Johns Hopkins University and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have agreed to pay a combined $35.2 million to settle claims that they gave preferential treatment to wealthy student applicants, in violation of U.S. antitrust laws. The settlements, disclosed in a court filing on Friday, bring the total amount recovered... Read More »
Stephanie Cosme, 32, was working for Sumaria Systems, a contractor working for the US Navy, in California on Sept. 7, 2023, when she was killed by an airplane propeller. Her family, after waiting for eight months to read the official report, filed suit against Sumaria Systems and its director Derek... Read More »
Disney faces new legal troubles surrounding its hit animated franchise Moana. Animator Buck Woodall filed a lawsuit on Friday in California federal court, claiming Disney plagiarized his screenplay for an animated film titled Bucky. The suit alleges that both Moana and its sequel drew heavily from Woodall’s work, which he... Read More »
In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers seeking to classify workers as exempt from overtime pay under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) only need to prove their case by a "preponderance of the evidence," not the stricter "clear and convincing evidence" standard.... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law banning TikTok in the United States unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells the popular app. The decision, delivered unanimously, puts TikTok on course for a potential nationwide shutdown starting Jan. 19, just one day before Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration. The... Read More »
A beloved baseball team and a family fighting over control are headed for court. When the San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, 63, died in November 2023, his widow Sheel Seidler said her husband wanted her to take over the team and become the “control person.” As noted in a... Read More »
Eric Eiswert, the former principal at Pikesville High School in Baltimore, Maryland, has filed a lawsuit against Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) and other school officials after an AI-generated audio went viral last year depicting the former principal using profane hate speech against students and teachers. The clip would later... Read More »
In a scene eerily familiar to one in Germany just weeks prior, an Army veteran wreaked havoc on innocent families in New Orleans on New Year's Eve when he sped around a makeshift barricade and ran over numerous people. In total, American Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar killed fourteen people and... Read More »
On December 31, 2024, professional New York Jets player Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner and Barstool Sports, a digital media outlet, were sued by Kalli Mariakis, a 42-year-old mother from Mississippi and a Buffalo Bills fan. The suit was filed on December 31, 2024, in Morris County, New Jersey, Superior Court. Ms.... Read More »
CVS-owned healthcare insurer Aetna has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida against Radiology Partners, Inc. and its affiliate, Mori, Bean & Brooks (MBB). The lawsuit accuses the companies of orchestrating a healthcare fraud scheme that allegedly cost Aetna and their plan sponsors... Read More »
Global rap star Nicki Minaj is facing a lawsuit by a former employee, Brandon Jovan Garrett, for assault. Ms. Minaj, 42, whose legal name is Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, is accused by Mr. Garrett of hitting him numerous times and intentionally inflicting emotional distress on him during a tour in Detroit.... Read More »
The New York Post is reporting on the newest lawsuit to hit the national fast food chain, Arby's. The lawsuit, which was filed in December 2024 in Queens County Supreme Court, targets Arby's over its fast food sizes and what is being described as “deceptive” business practices. The lawsuit accuses... Read More »
Apple has agreed to enter into a $95 million settlement agreement to end a proposed class action lawsuit that accused the tech giant of listening in on user conversations through its Siri voice-activated assistant. A preliminary settlement was reached on December 13, 2024, in an Oakland, California, federal court. The... Read More »
It’s a fresh new year, but the deep, ongoing battle lines drawn among states continue to deepen regarding abortion laws, access and restrictions across the U.S. Incoming President Donald Trump has sworn not to change the federal law regarding abortion and to leave the legal issue of abortion “to the... Read More »
Global oil company Exxon Mobil filed a lawsuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the Sierra Club, and other environmental organizations including San Francisco Baykeeper, Heal the Bay and the Surfrider Foundation, claiming they worked in concert to defame the energy giant in a previous court battle. Exxon Mobil filed... Read More »
