Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO billionaire, is now facing a $44 billion lawsuit from Twitter. The new lawsuit is expected to be a lengthy fight since Twitter is seeking a $1 billion breakup fee that was agreed upon in the original agreement between the two parties. The lawsuit, filed in... Read More »
A Pennsylvania dispatcher allegedly refused to send medical help to a sick woman in a rural area two years ago, after a family member called 911. Now, dispatcher Leon Price has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, recklessly endangering another person, official oppression, and obstruction of the administration of law or... Read More »
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the “Safer Streets for All Act,” a controversial bill that supporters say will “protect the most marginalized in our community,” on July 1. The bill, sponsored by State Senator Scott Weiner, repeals a 1995 section of the California Penal Code that criminalized loitering with the... Read More »
Like thousands of others, Willie McNeal used Old Spice Talc for men as part of his daily routine. He used it for over 20 years, from 1958 to 1980, not knowing that the powder contained carcinogenic minerals. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma, an aggressive and rare cancer, in 2017, and... Read More »
The family of an Indiana mom who was killed while parasailing on vacation in the Florida Keys is suing the boating company for wrongful death and personal injury claims. Supraja Alaparthi, 33, was with 10 other family members including her six-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son when they went out with... Read More »
Numerous Whole Foods customers have launched two class-action suits targeting Amazon after the giant retailer and delivery service removed free shipping for Prime customers. The pair of lawsuits are claiming it’s illegal for Amazon to offer a service for free and then suddenly stop that service and start charging customers. ... Read More »
A 44-year-old Florida man, attempting to get a job at Disney on their security team, has a few unsettling things to add to his resume after his last trip to Disneyland. David Emerson Proudfoot of Kissimmee, Florida, was caught Micky-Mouse white-handed after he posed as a Disney World Cast Member... Read More »
Activision Blizzard is one of the largest video game companies in the world. Through its subsidiaries, Activision owns the rights to powerhouse video game franchises such as Call of Duty and World of Warcraft. The company has been hit with a number of complaints over the last year alleging widespread... Read More »
The struggle to preserve fair elections is now facing another challenge. When the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) begins its October 2022-2023 term, it will hear a case that asks whether state legislatures, not state courts, have the sole constitutional authority to regulate federal elections. This means that it will... Read More »
As details continue to emerge about the 21-year-old Highland Park, Illinois, shooter, a sort of blame game has unfolded as officials try to piece together what motivated the shooter to embark on his killing rampage. New details have emerged regarding the shooter's access to firearms, including the one used to... Read More »
Warby Parker successfully dodged a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by 1-800 Contacts claiming that Warby Parker was buying keywords to push their paid advertisements higher up on search engine result pages, diverting potential customers away from the 1-800 Contacts website. U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel ruled that the ads were... Read More »
A 33-year-old Auburn, Washington man was just too sexy for his flight, so he took his clothes off. Adam Alexander Williams is now facing up to 20 years in jail, a $25,000 fine, and three years of supervised release. Assistant U.S. Attorney Zeno B. Baucus is prosecuting the case, which... Read More »
School is over, but schools’ responsibility toward students could remain long after the dismissal bell rings. A student who was stabbed in her high school’s parking lot when her track team was dismissed early may now get redress for her injuries. An appellate court remanded her case to Superior Court to determine... Read More »
The Department of Homeland Security implemented a series of Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) in January 2019. Under those orders, most often known as ex-President Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” program, “certain non-Mexican nationals arriving by land from Mexico were returned to Mexico to await the results of their removal proceedings.” These aspiring immigrants,... Read More »
He came to the United States to avoid being tortured or killed. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denied his right to protection because he failed to provide enough credible testimony about the dangers he would face if he returned to El Salvador. He appealed their decision and won. Now... Read More »
