The first lawsuits have begun following the Davenport, Iowa, apartment collapse on May 28. Hours after the collapse, nine residents were rescued, and search efforts were subsequently called off as plans for demolition moved forward. Demolition plans were then scrapped after 52-year-old resident Lisa Brooks appeared in a sixth-story window... Read More about First Lawsuits Filed Following Davenport, Iowa, Building Collapse
Medical clinic company Compass Medical is facing a class action lawsuit after the company suddenly closed the doors of its urgent and primary care locations across southeastern Massachusetts. A former Compass Medical patient claims in the lawsuit that the company failed to give patients advance notice and disrupted their access... Read More about Compass Medical Faces Class Action Lawsuit After Abrupt Closure
A District of Columbia woman who went to court to sue her neighbor and DC for the formidable stench of marijuana invading her home won her case last week. DC Superior Court Judge Ebony Scott ruled in favor of plaintiff Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd, who claimed in a lawsuit that the overwhelming... Read More about DC Woman Wins Landmark Lawsuit Over Neighbor’s Overwhelming Pot Smell
Sadly, it is unusual these days for a week to pass by without news of yet another mass shooting in America. While the news media cover every detail about the shooters, they also often seek to provide information about the lives and deaths of the victims. The families of those... Read More about Media Has Right to Autopsy Reports
A Georgia-based radio host, Mark Walters, sued OpenAI in the first defamation lawsuit of its kind. OpenAI owns and operates the now-viral platform ChatGPT, a program where AI answers questions, writes articles, and also offers written content that is sometimes fabricated and not factual. Walters filed the lawsuit on June... Read More about First Defamation Lawsuit for Open AI Filed, as Radio Host Sues for Defamation, Creating Test for Future AI Suits
Actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. pled guilty in 2022 to one charge of forcible touching in 2018. However, after pleading guilty, he was allowed to withdraw his plea, and then plead guilty to a lesser harassment charge instead, after proving he participated in behavior and alcohol modification after his 2019 arrest. ... Read More about Settlement in Rape Lawsuit Against Actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. Announced
The battle over the “gig economy” continues to rage as the State of California seeks rehearing or review of a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that found that Assembly Bill 5 may have violated the rights of Uber, Postmates, and their drivers. California Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) was... Read More about The Continuing Saga of AB 5: California Seeks Full Ninth Circuit Review
Federal prosecutors charged a popular sexual wellness company with forced labor conspiracy on Tuesday. The founder and former CEO of One Taste, claiming to educate patrons in "orgasmic meditation,” Nicole Daedone, 56, was charged along with the former head of sales, Rachel Cherwitz, 43. Prosecutors in Brooklyn Federal Court allege... Read More about Prosecutors Charge Two Women With Forced Labor Allegations After Netflix “Orgasm, Inc” Airs
America is facing what Publishers Weekly calls “an unprecedented surge in book bans and censorship efforts being pushed by right-wing groups in communities across the nation.” This week, the White House moved to reverse the trend by appointing a new coordinator in the Department of Education to “spearhead a response... Read More about White House and California Move to Protect Kids Against Book Bans
Oklahoma is the first state to have approved what could be the nation's first and only completely publicly funded Catholic religious school. The dual entities Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma, would run the school, which is an online charter school. In an opinion issued... Read More about Oklahoma Charter School Board Approves Unprecedented, First US Publicly Funded Religious School
A hefty, throwback bill package in Florida that harkens in spirit to the1950s was signed by Governor Rick DeSantis this week, with the administration promising to “protect Florida’s children from permanent mutilating surgical procedures, gender identity politics in schools, and attending sexually explicit adult performances.” The so-called “sweeping” set of... Read More about Parents Sue as Fla. Gov. DeSantis Signs Major Legislation With “Let Kids Be Kids” Law, Prohibiting Children From Adult Events, Gender Surgery, and Parental Rights Controlled by the State.
In a strongly worded, 70-page defense of the First Amendment, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Parker of the Western District of Tennessee ruled that a State law that limits public drag shows was unconstitutional. Parker found the bill overbroad, too vague, and not narrowly tailored enough to achieve the compelling... Read More about Tennessee’s Anti-Drag Law Ruled Unconstitutional
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is headed to federal court after being sued by numerous environmental groups due to claims of not conducting enough research into the recent SpaceX launch. The plaintiffs include the American Bird Conservancy, Center for Biological Diversity, Surfrider Foundation, Save RGV, and the Corrizzo/Comcrudo Nation of... Read More about Environmental Groups Sue FAA Over Musk’s SpaceX launch, as Metal & Dust Debris Reaches Over 6.5 Miles Away
Radio personality and financial guru Dave Ramsey has been hit with a $150 million class action lawsuit related to Ramsey's promotion of the now-failed timeshare exit company, Timeshare Exit Team. Ramsey, the CEO of Ramsey Solutions, rose to popularity because of his financial advice that pushes people to get out... Read More about Dave Ramsey Hit With $150 Million Lawsuit Over Timeshare Exit Team Partnership
Auto manufacturers Hyundai and Kia agreed to settle class action claims that their vehicles are especially prone to theft. The Korean automakers will pay roughly $200 million to settle claims with as many as nine million vehicle owners nationwide. The lawsuit alleges that the covered vehicles--model years 2015-2019 Kia and... Read More about Hyundai, Kia Agree to Pay $200 Million to Settle Claims Their Cars Are Easy to Steal