Anyone who chose to or had to take an airplane during the pandemic was nervous. But the airlines reassured everyone that the air up there was safe to breathe. One study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for example, found that the chances of getting COVID-19 on a plane were... Read More »
When a 100-year-old grandmother died, she left a $40 million estate to her three children, but three of her grandchildren had been disinherited in previous documents. After her death, one of her sons sued his mother’s attorney and the attorney’s law firm for malpractice. He argued the attorney had a... Read More »
There is no question that COVID-19 has posed countless problems for the legal system. But one defendant, convicted of multiple murders in California, tried to blame COVID for his convictions. He argued that forcing his jury to deliberate during the pandemic deprived him of due process. The appellate court was... Read More »
Meta, formerly known as the Facebook company, lent a much-needed helping hand to millions of victims plus a website called Revenge Porn Helpline, run by U.K.-based tech policy nonprofit SWGfL. Also called “Take It Down,” the site is open to children under the age of eighteen or their guardians. Revenge... Read More »
New York State officials have agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a discrimination-based lawsuit against a non-profit adoption and pregnancy resource center. In 2018, New York State’s Office of Children and Family Services targeted the Christian non-profit group, New Hope Services Facility, and threatened to close operations if they did... Read More »
Under new immigration rules announced by the Biden Administration, tens of thousands of migrants who cross through Mexico to seek safety in the United States will be summarily denied entry. The new policy has been decried by immigration and civil rights advocates as regressive and reminiscent of the strict rules... Read More »
The fight against the popular video-sharing app TikTok is alive yet again after a dozen senators introduced bipartisan legislation that would give the administration power to ban the app along with other Chinese-owned apps and foreign technologies if they pose national security threats. Shortly after senators announced the legislation, the... Read More »
Vanessa Bryant, the widow of former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and mother of 13-year-old Gianna, who were both killed in a horrific helicopter crash, has settled her lawsuit claims for $28.85 million. A portion of the settlement, $15 million, was previously awarded to Ms. Bryant in August 2022... Read More »
The Federal Trade Commission recently voted to take a case against Intuit Inc. to trial rather than grant a summary decision against the financial software company. The enforcement action stems from allegations that the company falsely markets its TurboTax services as “free,” when in reality many customers end up with... Read More »
A Houston woman has been awarded $557 million after she was involved in a train collision that left her with catastrophic injuries. On March 5, 2016, Mary Johnson was struck by a Union Pacific train in downtown Houston which left her with severe injuries including several amputations and severe brain... Read More »
The New Mexico prosecutors pursuing the case against actor and producer Alec Baldwin have elected to drop the “firearm enhancement” previously included among the charges. Prosecutors originally tacked a gun enhancement on top of the involuntary manslaughter charges brought against Baldwin following the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on... Read More »
The first of what undoubtedly will be hundreds more lawsuits involving military base Camp Lejeune have been filed. The first wave of lawsuits, totaling more than 100, have been filed by U.S. military veterans and their families in a North Carolina federal court. In the first week of March, 22... Read More »
If you've been feeling cramped on domestic airlines lately, you're not the only one. Over the past couple of years, flyers have vented their frustration over cramped seating and lack of legroom among other airline woes. In the Summer of 2022, Congress took action which led to the FAA accepting... Read More »
The mother of a five-day-old baby was charged with first-degree murder after her new baby daughter died from ingesting the heroin-derived morphine and methamphetamine that were in her breast milk. She was convicted and sentenced to a prison term of 25 years to life. The California Supreme Court ruled that... Read More »
The first openly transgender bishop of the nation's largest Christian denomination has filed a lawsuit alleging that he was unjustly forced from his position after being the victim of relentless harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Rev. Megan Rohrer was appointed bishop of Sierra Pacific Synod on May 8, 2021. His appointment... Read More »
