In a dispute that pitted the Church of Scientology against California tort Law, California law won. Even though plaintiffs had signed a strict arbitration agreement that relinquished their rights to ever sue the church, the Court of Appeals ruled that ex-church members are no longer governed by Scientology law and... Read More »
Actor Alec Baldwin is facing a defamation and negligence lawsuit over comments he made to a family member of a fallen marine earlier this year. The sisters and widow of the fallen marine are the plaintiffs named in the suit and are seeking $25 million, plus legal fees over suffering... Read More »
When numerous Illinois residents discovered their names and likenesses were being used without their knowledge or consent by ancestry.com for commercial purposes, they banded together to send a strong message about their legal right to privacy. The over 100 citizens brought a class action suit against the behemoth international company,... Read More »
Earlier this month, Colorado signed into law two bills that eliminate the statute of limitations for sexual assault civil cases and give the right for adults to file lawsuits for crimes of sexual misconduct committed against them while they were minors. Senate Bill 21-073, Civil Action Statute of Limitations Sexual... Read More »
In yet another twist in an almost decade-long espionage case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, 49, a UK court ruled he can appeal his extradition to the US. Assange’s attorneys successfully argued it would be harmful to his mental health to return to the US via extradition to face espionage... Read More »
Like most couples who want to have a child, Tennessean couple Liz and Gabe Rutan-Ram were saddened to learn they could not have a biological baby. Instead of giving up their dream, they decided to become parents by adopting, working with the Tennessee Child Services Department, and were willing to... Read More »
In what appears to be the first case of its kind, a driver of a Tesla is facing felony charges via two counts of vehicular manslaughter after his electric car was operating on autopilot when it struck another car, killing two individuals. Kevin George Aziz Riad, 27, was behind the... Read More »
Imprisoned Martin Shkreli, aka “Pharma Boy,” is now facing a ruling by a federal judge that orders him to be banned “for life” from the drug industry plus pay fines of $64.6 million to seven states. The order follows the infamous trial where then-CEO Shkreli and company Vyera Pharmaceuticals were... Read More »
When poet William Wordsworth wrote, “The child is the father of the man” in 1802, he most likely could not envision a time when children’s innate wisdom would surpass that of their parents. He probably never thought there would come a time when children would be the ones to promote... Read More »
This past week, four inmates at the Washington County Detention Center (WCDC) in Arkansas filed a lawsuit after unknowingly taking Ivermectin, a livestock deworming drug, prescribed to them by the jail as a COVID-19 treatment. The WCDC, under the direction of Washington County Sheriff Tim Helder, hired Karas Correctional Health,... Read More »
In a statement of just 216 words, the Supreme Court of the United States, in an 8-to-1 decision, denied former President Trump’s request to block the release of National Archive documents to the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capital. In an unsigned... Read More »
After every football game, a high school coach in Washington State knelt on the 50-yard line and prayed. He was often joined by a majority of his team. But when the parents of an atheistic player complained, the school district ordered the coach to stop his prayer sessions. He refused... Read More »
Republicans in seven states submitted Electoral College certificates saying they were the “duly elected and qualified electors” for Donald Trump, who won their state’s 2020 Presidential elections. He did not and they were not. While several states are investigating these falsehoods, Michigan is the first to consider filing criminal charges... Read More »
Digital tokens and mega-celebrity social media plugs led to a class action suit from the Central District of California. Major big-name celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., NBA star Paul Pierce, and company EthereumMax, are facing the lawsuit for an alleged pump and dump scam. Court documents accuse... Read More »
If a celebrity readily admits guilt to punching someone, what are the repercussions? And, if that celebrity suffers from bipolar disorder, what does that mean for him if he is charged with a battery offense? These questions will be addressed as investigators named Kanye West, 44, now known as Ye,... Read More »
