California voters approved a ban on the sale of many flavored tobacco products by passing a ballot measure, Proposition 31, during the November 2022 election. Not surprisingly, R.J. Reynolds and a group of other tobacco companies and retail stores sued California, arguing that both the U.S. Constitution and a federal... Read More »
Last week, former President Donald Trump sued the Pulitzer Prize board, claiming they’d defamed him. The lawsuit was not a shock to the Pulitzer board, because Trump had said he’d file a lawsuit after the board wrote and published a specific statement that he found defamatory. The lawsuit was filed... Read More »
Seven social media influencers have the national spotlight for reasons less appealing than what they're normally accustomed to. Federal prosecutors along with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced last Wednesday that these seven social media influencers, from all corners of the nation, conspired to commit securities fraud amounting to... Read More »
After a Los Angeles teen passed away in her high school's restroom from a suspected fentanyl overdose, her mother filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District. Fifteen-year-old Melanie Ramos was a student at Helen Bernstein High School when she tragically lost her life... Read More »
A truck driver was recently killed in an accident on Grand Avenue in Queens, New York, after striking a street pole. Police suspected the man had a medical episode while behind the wheel, which ultimately led to the fatal accident. The accident occurred just hours after another trucker was killed... Read More »
A Florida woman is suing food manufacturer Kraft Heinz Foods Company for the time it takes to prepare Velveeta microwavable mac and cheese. Amanda Ramirez, part of a class action lawsuit, claims the global food manufacturer is misleading consumers by lying about how long it takes to prepare the cheesy... Read More »
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced an enforcement action taken against the perpetrators of a credit card debt relief scam. The agency has put a temporary stop to the scheme, which they allege took millions from consumers by falsely claiming the victims could reduce or eliminate their credit card... Read More »
Attorneys for a class of plaintiffs recently pocketed an $8.12 million fee award, taken from a $32 million class action settlement paid by Uber. Several class members objected to the legal fees, arguing that the “coupon” rule under the Class Action Fairness Act prohibited such an award. On November 30,... Read More »
A ten-year-old boy from Milwaukee has been charged with the death of his mother. He is being charged with first-degree reckless homicide for the shooting death of his mother, allegedly because of a disagreement about a VR headset he purchased on her Amazon account. In Wisconsin, State laws say that... Read More »
Staten Island’s regional branch of the National Labor Relations Board recently won a major victory for Amazon workers in federal court. The NLRB obtained an injunction preventing Amazon from firing employees for engaging in protected “concerted” activities, which may affect the corporate giant’s union-busting tactics across the country. The action... Read More »
He was on trial for first-degree residential burglary. But on the morning of the second day of his trial, he did not show up because of a possible heroin and methamphetamine overdose. The trial court continued his case because they found him “voluntarily absent.” After he lost at trial, the... Read More »
A convicted sex offender who was found guilty of contacting and communicating with a minor, appealed his conviction when he learned that one of the jurors in his case had applied for a job in the District Attorney’s office. The District Court denied his motion for a new trial due... Read More »
Four former and current nursing students who attended Seattle University are suing the school with allegations that the school falsely advertised a nursing master's degree program, all while knowing it was not approved to offer the program. Emma Carlson, Casey Chatam, Stephanie Lopez, and Shelby Stephens allege that the private... Read More »
For the second time in six weeks, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a ruling that cracks down on serial filers who try to take advantage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by filing frivolous lawsuits against small businesses that they do not legitimately patronize. In order... Read More »
Way back in 1911, California voters approved a Constitutional amendment that allows them to recall and remove their elected officials and State Supreme Court justices. Voters have attempted this 179 times, but only six have been successful. The latest ballot measure, targeting Gov. Gavin Newsom for the seventh time since... Read More »
