The California Highway Patrol has agreed to pay $7 million to end a federal wrongful death lawsuit filed after a Sacramento man was shot to death by a CHP officer. The settlement came two months before the case was set to go to trial. Thirty-one-year-old Daniel Shaham was killed on... Read More about CHP Agrees to $7 Million Settlement in Officer-Involved Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A small group of Detroit parents are planning to file a lawsuit against the Detroit Public Community School District after they say school leaders at Moses Field Elementary School physically and verbally abused students while attempting to cover up their actions. The elementary school serves children with disabilities, and the... Read More about Detroit Parents to File Lawsuit Accusing School Staff of Abusing Their Special Needs Children
A former student at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, has filed a lawsuit against the university after becoming the target of a ransomware attack discovered in July 2022. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Spokane and accuses the university of negligence after hackers were able to... Read More about Former Whitworth University Student Sues After Ransomware Attack Last Summer
In the wake of concerns about the lack of oversight about the ethics of some of its member-lawyers, the State Bar of California submitted a change to its Rules of Professional Conduct last year, which the California Supreme Court approved with minor changes on June 21. The new rule puts... Read More about California Supreme Court Approves State Bar’s “Snitch Rule”
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a federal prisoner despite subsequent changes in the law rendering his conviction invalid. The ruling prevents inmates from seeking federal review of a conviction, even an unlawful conviction, if they already sought federal relief in the past. In 2000, Marcus... Read More about Supreme Court Limits Post-Conviction Challenges Even on Claims of Actual Innocence
Three construction workers were injured recently in a fire on a Bronx construction site which had been the subject of numerous safety violations. The recent fire is another data point in the country’s growing construction fire problem. The fire in question occurred while the three workers were conducting waterproofing. The... Read More about Bronx Construction Fire Injures Three as Construction Fires on the Rise
John Eastman, one of ex-President Donald Trump’s attorneys and the man accused of designing the legal strategy that sought to keep Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election, is currently embroiled in a disbarment hearing that could result in him losing his license to practice law in California. ... Read More about Media Has Only Limited Access to Eastman Disbarment Hearing
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that pushed to reverse a Tennessee law prohibiting transgender individuals from changing the sex listed on their birth certificate. When the lawsuit was filed, Tennessee was one of only three states with such laws. The other states included Kansas and Ohio, both of which... Read More about Transgender Individuals Cannot Change ‘Sex’ on Birth Certificate, Rules Tennessee Judge
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a report on the state of discrimination and harassment in the construction industry. The report paints a stark picture of race- and gender-based discrimination and harassment on construction sites nationwide. Drawing on evidence presented at a May 2022 hearing, academic research,... Read More about EEOC Report Finds Significant Discrimination and Harassment in Construction Industry
Striving to protect both its workers and the public they serve, the City of Los Angeles issued a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all its 100,000 employees in October 2021. Not everyone was happy about the mandate, and one non-profit organization called ”Firefighters4Freedom” (F4F) sued the City, arguing that getting vaccinated... Read More about Los Angeles’ COVID Vaccination Order for Employees Should Not Have Been Blocked
The search for the missing OceanGate submersible which gripped the nation over the past week ended in tragedy when it was confirmed that the vehicle imploded roughly two hours after its descent to view the Titanic, killing all five crew members onboard. As questions and criticism continue to arise regarding... Read More about NTSB Joins Investigation Into Titan Submersible Implosion
The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld a lower court decision prohibiting race-based gerrymandering. In a surprise 5-4 decision, the Court narrowly avoided a complete gutting of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Two of the Court’s conservative members, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, joined the liberal-leaning justices to... Read More about Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Racial Gerrymandering
The U.S. Supreme Court declined the opportunity to review California’s test for determining whether a worker should be classified as an “employee” or as an “independent contractor.” The denial of certiorari comes as the National Labor Relations Board issues its own more stringent test for classifying workers. Originally signed into... Read More about Supreme Court Lets California’s Independent Contractor Rule Stand
The widow of slain Haitian president Jovenel Moise has filed a lawsuit in a Miami-Dade County court in Florida against a handful of individuals connected to the brutal torture and assassination of her husband. Although the case is still under investigation, several individuals have been arrested in connection to Moise’s... Read More about Widow of Haiti’s Slain President, Jovenel Moise, Seeks Damages and Trial in Civil Lawsuit
In the country’s first ruling on the constitutionality of a controversial “gender transition” law, a U.S. District Court Judge in Arkansas has ruled that a state law that prohibits medical professionals from providing “gender transition” care to youths is unconstitutional. In 2021, Arkansas passed a law that prohibited medical professionals... Read More about Federal Judge Rules Arkansas Law Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Youths Is Unconstitutional