Even though the COVID-19 pandemic is over, the legal issues that remain in its wake are far from finished. A California case released last week, which decided whose responsibility it is to pay the expenses for work that had to be performed at home, is another one. Paul Thai, an... Read More about IBM Must Pay Employees’ Expenses When COVID Forced At-Home Work
The victim of a deadly shooting at a Detroit Exxon Mobil is taking legal action against the gas station, the franchise owner, and the store clerk after his terrifying encounter. The $150 million lawsuit was filed on behalf of 37-year-old David Langston. Langston suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the hand... Read More about Victim of Detroit Gas Station Shooting Files $150M Lawsuit Against ExxonMobil
Corby Kuciembas contracted a serious case of COVID-19 that caused her to be hospitalized where she was “kept alive on a respirator.” She claims she got the virus from her husband Robert, who also got COVID, and brought it home to her. Plaintiffs claimed the husband’s employer failed to take... Read More about Woman Can’t Sue Husband’s Employer for COVID She Claims He Brought Home From Work
The battle over California’s gig worker law continues as the state supreme court has deigned to rule on the ultimate legality of Proposition 22. Prop 22 was a voter-passed initiative spurred on by Uber, Lyft, Doordash, and other companies that rely on so-called “gig workers” to fuel their business model.... Read More about California Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Fate of Prop 22
Class members have agreed to settle claims that a defect caused certain Hyundai and Kia vehicles to carry a risk of spontaneous combustion. According to the allegations, the covered vehicles were manufactured with defective anti-lock brake (ABS) modules. The modules were prone to short-circuit, which could cause the engine compartment... Read More about Hyundai, Kia to Pay $326 Million to Settle Brake Fire Claims
The parents of a teen who was left permanently paralyzed after a boat crash have filed a lawsuit against the boat owners, accusing them of negligently hosting a party in which alcohol was both present and served to the minor partygoers. Boat owners George and Cecilia Pino hosted their daughter... Read More about Parents of Teen Left Permanently Disabled After Deadly Labor Day Boat Crash File Lawsuit
Three minority advocacy groups are taking legal action against Harvard University’s legacy and donor admission practices. The lawsuit was filed by lawyers associated with the Chica Project, the African Community Economic Development of New England, and the Greater Boston Latino Network and comes less than a week after the U.S.... Read More about Harvard Gives Preferential Treatment to Legacy and Donor Applicant, According to New Lawsuit
Many people no longer answer their phones since they assume, most often correctly, that there is a spam caller on the other end. It wasn’t supposed to be that way. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush to restrict automated... Read More about Mother Who Joined Do-Not-Call Registry Can Sue for Son’s Calls
A mechanical failure at a San Francisco fertility clinic caused plaintiffs to lose three embryos that they planned to use for in vitro fertilization. The couple, who hoped for a child, had purchased a homeowner’s insurance policy for the embryos. Their policy, however, would only reimburse them for “direct physical... Read More about Couple Can’t Collect for Loss of Frozen Embryos That Thawed
Last Friday, an Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit that sought reparations for victims and their families of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The lawsuit is the latest blow in the push for reparations, but unlike all other cases, the plaintiffs seeking reparations are still alive. Viola Fletcher, 108,... Read More about Oklahoma Judge Dismisses Reparations Lawsuit Over 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Kenneth D. Courtright III, the operator of the digital company, Today’s Growth Consultant, Inc. and its branch operations, The Income Store, has been found guilty of seven counts of wire fraud after he lured over 500 investors into his short-lived business venture. Courtright, a consultant, author, and businessman, is accused... Read More about Chicago Businessman, Kenneth D. Courtright III, Charged With Guzzling Away Over $75M in a Ponzi Scheme
When someone’s Social Security benefits are denied, an administrative law judge (ALJ) often calls upon a “vocational expert” to determine the propriety of the denial. Plaintiff/appellant Caroline Leach disagreed with the expert’s evaluation of her medical condition and appealed her claim denial, arguing that her judgment, ability to follow directions,... Read More about Social Security Benefits Improperly Denied When Woman’s Functionality Was Mischaracterized
The Office of the Attorney General in Texas has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration in what it calls an “unlawful interpretation of Title IX” which would force public schools and universities to adopt ‘transgender’ policies or risk losing federal education funds. Under the federal law known as Title... Read More about Texas AG Claims Biden’s Revised Title IX Guidance Over “Transgender Ideologies” Threatens Education Funds
Several sheriff's deputies have been fired from a Mississippi sheriff’s department after two black men accused them of beating, torturing, and sexually violating them in a newly filed $400 million federal lawsuit. According to the complaint which will be filed in the Southern District of Mississippi, one of the men... Read More about Two Mississippi Black Men Allege Torture and Sexual Assault in $400 Million Lawsuit Against Sheriff’s Deputies
A week after the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's student debt relief program, millions of Americans across the nation are grappling with planning their next move forward. Meanwhile, President Biden vows to continue his administration's efforts to help aid student loan borrowers. But what does the high court’s... Read More about Student Debt Relief Dies in Supreme Court, Here’s What’s Next