A federal grand jury in Texas has indicted former chief technical Boeing pilot Mark Forkner, 49, in connection to two 737 MAX crashes. Forkner pled not guilty to six fraud charges in front of a judge last Friday. The indictment against Forkner follows a years-long investigation into Forkner’s knowledge and... Read More »
The Supreme Court issued a ruling ordering the Biden administration to reinstate a Trump-era immigration policy known as the Migrant Protection Protocols. The program which was dubbed the “Remain in Mexico” program required migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. to stay in Mexico while their claims are being processed in... Read More »
On Wednesday, a judge in Georgia dismissed a lawsuit that claimed widespread voter fraud occurred in Georgia's most populous county, Fulton, during the 2020 presidential election. The suit was brought forward by Garland Favorito, a longtime critic of the state's election system, and nine Georgia voters and Trump supporters. The... Read More »
A Texas non-profit environmentalist group named SaveRGV has filed a lawsuit concerning Elon Musk’s company SpaceX. The lawsuit targets activities of the legendary company after repeated road closures for test launches has restricted access to the public Boca Chica Beach. In the complaint, the Texas General Land Office, its commissioner... Read More »
The Biden administration has announced that it will cancel another batch of border wall construction contracts along the southern border. The latest cancelation targets contracts underway in the Laredo and Rio Grande Valley Sectors of the southern border. The Department of Homeland Security shared that the funds will instead be... Read More »
The Biden Administration has announced that it will temporarily amend the rules regarding a federal student loan forgiveness program that was created to help public service workers. Last Wednesday, the Education Department announced that the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) will see an overhaul in an attempt to... Read More »
VNUE, Inc. (OTC: VNUE), a Microcap national music tech innovator, filed a lawsuit in the United States Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York last week against Power Up Lending Group, LTD and founder Curt Kramer. VNUE accuses the plaintiffs of breaking Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)... Read More »
In 1951, a 30-year-old Black woman by the name of Henrietta Lacks walked into Johns Hopkins Hospital for a diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer. Today, Lacks’ estate is suing a biotech company for allegedly selling and profiting off of Lacks’ cells that were originally collected at that hospital. Lack’s... Read More »
The husband of a wife who sued an Ohio hospital for not administering the drug Ivermectin has died. The family’s attorney confirmed that Jeffrey Smith, 51, passed away on September 25 after losing his battle to COVID-19. Smith contracted the virus on July 9, and his condition continued to worsen... Read More »
As the chances for passage of pharmaceutical pricing and oversight bills fade in Congress and the White House, there is a bit of good news on that front from the Department of Justice (DOJ). Three generic drug makers have agreed to pay $447.2 million to resolve price-fixing allegations related to... Read More »
On August 30, 2021, the California legislature passed the Silenced No More Act, which allows employees who have experienced harassment or discrimination in the workplace to speak out even if they have reached a settlement with their employer concerning their allegations. Governor Newsom signed the bill into law late last... Read More »
Over a dozen former basketball players have been accused of health care fraud as it relates to the National Basketball Association’s health care fund. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, announced the charges Thursday against 18 former basketball players and the spouse of a... Read More »
A California man has been arraigned for alleged insurance fraud and perjury after he claimed to have received cumulative trauma received on the job. Frank Simplicio, 45, of Porter Ranch is accused of collecting workers’ compensation disability benefits after he claimed he was unable to continue his work as a... Read More »
A Facebook former product manager, Frances Haugen, an insider-turned whistleblower, spoke at the Senate hearing created to “protect kids online.” The discussion focused on social media and its impact upon everyday teenagers, who have been exposed to hateful posts and misinformation on numerous platforms, on Facebook, Instagram, and more. Haugen... Read More »
Pacific Gas & Electric, the nation’s largest utility, is facing 31 charges including 11 felonies and manslaughter after their equipment sparked a wildfire in Northern California last year. The wildfire claimed the lives of four victims as they tried to escape the blaze. The victims ranged in ages from eight... Read More »
