In the case of R.S. v. Orange County Social Services Agency, decided on September 20th by the California Court of Appeal, the plaintiff was placed in foster care at the licensed foster home of Howard and Ann Graubner in 1970 when he was eight years old. He remained there for... Read More »
When is an Uber driver on duty? The answer comes from a case involving an offline Uber driver, who dropped off a passenger and soon thereafter hit a pedestrian with his unoccupied vehicle. MacKenzie Young Jay Kim, a pedestrian, was hit by Uber driver Ralph Wilson III in West Los... Read More »
After nine months of seeking conservatorship for her son,47-year-old Elijah Blue Allman, iconic singer Cher, 78, agreed to drop her petition on September 13 in Los Angeles Superior Court. In a statement to People magazine, the attorneys for Elijah Blue Allman, who is the son of Cher and the late... Read More »
A teen has filed a lawsuit in Florida after he says he was robbed of the 50/50 home run ball struck by Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani during a September 19 game. The historic ball landed behind the outfield wall at LoanDepot Park in Miami. The baseball star hit his 50th... Read More »
Police repeatedly used excessive force, made unlawful arrests, ignored civil rights, and left over fifty percent of a small town of 1,200 people with a shocking $1.7 million owed fees and fines. Following an all-encompassing two-year investigation that began in 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the... Read More »
The environmental watchdog group, Environmental Working Group (EWG), has filed a lawsuit against Tyson Foods, accusing the company of making false and misleading claims about its climate-friendly goals. The lawsuit was filed in late September in a Washington D.C. superior court. EWG claims that Tyson Foods’ advertised climate goals are... Read More »
A new section to California’s Vehicle Code (CVC) added by AB 2773 in 2022, section §2806.5, became operative on January 1, 2024. It says that peace officers making traffic stops must state and document the reason for the stop before questioning a driver. The purpose of the new law, which... Read More »
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has filed a motion to dismiss a bribery charge brought against him by federal prosecutors, signaling an aggressive defense strategy just days after being indicted. Adams, the first sitting New York City mayor in modern history to be indicted, faces accusations of accepting luxury... Read More »
The FBI has agreed to a $22 million settlement in response to a class-action lawsuit filed by 34 female recruits, alleging systemic gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and wrongful dismissal during training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. The lawsuit, filed in 2019, claims that female trainees were targeted for... Read More »
Acadia Healthcare Company Inc., a major operator of inpatient behavioral health facilities across the United States, has agreed to pay $16.6 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by improperly billing Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE for services that were not medically necessary or did not meet... Read More »
A federal court in New Orleans has sentenced Captain Abdurrahman Korkmaz to eight months in prison and imposed a $2 million criminal penalty on two corporations—Prive Overseas Marine LLC and Prive Shipping Denizcilik Ticaret—for their roles in violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and obstructing a U.S.... Read More »
A federal judge has approved a $600 million class-action settlement offered by Norfolk Southern Railroad for residents and businesses affected by the catastrophic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which occurred in February 2023. The settlement, which compensates those who lived within 20 miles of the derailment site, clears the... Read More »
Over 150 participants of a tough mudder race in California’s Bay Area last year were infected by contaminated water. Today, those participants and others are filing lawsuits against the race organizers and others. The 2023 Sonoma Raceway Tough Mudder, held last year in Sonoma, California, was hosed down and had... Read More »
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was charged with bribery, fraud, and campaign-finance offenses in a sweeping indictment unsealed Thursday. Federal prosecutors allege that Adams, a Democrat, illegally solicited contributions from Turkish donors in exchange for political favors, including helping facilitate the opening of a Turkish consulate building without a... Read More »
The rising popularity of residential solar panels has also cracked the door open for fraud. In that light, five solar panel companies have been accused of deceptive practices in a new lawsuit filed by the Legal Aid Society of New York City. The lawsuit says the companies engaged in deceptive... Read More »
