On Thursday, November 12, 2020, First Circuit Court of Appeals Judges Jeffrey R. Howard and Sandra L. Lynch upheld the 2019 district court ruling that Harvard University does not discriminate by race in its admission processes. Judge Juan R. Torruella, who died in October, had also been on the panel.... Read More »
On Monday, November 16, 2020, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act. This sports bill will allow U.S. officials to prosecute people involved in doping and doping conspiracies at international sporting competitions. This bill unanimously passed the House of Representatives on October 22, 2019, and now will need... Read More »
West Virginia’s Attorney General, Patrick Morrisey, filed a lawsuit in March of 2019 alleging that the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston was operating schools and camps in violation of the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. The AG’s allegations included that the Diocese failed to keep the public safe by not... Read More »
The original award of $300 million in Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson’s New York asbestos-containing talcum powder case in 2019 has been reduced dramatically to $120 million. The damages now include $15 million of compensatory damages, down from $25 million, and $105 punitive damages, down from the original $300 million.... Read More »
A Seattle family has been awarded $10 million after a wrongful pregnancy lawsuit was filed against the federal government. The lawsuit came after the victim, Yesenia Pacheco, was inadvertently given a flu shot instead of a birth control shot during her routine visit. The federal judge who tried the case,... Read More »
General Motors Also Recalls 68,000 Electric Vehicles for Fire - Automakers Share Same Battery Manufacturer South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Company is facing a class-action lawsuit from about 200 people seeking compensation for battery fires occurring in their electric vehicles (EV). The plaintiffs are seeking compensation for the reduced value... Read More »
Following the alleged abuse of immigrant women held at a detention facility in Georgia, the United States has agreed to pause deportations until the investigation is complete. A consent motion was filed in a U.S. District Court on November 24th and was initiated by the accusers' attorneys and authorities connected... Read More »
County officials released murder suspect Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, from jail on November 20th on a $2 million bond. Many donors contributed to the teen's bail after the widespread publication of his arrest. Kenosha County Sheriffs arrested Rittenhouse at a Black Lives Matter protest in late August. They charged the teenager... Read More »
After spending 2 ½ months behind bars in the Kenosha County Jail, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse of Antioch, Illinois, was released last Friday from custody after posting his $2 million bail. The teen is facing charges for the shooting death of 26-year-old Anthony Huber and 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum. Rittenhouse is also... Read More »
Orlando Hall, an inmate at a federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, was executed late last Thursday at 11:47 pm after six hours of a desperate appeals process. A district judge ordered a stay of execution, but the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the stay, giving the green light for the... Read More »
On Tuesday, November 17, the law enforcement entities of the United States and South Korea met virtually to sign an antitrust Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The United States Department of Justice, represented by Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim, and the Korean Prosecution Service, represented by Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-Youl, committed... Read More »
A historic quandary will face the nation on January 21, 2021, as one president leaves office and another begins his own four-year term. Unlike previous departing presidents, however, Donald Trump will turn back into a private citizen while facing a mountain of legal battles that not only had been put... Read More »
Justices serving on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals have ruled that laws passed in Palm Beach County and Boca Raton banning LGBT Conversion Therapy for juveniles is unconstitutional. The new ruling deems that therapists trying to “cure” a gay or transgender minor via conversion therapy are protected by First Amendment... Read More »
On November 9, 2020, the Trump Campaign, represented by Linda Kerns and two attorneys from Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur brought suit against Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State, Kathy Boockvar, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The action was part of the Campaign’s fusillade of... Read More »
According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the #MeToo movement has led to a dramatic increase in class actions related to sexual abuse. Of course, even before the start of the #MeToo era, massive claims, such as the one involving the Catholic Church, exposed just how pervasive such misconduct is... Read More »
