The Federal Trade Commission recently dealt a blow against manufacturers in the war over the right to repair. Consumer advocates have been fighting to prevent corporations from conditioning product warranties on the use of branded products and official repair sites, when third-party repair shops and aftermarket parts are often much... Read More »
As lunch trays were being delivered to rooms at 11:45 AM, shots rang out on the 11th floor of the AdventHealth Hospital in Daytona Beach hospital. The fatal shooting then led to the arrest of a very surprising suspect, an elderly Florida woman, who had shot her terminally ill husband,... Read More »
When a divorced father tried to terminate the child support obligations he was to provide for his 18-year-old daughter who had dropped out of high school, the trial court ruled in his favor. His wife appealed, and now she and her daughter will be able to keep the funds that... Read More »
A New Mexico family has filed a lawsuit after their daughter’s leg was amputated following a 10-hour wait time in the emergency room. On October 14, 2022, 12-year-old Meiah Tafoya was rushing to class when she tripped and fell, fracturing her leg. The child's mother took her to the hospital... Read More »
Disabled 66-year-old Joanne Aguilar visited Disneyland with her two daughters on August 22, 2021, and died a few months later due to injuries sustained after she fell while disembarking from the Jungle Cruise ride. The Aguilar family filed a wrongful death lawsuit, charging that Disneyland violated the Americans with Disabilities... Read More »
In 44 B.C., the Roman Republic passed a law that forbade women from wearing togas. In 900 A.D. Chinese women were forced to bind their feet because the Emperor liked them to be “dainty.” In the Middle Ages, dress codes that permitted different attire for different women according to their... Read More »
Fourteen months after an on-set shooting death during the filming of the low-budget Western film “Rust,” New Mexico prosecutors charged actor Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. The charges stem from the fatal shooting on October 21, 2022, of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42. ... Read More »
Former Theranos executive Ramesh ‘Sunny’ Balwani was recently sentenced to 13 years in prison after being convicted on 12 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy. Balwani appealed his conviction, and he’s asked the district court to release him from prison while his appeal is pending. Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and... Read More »
The rise of AI digital image-generating applications and software has made it easy for individuals and businesses alike to create masterfully crafted artwork in mere seconds. For some artists, however, these groundbreaking tools are nothing more than copyright violations against actual, human artists. As these AI image generators continue to... Read More »
The Supreme Court recently held oral arguments addressing whether unions can be held responsible for damage to a company caused by a union-backed strike. The Court’s conservative supermajority appeared to favor the business, foreshadowing a continuation of the Court’s pro-business trend. The case titled Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood... Read More »
St. Paul, Minnesota’s, Hamline University is sprouting renewed questions about the freedom of speech and religion within the academic realm after an October incident with one of its former professors. In October, a former adjunct art professor with the university taught a class in which she showed a painting depicting... Read More »
Popular real estate company Keller Williams has agreed to a $40 million settlement to end a class action lawsuit that accused them of cold calling individuals on the National Do Not Call Registry. The lawsuit which was brought forward by plaintiff Beverly DeShay in June 2022 accuses the real estate... Read More »
It’s not just American taxpayers who face looming financial obligations and reach out to their accountants for creative - yet legal - solutions. The Treasury Department has been preparing to avoid today’s debt ceiling default, which now stands at $31.4 trillion. But this time, they’re considering some new legal tactics... Read More »
The male plaintiff and the female defendant met on a dating website. They went out a few times, then the man told the woman to stop contacting him. She didn’t take it well. She kept calling him, so he blocked her number. Then she posted naked pictures of him on... Read More »
Sterilization and testing laboratories company Sotera Health has agreed to pay $408 million to settle claims that the company used a known carcinogen in its sterilization process. The gas emitted from one of their facilities contaminated the air, affecting the nearby area. The settlement comes after two lawsuits accused the... Read More »
