The Department of Justice has announced federal charges against four officers involved in the death of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the former and current police officers will be made to answer for their actions that led to Taylor's death. Taylor was in... Read More »
In the span of under 48 hours in jury deliberations, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay a total of $49.3 million over the lies he told regarding the nation's deadliest school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. Jones was ordered by an Austin,... Read More »
The heirs owning the legal rights to the deceased author’s “Top Gun” article in the now-defunct California Magazine sued Paramount Pictures for not obtaining the copyright to the new blockbuster hit movie. The author of the series, Ehud Yonay, wrote the original article “Top Gun,” which was published in 1983.... Read More »
A New Jersey family is suing two funeral homes for $50 million after the funeral home they used buried the wrong body. The family of 93-year-old Kyung Ja Kim is suing Central Funeral Home of New Jersey and Blackley Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., both of which are run... Read More »
On New Year’s Eve in 2015, a 23-year-old man got drunk; ate a marijuana-laced brownie; went up to the sloped, tiled roof of his building; slipped; and fell off. Four hours later, he was found barely alive on the hood of a car that was parked near the building’s roof.... Read More »
On June 13, 2022, the Supreme Court issued a pair of opinions significantly undermining the rights of immigrants detained at the border. In one decision, the Court held that immigrants detained at the border are not entitled to a bond hearing after six months--in effect, allowing the government to detain... Read More »
In this age of social media, it is no wonder that public officials use it to communicate with their constituents. Two members of a Southern California school board did just that. But to their dismay, two disgruntled parents repeatedly posted lengthy, unfavorable opinions on the officials’ public Facebook and Twitter... Read More »
In a recent opinion crossing ideological lines, the Supreme Court stated at least one incontrovertible fact: “Americans passionately disagree about many things. But they are largely united in their disdain for robocalls.” An annoyed customer pointed out the Court’s wisdom in a class action complaint filed in the Northern District... Read More »
Philadelphia's popular children's theme park, Sesame Place, is at the center of a controversial lawsuit that has grabbed national headlines. The lawsuit was brought forward by a Baltimore family that was visiting the park on June 18th. Leslie Mac was behind the camera recording her four-year-old daughter and her daughter’s... Read More »
California’s Native American tribes won a victory against the state when the Ninth Circuit ruled that Governor Gavin Newsom’s attempt to make tribes enforce the state’s domestic support orders, comply with its environmental laws, and waive sovereign immunity in tort claims were “wholly collateral” to the operation of casinos, and... Read More »
Two women who were brutally attacked with boiling water by a Taco Bell manager and another employee are suing the popular fast food chain for over $1 million in damages. The lawsuit was filed on July 13th and names Brittany Davis and her niece C.T as plaintiffs. C.T.’s identity has... Read More »
The family of a 14-year-old girl is suing the Los Angeles Police Department after a stray bullet struck and killed the teen. The incident took place just two days before Christmas 2021 after police were responding to a 911 call about a belligerent man in a store. Valentina Orellana-Peralta was... Read More »
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed into law a new bill on July 6 that makes it illegal for anyone to record law enforcement within eight feet. The new law makes it a misdemeanor if anyone keeps recording after the police officer tells them to stop. One exception allows for anyone... Read More »
As cryptocurrency continues to make a name for itself in social, financial, and economic industries, opportunists are finding new ways to reap illicit gains from novel assets. In a first-of-its-kind case in the crypto markets, the Department of Justice announced that it would be bringing charges against three men in... Read More »
Former Governor Bryant subpoenaed in case involving Brett Favre, as state dismisses its own attorney, with no reason given, while he was investigating wrongdoing at the very top. A widening Mississippi $94 million welfare fund scandal is growing once again, with more twists than a country road. The Mississippi welfare... Read More »
