The University of Washington knew about the sexual misconduct of one of its male students. He went on to rape a freshman just a few days after she arrived on campus. These are the chilling facts. But the Ninth Circuit would not rule on whether the University owed her the... Read More »
A grain terminal company operating in Washington state has agreed to pay close to $1 million to settle a lawsuit that challenged the company's compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s guidelines. The non-profit environmental organization Columbia Riverkeeper brought forward the lawsuit alleging that the company, Export Grain Terminal, LLC (EGT),... Read More »
In a proposed class-action lawsuit, the New York Department of Health (DOH) and the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) are both accused of withholding services and statutory rights by leaving disabled individuals to “languish” in institutions. The complaint argues that New York has “failed to... Read More »
Teens usually start smoking by experimenting with fruit, candy, menthol or mint-flavored tobacco. They use e-cigarettes or vaping devices to inhale nicotine concentrations of up to 5%. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seen a “drastic increase” in the use of e-cigarettes by youths in recent years. On June... Read More »
A Texas family is suing Texas Children's Hospital in Houston after their four-year-old son allegedly received an unintentional vasectomy while undergoing an operation for an inguinal hernia. The family brought their lawsuit under the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 74, which covers medical malpractice. The family details that... Read More »
In a six-to-three vote, the Supreme Court ruled that states are barred from excluding religious schools from state-run tuition assistance programs if the states offer these programs to other private schools. This decision along with others recently published by the Court leads to questions on how far the First Amendment... Read More »
The Right to Abortion, ushered into the US in 1973, was a constitutional right for women seeking an abortion. On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) overturned this constitutional right. Travel in the US is also a constitutional right, and it is a reality that... Read More »
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been cracking down on healthcare fraud schemes in recent years. Particularly in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the DOJ is pursuing healthcare law violations with renewed vigor. In a recent press release, the DOJ announced a complaint filed against several healthcare entities alleging... Read More »
During the pandemic, many people turned to Instacart for home delivery of their groceries so they wouldn’t have to risk exposure to COVID-19 at the market. Few, however, probably thought much about the shoppers who selected and delivered desired items to their homes. Were they Instacart employees entitled to minimum... Read More »
Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Mylan Technologies, Inc. and Walgreen Co. have been targeted in a lawsuit alleging that their transdermal birth control patch causes an increased risk of blood clots. The plaintiff, Erica Martinez, claims that she was prescribed Xulane, a birth control patch manufactured and distributed by the pharma companies. She... Read More »
Baby formula manufacturers Abbott Laboratories, Inc. and Mead Johnson & Company, LLC have been hit with a wrongful death lawsuit in Louisiana based on allegations that their products cause fatal health problems in premature infants. Parents Deondrick W. Brown, Sr. and Rebekah Etienne filed their claims following the death of... Read More »
The search for a safe form of long-term birth control continues. A number of lawsuits in recent years have decried the dangers of the most popular intrauterine uterine devices (IUDs) which, despite being marketed as safe and effective, have caused thousands of women to suffer infection, injury, and in severe... Read More »
Under the string of Supreme Court rulings last week lies one ruling that many see as the dismantling of legal protections for individuals arrested by law enforcement. In the 6-3 conservative majority ruling of Vega v. Tekoh, the Supreme Court overruled an element of the 1967 case, Miranda v. Arizona.... Read More »
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has reversed a New York gun law, enabling citizens to carry a concealed weapon without seeking approval first. The ruling overturns a New York law that details that citizens who want to carry around their concealed firearm would have to provide law enforcement... Read More »
The goals of the criminal justice system are generally believed to be crime deterrence, punishment of the wrongdoer, and rehabilitation. Two men who accomplished all three of these desired outcomes were still punished after they were released. They challenged the constitutionality of their perpetual punishment. They lost. Dario Gurrola and... Read More »
