Before the government banned cigarette advertising on radio and television in 1971, the airwaves were filled with messages that menthol cigarettes were smoother, more refreshing, and capable of delivering “extra coolness in your throat.” After the ban, Big Tobacco swiftly shifted its marketing strategies to print media and fought back... Read More »
The Department of Justice has demonstrated a renewed vigor in pursuing healthcare fraud investigations in recent years. The DOJ boasts that it has recovered more than $149 million in 2022 just in COVID-19-related fraud actions. In 2021, they pursued actions totaling more than $1.4 billion in alleged losses. The DOJ’s... Read More »
Corporate diversity, like diversity in education and other arenas, is an ongoing issue. Certain communities are underrepresented in corporate management and, in particular, on corporate boards around the country. The homogeneity at the top trickles down into corporate culture and many other areas, creating a vicious cycle that perpetuates the... Read More »
The mother of a Virginia teen is suing the Virginia State Police Department along with two state troopers after her son was shot and killed during a police chase in January 2021. Latoya Benton, the mother of 18-year-old Xzavier Hill filed her lawsuit in early April in the U.S. District... Read More »
Colonia High School in New Jersey’s Woodbridge Township has been the center of a medical mystery after over 100 people connected with the high school have come forward with a diagnosis of a rare brain tumor. The link between the brain tumors and the high school first began to surface... Read More »
Nine new lawsuits have been filed against a Southwest Missouri boarding school. The lawsuits were brought forward by nine former students who detailed that abuse was rampant during their time there. Named in the lawsuit is the faith-based Agape Boarding School for Boys located in Stockton, Mo. The Agape Baptist... Read More »
The online marketplace app LetGo is facing a wrongful death lawsuit after a Colorado couple was shot to death while meeting up with a seller using the app. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the couple’s five children, and the suit which was filed in federal court names Letgo... Read More »
Officials in a North Carolina city have settled with a former female firefighter who brought forward claims of a hostile work environment through a federal gender discrimination lawsuit. The former firefighter, Joy Ponder, will receive $155,000 in compensatory damages according to her attorney, John Hunter. Ponder worked in the Asheville... Read More »
The University of Southern California is suing two YouTube pranksters after they disrupted a Jewish studies class, causing panic and chaos amongst the students. The prank is just one of many similar disruptions by the group which has led the university to take legal action. The LA Times, which has... Read More »
A Texas woman will serve over five years behind bars for her role in defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the CARES Act. Court documents and evidence brought forward during trial detail that 24-year-old Lola Shalewa Barbara Kasali of Houston, Texas, defrauded the PPP out of $1.9 million. Following... Read More »
The family of a passenger aboard a Delta flight is suing the airlines after the passenger later died as a result of injuries he sustained while boarding the aircraft. Ricardo Lopez Rangel was traveling on vacation with his family from Los Angeles to Hawaii on July 13, 2021. Rangel, who... Read More »
The parents of one of the 17 victims shot during an outdoor concert in Dallas in early April are suing the event organizer and others, claiming that the shooting was a “preventable tragedy.” The shooting broke out at around 11:30 p.m among the crowd of an estimated 2,000 concertgoers. Officials... Read More »
The city of Palm Springs in California has approved $200,000 to advance a pilot program that would provide a guaranteed universal basic income for individuals who identify as transgender or non-binary or are a member of the LGBTQ community. As part of the program, recipients would receive up to $900... Read More »
Seattle's King County and the City of Kirkland are being sued by a community group, Keep Kids Safe, after the county purchased a hotel with the intent to convert it into permanent public housing. The lawsuit was filed in late March in Snohomish County. The hotel at the center of... Read More »
A Florida-based wind and energy company has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay over $8 million in restitution and fines for the death of at least 150 Eagles over the past decade. ESI Energy, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC, has pleaded guilty to three violations of... Read More »
