Popular casual dining chain Panera Bread has reached its first settlement in a series of lawsuits alleging the consumption of some of the company’s beverages has caused permanent injury or wrongful death. The settlement was the result of a wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of 21-year-old college student, Sarah... Read More »
Members of the pioneering hip hop group 2 Live Crew have won a jury verdict allowing them to reclaim ownership of a substantial portion of their music catalog from Lil Joe Records, a label that held the rights for decades. The decision came after years of litigation centered around copyright... Read More »
A Massachusetts court ruled on Friday that Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit alleging it deliberately designed addictive features on its Instagram platform, which harm young users’ mental health. Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Peter Krupp denied Meta’s request to dismiss the case brought by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy... Read More »
The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that over 800 military service members have had their discharge records upgraded to honorable status after being expelled from the military under the now-repealed “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT) policy. The DADT policy, introduced by President Bill Clinton in 1993, allowed LGBTQ individuals to serve... Read More »
North Carolina's Republican candidate for governor, Mark Robinson, has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against CNN, accusing the network of publishing false and damaging claims. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Wake County Superior Court, centers around a September CNN report that alleged Robinson had made offensive and inflammatory comments... Read More »
A federal judge has ordered Martin Shkreli, the controversial former pharmaceutical executive, to personally testify about whether he copied and distributed Wu-Tang Clan's ultra-rare album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. The order, issued by Judge Pamela K. Chen of the Eastern District of New York, comes as part of... Read More »
A former Director of Development for Renegade Entertainment, a subsidiary of Lionsgate, has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court accusing the entertainment giant of sex and pregnancy discrimination. Susan Merwin, who worked with Renegade, alleges that her employment was unlawfully terminated while on maternity leave. The complaint, filed... Read More »
Sean Combs, aka Diddy, and Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent, have long feuded publicly. Currently, Jackson is behind a Netflix docuseries on Combs, with the subject being Combs’ current legal troubles centered around sex trafficking, racketeering, sexual assault and abuse allegations and lawsuits plaguing the rap mogul. Yet, meanwhile, Jackson... Read More »
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit Thursday against Cumberland DRW, the cryptocurrency arm of high-speed trading firm DRW Holdings. The lawsuit accuses Cumberland of violating securities laws by failing to register as a securities dealer, marking a significant escalation in the SEC’s ongoing crackdown on crypto firms,... Read More »
The American Hospital Association (AHA), along with two other major healthcare groups, has called on a federal appeals court to block Idaho's near-total abortion ban in cases where doctors deem the procedure necessary to save a woman's life or prevent serious harm. The AHA, the Association of American Medical Colleges... Read More »
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) has agreed to pay $2.8 billion to settle an antitrust class action lawsuit brought by hospital systems, physicians, and other healthcare providers. The plaintiffs alleged that BCBS and its affiliates underpaid them for services and reimbursements. This proposed settlement, filed in an Alabama federal court... Read More »
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the Virginia Board of Elections (VBE) and the state Commissioner of Elections on Friday, accusing the state of violating federal voter registration laws by unlawfully purging voters from election lists. The lawsuit focuses on Virginia’s violation of the "quiet period"... Read More »
For NYC Mayor Eric Adams, 64, who runs the country’s largest city office, it’s business as usual, despite the fact that he is fighting federal bribery charges. Currently, Mayor Adams faces five federal criminal charges, which could result in a sentence of decades in prison if he is found guilty.... Read More »
B.P. is a professional dancer employed by the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team. The defendant, Andres Gutierrez, had been harassing her and sending her disturbing messages, photos, and gifts. She was scared, so she sought and received a restraining order in 2021. The trial court issued a temporary civil restraining... Read More »
On Thursday, US District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan approved the release of redacted evidence against former President Donald Trump in the federal election interference case. This significant decision comes just weeks ahead of the 2024 election, where Trump is the Republican nominee, and follows a landmark ruling by the US... Read More »
