against people with physical or mental impairments. As summarized by the Department of Justice, the law “provides a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities.” It seeks to give them... Read More »
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses were forced to close their doors in light of mandatory quarantines and lockdowns. Customer-facing businesses were hit especially hard, including restaurants, movie theaters, medical offices, fitness centers, and others. Many sought coverage for the millions in lost revenue under their “business... Read More »
Cosmetics company L'Oreal Paris and partner companies, Namaste Laboratories LLC, Dabur International Ltd., and Godrej Consumer Products are at the center of a lawsuit that alleges women who use their chemical hair straightening products are at an increased risk of developing uterine cancer. The lawsuit was brought forward by civil... Read More »
After posting a photo of herself on Instagram, actress and musician Miley Cyrus was sued by the paparazzo who took the picture. Just one month later, the parties reached a settlement. Although the case quickly settled, the allegations raise an interesting legal issue: How much do you actually own your... Read More »
The 82-year-old husband of Nancy Pelosi, Paul Pelosi, is recovering after he was the victim of a brutal assault in the couple's upscale San Francisco home. Officials arrested the attacker, 41-year-old David DePape, on a slew of charges including attempted murder, elder abuse, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, battery,... Read More »
Nylah was only ten years old when she entered the popular “Blackout Challenge” posted on TikTok. The contest, available to over a billion people worldwide, asks viewers to use a household item to try to strangle themselves and to encourage others to do the same. After an unsuccessful, hidden attempt... Read More »
As first reported by the Associated Press, the Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against an Idaho city over illegal waste dumping into waterways that feed into several rivers throughout the area. The lawsuit was filed by the DOJ In Idaho's U.S. District Court on Monday. According to the... Read More »
A grandmother who was arrested after feeding the homeless at an Arizona public park has filed a lawsuit against the city with the support of the nonprofit public interest law firm, Institute for Justice. Last March, 78-year-old Norma Thornton was feeding the local homeless population at a nearby public park... Read More »
They used fake driver’s licenses. They made up a company so they could infiltrate conferences and meetings hosted by the plaintiff. They trespassed, committed fraud, violated federal wiretapping laws, recorded conversations without consent, and conducted other illegal activities. They secretly videotaped everything they saw for over a year and a... Read More »
Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced the $10 million settlement with three real estate firms that operated developments in some of the most affluent communities in our nation’s capital. The settlement will be the largest civil penalty in a US housing discrimination case. The three real estate firms involved... Read More »
The 2020 Denver George Floyd protests resulted in a number of police brutality lawsuits that have required the city to dish out millions in settlement payments. The latest settlement will cost the city of Denver and others $485,000 in taxpayer dollars after protestor Trevor Hughes filed a lawsuit blaming the... Read More »
The families of two people who were killed in the 2021 Astroworld Music Festival have settled with concert organizer and headliner, rapper Travis Scott. The November 5 concert resulted in a deadly crowd surge shortly after Scott took the stage. The crowd surge killed 10 concertgoers and injured hundreds more.... Read More »
