In an unusual case of “he said, she heard,” a maintenance mechanic at Walgreens was dismissed for using the term “wetback” when referring to a fellow employee of Mexican descent. He got fired, then sued for discrimination under California’s Fair Housing and Employment Act. He claimed he was dismissed because... Read More »
A Florida mom is suing her child’s school district alleging that she was cyberbullied and prohibited from coming onto school premises after school officials were made aware of her OnlyFans account, an online platform that allows users to create and sell adult content. Thirty-one-year-old Victoria Triece filed her lawsuit against... Read More »
Following the shocking school shooting of a first-grade teacher by her six-year-old student in Newport News, Virginia, on January 6th, the teacher and her lawyer have announced plans to file a lawsuit against school administrators, the district, and others. Twenty-five-year-old Abigail Zwerner was shot in her classroom at Richneck Elementary... Read More »
The State Bar of California has filed 11 disciplinary charges against John Charles Eastman, one of the chief legal advisors to ex-President Donald J. Trump regarding the outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The allegations assert that Eastman “engaged in a course of conduct to plan, promote, and assist”... Read More »
A group of Texas death row inmates has filed a federal lawsuit against the state’s prison system and its use of solitary confinement. The lawsuit argues that the prison system imposes cruel and unusual punishment on death row inmates by placing them in solitary confinement indefinitely, and for reasons that... Read More »
A District of Columbia resident is fed up with the smell of marijuana smoke wafting into her apartment from a neighboring unit and is suing both the city and the neighbor. Josefa Ippolito-Shepard, 76, who has lived in her apartment for thirty years, is asking her hometown city to make... Read More »
California’s efforts to improve working conditions in the fast-food industry have been met with aggressive resistance. In late December, a county judge blocked the state from implementing a landmark new law aimed at setting a higher minimum wage for quick service workers, pending the results of a voter referendum. With... Read More »
Three former South Florida nursing schools are accused of an alleged nursing accreditation scheme that awarded thousands of fake unearned nursing diplomas to hopeful nursing students. In connection with this scheme, over 24 individuals have been charged for their alleged involvement with the multimillion-dollar operation. The three South Florida schools... Read More »
Customers who’ve bought period underwear manufactured by Thinx may now be entitled to a refund. The feminine hygiene product company recently agreed to pay $5 million to settle claims that its period pants contain undisclosed harmful chemicals. Thinx markets a variety of specialized underwear, ranging from boyshorts to thongs and... Read More »
The NRA has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Illinois over a new law that places severe restrictions and bans on semi-automatic weapons. The lawsuit calls the law a blatant violation of the Constitution's Second Amendment and calls for swift action to have the law stamped down. The... Read More »
A Georgia school district is facing a discrimination lawsuit brought on by the parents of students who say they were not allowed to wear a Black Lives Matter t-shirt while their white peers were allowed to wear clothing displaying the Confederate flag. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court... Read More »
In a 55-page report, the DOJ seeks legal ways to solve the national disconnect between law enforcement and millions of citizens. A brutal, graphic video of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols being beaten to death by five Black police officers in Memphis is creating a cacophony of questions and investigations that once... Read More »
When a pet is sick and under the care of veterinarians, the minimum the owner should expect from them is honesty about the animal’s condition. A woman whose service animal, a cat named Dennis, died after her vets repeatedly told her that he was “doing great,” sued the pet’s vets... Read More »
A New Jersey woman has filed a lawsuit against a surgical center over claims that she suffered severe third-degree burns after her oxygen supply during her surgery caught on fire. The 79-year-old woman filed her lawsuit in late January in the Superior Court of Essex County. Her allegations paint a... Read More »
T-Mobile has been hit with a data breach that has impacted about 37 million of its customers. The data breach resulted in the personal identification information of millions of customers across the nation being shared with unauthorized individuals. In a form filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on... Read More »
