A number of employees, including a former executive of the Dallas-based EarthWater Limited company, have pleaded guilty to charges of fraud related to a high-yield investment scheme. The former Chief Financial Officer of the company, Harley E. “Buddy” Barnes III, 63, of Plano, Texas has pleaded guilty to several charges... Read More »
On Friday, the Iowa Supreme Court, made up mostly of Republican appointees, reversed an earlier ruling guaranteeing the right to abortion under the state’s constitution. Under this new decision, if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, Iowa would then have an easier, legal pathway to ban the procedure throughout... Read More »
Amazon’s Alexa, the smart speaker produced by the company, is under attack by a lawsuit filed earlier this week alleging that the company is using the information gathered by interactions with the smart speaker systems to produce targeted advertising without the consent of the users. The class-action suit heavily cites... Read More »
A Texas man is accused of illegally dealing arms, several of which were later used in criminal acts including the murder of a transgender woman. The Department of Justice announced the charges against 31-year-old Demontre Antwon Hackworth. The DOJ details that Hackworth was able to obtain almost 100 guns and... Read More »
A transgender woman in Minnesota who is serving time in a men's facility is suing the Minnesota Department of Corrections with claims that she should be housed in the women's facility instead. Named in the lawsuit are the Minnesota Department of Corrections, Commissioner Paul Schnell, Deputy Commissioner Michelle Smith, and... Read More »
Medical malpractice cases are among the most complex in the personal injury arena. They are not only challenging to prove, requiring judges or juries to weigh competing testimony from medical experts; they also tend to have more specific rules regarding damage caps and other procedural issues. Medical malpractice laws must... Read More »
A Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has agreed to an $11.75 million settlement after a man was brutally beaten while serving time in the county’s Fourth Avenue Jail. Brian Ortiz was 18 years old when he was brutally beaten In the early hours of May 26th, 2020. Ortiz was behind bars... Read More »
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) knew what was going on. They knew that nearly 100 children and young women gymnasts were being sexually abused by their team doctor. Under the guise of medical treatment for their training injuries, he did unimaginable things to their bodies. Some reported him to... Read More »
A Grand Rapids police officer is out on $100,000 bail and facing a charge of second-degree murder following a traffic stop that turned deadly. Christopher Schurr was the officer who fired a fatal shot into the back of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya, a refugee from the Congo. Schurr’s arrest has made... Read More »
A Bellevue, Seattle, family is suing the city of Bellevue after their home was destroyed in a landslide. The lawsuit was filed in King County Superior Court and accuses the city of being negligent in failing to warn the family about the aging pipes underneath the house. John Surdi’s home... Read More »
Mariah Carey was served with a lawsuit alleging both trademark and copyright infringement over her 1994 Christmas classic “All I want for Christmas is You.” The hit pop song is often referred to as the unofficial beginning of the holiday season and has only increased in popularity over the years.... Read More »
A two-year-old boy discovered a loaded gun in his Florida home and shot his father in the back on May 26. The father, Reggie Mabry, 26, died from the accidental shooting. Now, the young boy’s mother, Marie Ayala, 28, has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of her... Read More »
A former corrections officer at the Maine State Prison and Bolduc Correctional Facility has won her suit against the state’s Department of Corrections resulting in a payout of $395,000. The former employee, Autumn Dinsmore, names the state’s department of corrections as being responsible for the sexual harassment and discrimination she... Read More »
One would think that indecent sexual conduct has disappeared from the entertainment industry in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandals. One would be wrong. Another Hollywood executive, who is also the heir to the Coca-Cola fortune, has demonstrated “highly reprehensible, degrading and outrageous behavior” toward a “low-wage industry worker.” ... Read More »
An American Airlines passenger who was mistaken for a burglary suspect is suing the airline after he spent 17 days behind bars. The lawsuit was filed earlier last week in Texas and alleges that the man, 46-year-old Michael Lowe, suffered from “incomprehensible trauma” after spending time in a New Mexico... Read More »
