A federal judge has ruled that Kraft Heinz must face a proposed class action lawsuit alleging that the company falsely advertised its iconic Kraft Mac & Cheese as free from artificial preservatives, a claim that plaintiffs argue is deceptive. In her decision on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland determined... Read More about Kraft Heinz Faces Class Action Over Alleged False Labeling on Mac & Cheese
A California Girl has been awarded $300,000 after her pet goat, Cedar, was seized by police and later slaughtered. The lawsuit was filed by the girl's mother, Jessica Long, and named the Shasta County Sheriff's Department and Shasta County as the defendants. She filed her lawsuit in 2023 and argued... Read More about Nine-Year-Old Awarded $300K in Settlement After Her Pet Goat Was Seized and Killed
A former cast member of the Bravo reality series, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (RHOSLC), lost her legal fight against her former friend Heather Gay, owner of Beauty Labs + Laser. She has now been ordered by a Utah judge to pay over $35,000. Beauty Labs + Laser... Read More about The Cost of Beauty: RHOSLC Celebrity Ordered to Pay $35,000 for Never Paying $2,000 Bill for Lip Injections
Elon Musk and his pro-Trump campaign group America PAC are the subject of at least two lawsuits that accused him of fraud in a recent sweepstakes he held just days before the 2024 presidential election. Michigan resident and attorney Robert Alvarez was one of the thousands of people who signed... Read More about Elon Musk's Accused of Fraud in $1M Daily Sweepstakes
A federal judge has denied Sean “Diddy” Combs’ request for a gag order aimed at silencing victims and their attorneys in his ongoing racketeering and sex trafficking case, calling the request “unprecedented” and “unwarranted.” Judge Arun Subramanian rejected the rapper’s plea on Friday, stating that such an order would violate... Read More about Federal Judge Denies Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Request for Gag Order in Sex Trafficking Case
Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s election could significantly impact the federal and state criminal cases he faces, potentially putting the federal prosecutions on hold and ending them entirely. Special counsel Jack Smith is reportedly assessing how to proceed with the cases, given the Justice Department’s... Read More about Trump’s Election Victory Complicates Ongoing Criminal Cases
As reported by Reuters, Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a $70,000 engagement ring must be returned to its original owner, Bruce Johnson, after he called off his engagement to Caroline Settino. In doing so, the court has effectively abandoned a 1959 precedent requiring courts to determine which party... Read More about Massachusetts Court Rules $70K Engagement Ring Must Be Returned
Two days before jury selection, Philadelphia foster care agency First Home Care agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman who was sexually abused and trafficked by a man she met in her agency-approved foster home. The woman, identified as D.P. to protect her identity, was awarded $9.3 million.... Read More about Philadelphia Woman Awarded $9.3 Million After Being Groomed and Trafficked at 13 While in Foster Care
U.S. District Court Judge Judge Eric Tostrud recently sentenced Dodzi Kordorwu, 38, of Brooklyn Park, New York, to over five years in prison for his scheme targeting mostly elderly people in a romance scam. In December 2023, Mr. Kordorwu pled guilty to mail fraud. The judge also ordered Mr. Kordorwu... Read More about The Cost of Loneliness: Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Romance Fraud Scheme
A Pennsylvania state judge ruled on Monday that Elon Musk’s controversial $1 million-a-day giveaway to swing state voters can proceed, just one day before the highly anticipated U.S. presidential election between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump. The ruling follows a surprising day of courtroom testimony,... Read More about Pennsylvania Judge Allows Elon Musk’s $1 Million-a-Day Giveaway to Continue
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr has publicly criticized Vice President Kamala Harris's guest appearance on Saturday Night Live (SNL), asserting that it breached the agency’s “equal time” rule. The rule is designed to ensure fairness by allowing rival political candidates to request equivalent airtime when a candidate appears... Read More about FCC Commissioner Criticizes VP Harris's 'SNL' Appearance for Alleged Violation of Equal Time Rule
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on Friday that Ed Sheeran’s hit “Thinking Out Loud” did not infringe upon the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s 1973 classic, “Let’s Get It On.” The court determined that the musical elements were too generic to warrant exclusive ownership, dismissing the... Read More about Federal Appeals Court Rules Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” Does Not Infringe Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On”
Paramount Global is facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that it shared its streaming subscribers' viewing histories with tech giants Meta and TikTok. The suit, filed in California federal court on Friday, accuses the media conglomerate of violating the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), a federal law restricting the... Read More about Paramount Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Allegedly Sharing Viewer Data with Meta and TikTok
Two environmental advocacy groups, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, have filed a lawsuit against the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) over its controversial plan to cull nearly 500,000 barred owls. The groups argue that the plan, designed to aid the recovery of the endangered... Read More about Environmental Groups Sue US Fish and Wildlife Service Over Barred Owl Plan
The US Supreme Court justices declined to hear an appeal by Uber and Lyft, which are being sued by the California Labor Commission for committing wage theft and violating California labor laws. The justices did not share any comments on why they denied the ride-sharing platforms’ writ of certiorari. This... Read More about US Supreme Court Denies Latest Attempt by Uber & Lyft to Sidestep California’s Wage Theft Lawsuit