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 »
Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who had been detained for months in Russia, was released last Thursday in a one-for-one prisoner exchange with international arms dealer Viktor Bout. Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, tweeted, "So happy to have Brittney back on U.S. soil. Welcome home BG!"... Read More »
Any soap opera writers looking for steamy ideas for their next plot need look no further than a recent case from a California district court. It has all the elements that make for addictive, shocking drama – a bereaved widow, a fight over the frozen sperm of her deceased husband,... Read More »
The Mall of America has reached a settlement with the family of a five-year-old boy who was thrown off of the third-floor balcony of The Mall of America in an unprovoked attack in April 2019. The lawsuit, which was filed in July 2021, accuses the mall of failing to provide... Read More »
Walmart has found itself the target of a $50 million lawsuit after a former team leader, 31-year-old Andre Bing of the Chesapeake, Va, supercenter shot up the store on November 23, killing six of his coworkers and injuring several others before taking his own life. The lawsuit was filed by... Read More »
Over the last few years, safety officials and health advocates around the country have been raising the alarm about flavored tobacco. Advocates argue products such as flavored vape pens and mini-cigars are not-so-secretly marketed toward children. California is one of several states that has enacted bans on the sale of... Read More »
In a lawsuit filed last week in Santa Clara County Superior Court by the parents of Stanford University student Katie Meyer, the parents accused the university of negligent actions in disciplining their daughter. They say the negligent actions led to their daughter’s death. Meyer was the captain of the University's... Read More »
