Florida resident Gabriella Oropesa of Cooper City was convicted for participating in a scheme to “injure, oppress, threaten or intimidate” the employees of numerous pro-life pregnancy centers. The charges include Ms. Oropesa’s attempts to thwart “the free exercise of the right to provide and seek to provide reproductive health services.”... Read More »
Singer, dancer and former “American Idol” judge Paula Abdul has agreed to settle a sexual assault lawsuit against producer Nigel Lythgoe. Ms. Abdul filed the legal paperwork to settle the case last week in Los Angeles Superior Court. The notice of settlement must be approved by a judge. The lawsuit... Read More »
A family-owned restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area is closing its doors permanently after a lawsuit settlement drained the company of financial resources that would allow it to continue operations. John Marquez, the chef and owner of Lima Restaurant, a mom-and-pop establishment in Concord, shared with reporters that the... Read More »
A court has denied efforts made by music mogul Shawn Corey Carter, better known as Jay-Z, to have a lawsuit that claimed sexual assault allegations against him dismissed. Carter was named in a refiled October lawsuit which made headlines in early December. The refiling added Carter's name to a complaint... Read More »
After a whistleblower reached out to authorities, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that numerous Southern Californian medical clinics must pay $10 million for alleged false claims, kickbacks, and false referrals. California-based defendants Mohammad Rasekhi M.D., with his wife Sheila Busheri of Southern California Medical Center (SCMC) and R &... Read More »
A group of California judges, led by Judge Maryanne Gilliard, is suing the state for mishandling their wage increases for about a decade. In California, the average pay for judges is about $240,000. Under state law, they are guaranteed a raise almost every year. California law clearly states that judges... Read More »
Two filmmakers are challenging federal regulations requiring permits and fees to film in national parks, arguing that the rules infringe on free speech protections under the First Amendment. Alexander Rienzie and Connor Burkesmith filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in a Wyoming federal court, accusing the National Park Service (NPS) of... Read More »
President-elect Donald Trump has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily halt implementation of a law mandating either the sale of TikTok to an American company or a nationwide ban of the app, citing the need for his incoming administration to pursue a "political resolution." The request marks a notable... Read More »
A U.S. appeals court has reinstated a nationwide injunction halting enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a federal law requiring corporations and limited liability companies (LLCs) to disclose their beneficial owners to the U.S. Treasury Department. The move delays a compliance deadline for millions of businesses originally set for... Read More »
Actress Blake Lively recently starred in the hit movie ‘It Ends with Us,’ about a woman suffering from abuse at the hands of her partner, played by co-star and director Justin Baldoni. Though the movie is one of the most viewed films of 2024, Ms. Lively said she suffered on... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing an investor-led class-action lawsuit that accuses tech giant NVIDIA of misleading its investors. The Swedish inventors pursuing the case say they were misled about sales of the computer chips as they relate to volatile cryptocurrency mining demand. The Supreme Court's decision stems from the... Read More »
The parent company of a popular chatbot application, Character.AI, is facing continued scrutiny over its influence and lack of safety guardrails on its impressionable young users. A recently filed lawsuit accuses the app and its makers of failing to apply regulatory requirements and laws designed to protect children online. This... Read More »
The daughter of an 80-year-old woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the makers of a Sleep Number bed after her mother, Rosalind Walker, died from injuries sustained after getting trapped in the bed. The lawsuit was filed in a St. Louis County, Missouri, court against the makers of... Read More »
Rymir Satterthwaite, a 31-year-old man who claims that rapper Jay-Z – whose real name is Shawn Corey Carter – is his father, is the plaintiff in a lawsuit against Carter, accusing him of using shady practices to avoid taking a DNA test to prove or disprove his paternity. Having gone... Read More »
A class action sex discrimination lawsuit filed in 2019 by 34 former FBI agent trainees attending the FBI agent training academy has resulted in a $22.6 million settlement. In addition to paying the monetary award, the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to work with experts to review and reform the... Read More »
