The California Supreme Court carved out a victory for workers this week, limiting the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that gave more power to employers in avoiding class actions. The ruling concerns California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). PAGA authorizes an employee to bring a civil claim against... Read More »
Officials are continuing their investigation into what caused a crane arm to catch fire and partially collapse while it was carrying at least 16 tons of concrete. The collapse occurred during the early morning rush hour at about 7:25 on July 26 in the heart of Manhattan at 550 10th... Read More »
The Biden Administration has filed a lawsuit against Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott after his latest effort to curb illegal immigration across the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass. Earlier this month, Governor Abbott began the installation of a 1000-foot floating barrier on the Rio Grande. The floating buoys are... Read More »
This week, the California Supreme Court ruled that organizations may have standing to sue under California’s Unfair Competition Law. The decision re-opened a lawsuit brought by the California Medical Association against Aetna for alleged anti-competitive conduct. The case titled California Medical Association v. Aetna Health of California, Inc. concerned the... Read More »
Northwestern University is facing yet another lawsuit accusing school officials of allowing hazing rituals to run rampant throughout the university’s athletic program. The most recent lawsuit was filed by a former football player, Lloyd Yates, who was a freshman quarterback in 2015. Yates is represented by civil rights attorney Ben... Read More »
A Tennessee high school student is taking legal action after he was suspended for three days following what he called a violation of his freedom of speech. The lawsuit was filed last Wednesday in the Eastern District of Tennessee Winchester Division. The boy is a rising senior at Tullahoma High... Read More »
Employees who work for local governments will no longer have fewer rights to solicit political contributions from their fellow workers than those who work for state governments. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a section of the law that barred all their solicitations is constitutional. In 1996, California... Read More »
A jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $18.8 million to a California man who said the company's popular talc-based baby powder caused him to develop cancer. Twenty-four-year-old Emory Hernandez Valadez filed his lawsuit last year in California state court against the pharmaceutical and consumer manufacturer accusing it of... Read More »
A California Court of Appeals has ruled that a driver who was pulled over for making an unsafe lane change, then detained while a police officer conducted an illegal “dog sniff,” will get a new trial where the evidence gathered by the ”certified narcotics collection police dog” will be suppressed. ... Read More »
A Vermont coach filed a federal lawsuit alleging his rights to free speech were violated after he was abruptly fired for sharing his opinions on transgender athletes. The popular coach, David Bloch, had founded the Woodstock Union High School’s snowboarding team, and was their coach for over ten years. Mr.... Read More »
A year after the Supreme Court overturned the historic Roe v. Wade decision, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs created a unique new way to legally protect reproductive freedom in the state. Governor Hobbs signed an executive order that strengthens the ability of all residents of her state to make their own... Read More »
The union representing more than 160,000 actors officially declared a strike against Hollywood producers last week, joining the industry’s writers in challenging the state of affairs in the streaming era. The strike’s effects go beyond television and film actors, as SAG-AFTRA issued specific rules pertaining to social media influencers. It... Read More »
The family of 19-year-old Mallory Beach has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with convenience store chain Parker’s in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Beach’s mother in March 2019. Mallory Beach’s death garnered national attention because of her connection to the now-notorious Murdaugh family. The head of the family, 64-year-old... Read More »
In the law, timing is everything. With the 2024 presidential election looming, a judge was asked to consider the government’s proposed December 11 court date for Trump’s classified documents trial. After considering arguments from both parties in the face, federal district Judge Aileen Cannon set the start date for the... Read More »
NYC app-based delivery workers from DoorDash, GrubHub, Uber and Relay hoped to get a pay bump to $17.96 per hour for their deliveries on July 12, but they were quickly disappointed. The new wage was supposed to go into effect on July 12 as per an expected agreement with the... Read More »
