When a Superior Court judge told a graduate of a “less prestigious law school” that his hourly rate was too high compared to that of attorneys “who went to Harvard or Yale,” he sued, claiming the judge had abused his discretion. The Court of Appeals disagreed and found the judge’s... Read More »
An Indiana Bank has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit that was brought forward by a fair housing organization in October. The settlement comes after a lawsuit was filed by the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana in October. As part of the settlement, the Evansville-based Old National Bank has... Read More »
The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two men who were pretrial detainees at Sussex Correctional Institute. Court filings accuse the prison of practicing an "ongoing and egregious pattern of the use of excessive force.” The men claim that they were victims... Read More »
A Texas jury has awarded an eye-popping settlement in a $301 billion lawsuit against a Corpus Christi bar. The lawsuit was brought forward by the family of a woman and her 16-year-old daughter, both of whom were killed by a drunk driver who was served alcohol at the bar. The... Read More »
As all eyes are on the conservative-majority Supreme Court as they ponder the fate of the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that made abortion legal in the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Thursday they are permanently lifting restriction to abortion medication, including mifepristone, which is... Read More »
McDonald's has agreed to a $33.5 million settlement to end a lawsuit brought forward by former MLB player and McDonald's franchise owner, Herb Washington. Washington sued the fast-food giant in February alleging that the company favored white franchise owners over Black owners. His complaint alleges that because of these discriminatory... Read More »
The House of Representatives voted to hold Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff, in contempt of Congress after new text messages uncovered by the special committee investigation on the January 6 Capital Riot. The text messages reportedly show Meadows ignoring GOP allies who begged him to tell... Read More »
Two conservationist groups are suing three federal agencies over an environmental review that the government deemed satisfies the requirements needed to reemploy a policy that allows the killing of predators including coyotes and mountain lions in federally protected land across Nevada. The lawsuit was brought forward by New Mexico-based environmental... Read More »
An Arkansas restaurant is pushing back against allegations that they fired a server after she received a $4,400 tip. Waitress Ryan Brandt was serving a party of over 30 at the Bentonville restaurant Oven and Tap on December 3rd when she was given the generous tip by a member of... Read More »
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a Kentucky warehouse factory that was left flattened after historic tornadoes made their way through the region last week. The lawsuit was filed against Mayfield Consumer Products, a candle production company, that accuses the company of “flagrant indifference” for not allowing employees to... Read More »
Earlier this month two dozen people were indicted for what is now called a “modern-day slavery” ring that operated in Georgia, Florida, Texas, Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia revealed a 54-count indictment accusing those involved with taking advantage of the H-2A visa... Read More »
“This is a very sad case,” said one judge during oral argument before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. “But it all comes down to tolling,” he concluded as the court heard an appeal from a mentally ill, homeless woman whose baby died after jail personnel ignored her labor and... Read More »
To the many millions of viewers who eagerly watched the first two episodes of HBO’s follow up to its long-time hit series ‘Sex in the City,' the savagery of time brought some sobering moments to this New York City-centric plotline. One of the four main characters, Samantha, was absent, explained... Read More »
Two gay students were legally expelled from a theological seminary that was unaffiliated with a church because the Ninth Circuit ruled that Title IX’s exemption for religious organizations covers that institution as well as traditional church-affiliated ones. A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth... Read More »
Jason R. was a troubled teen whose mother placed him in foster care because she felt she could not properly look after him. He was placed with a same-sex married couple who soon wished to adopt him. But Jason did not want to be adopted. He wanted to be placed... Read More »
