Robert De Niro's former assistant has been awarded $1.3 million in damages after she accused De Niro and his company of gender discrimination and retaliation. Graham Chase Robinson filed her lawsuit over four years ago accusing De Niro's company, Canal Productions, of assigning her “stereotypical female job” responsibilities. Her lawsuit... Read More »
The herbicide/weed killer Roundup, which contains the active ingredient glyphosate, has been banned in several countries because the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARV) found glyphosate to be “probably carcinogenic to humans.” Concurrently, under California’s Proposition 65, also known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, Roundup... Read More »
A Virginia photographer has won the right to refuse to take pictures of same-sex wedding couples following a verdict in a similar but separate case. The decision was affirmed after the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit agreed to a mutual settlement to dismiss the lawsuit. In... Read More »
Producer and Music mogul Sean Combs, better known by his stage name P. Diddy, was facing a scathing sexual assault lawsuit filed by his former time girlfriend Casandra Ventura, better known by her stage name, Cassie. The case was quickly settled one day after it was filed in court. Ventura... Read More »
Seventeen-year-old Joaquin Oliver was shot and killed by a classmate in Parkland, Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. Today, his parents have filed a first-of-its-kind human rights lawsuit accusing the U.S. government of prioritizing Second Amendment gun rights over their son's right to live. The lawsuit was filed... Read More »
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s ruling that a methamphetamine (meth) dealer properly received an enhanced prison sentence because he was found to be a “leader-or-organizer” of a drug distribution operation in Hawaii. Under the Aggravating and Mitigating Rule Adjustments Primer, which are Guidelines issued... Read More »
West Virginia has agreed to a $4 million settlement to end a class action lawsuit that accused the state of inhumane jail conditions. The lawsuit was filed last year on behalf of current and former inmates of the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia. Late last week, attorney Stephen... Read More »
A New York judge has significantly scaled back Warner Bros. Discovery's legal action against Paramount over the popular animated series 'South Park's streaming rights on HBO Max. Justice Margaret Chan ruled that the dispute, which centers on a $500 million licensing agreement, is primarily a contractual matter rather than a... Read More »
What constitutes a voluntary search of a car that is pulled over for a traffic violation? The answer to this question determines whether the evidence found during the search can be used by the prosecution or whether it must be suppressed. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Fourth... Read More »
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is facing another class action lawsuit over violations of antitrust laws. Along with the NAR, the lawsuit also targets popular real estate brokerage firm Keller Williams Realty. The lawsuit was filed in early November in South Carolina by plaintiff Shauntell Burton. Burton’s lawsuit comes... Read More »
A popular Nebraska YouTuber is facing a federal negligence lawsuit after a man died while working on the YouTuber’s renovated missile silo. The lawsuit was filed in August of this year but was first reported by the Omaha World-Herald earlier this month. Twenty-two-year-old Andrew Flair built a massive YouTube following... Read More »
As reported by the Los Angeles Times, for over ten years, Rudy Serafin, a 49-year-old immigrant from Michoacán, Mexico, operated his business in a unique location – beneath the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles. Alongside fellow entrepreneurs, he carved out a living space amidst the concrete pillars of the interstate.... Read More »
Three passengers have filed a lawsuit against Alaska Airlines after an off-duty pilot attempted to turn off the engine of their plane mid-flight. The lawsuit was filed last Thursday in King County Superior Court in Washington state by San Francisco residents Matthew Doland and Theresa Stelter, along with Kenmore, Washington,... Read More »
Just after a man was indicted for murder, he gave a jailhouse interview to a reporter from The Bakersfield Californian, a local paper. In California, journalists are protected by the Shield Law, a part of the State constitution that says the media will not be held in contempt for failing... Read More »
On November 13th, the United States Supreme Court introduced its inaugural formal code of conduct for its justices, a response to prolonged external scrutiny and media exposés on undisclosed lavish trips and interactions with affluent individuals. This inaugural nine-page code outlines that justices must avoid allowing external relationships to impact... Read More »
