Popular online retailer Temu is pushing back against a recently filed lawsuit that accuses it of having unfiltered access to user data. Last week, the online retail giant asked to have a recently filed class action lawsuit moved out of court and into arbitration. The class action lawsuit was initially... Read More about Temu Accused of Violating User Privacy Rights in New Class Action Lawsuit
A teenage girl has been awarded $4.4 million in a sexual assault lawsuit against a McDonald's franchise located in Pennsylvania. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a then 14-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by the manager in the bathroom of the Pittsburgh area McDonald's. Named in the lawsuit... Read More about Pittsburgh Area McDonalds to Pay Teen Worker $4.4M After Sexual Assault
Russell Simmons, a notable figure in the rap and hip-hop music scene of the 1990s, is currently facing a federal lawsuit accusing him of rape with the allegations brought forth by a former executive at Def Jam Recordings, the influential label he co-founded with producer Rick Rubin. The plaintiff, known... Read More about Russell Simmons Accused of Rape by Former Def Jam Exec
Customers are now suing after they say expensive and new LG refrigerators they've purchased are failing much sooner than they're supposed to, as early as one year from their purchase date. Once their units fail, customers say LG and the retailers that sold the products to them have offered little... Read More about LG Accused of Defrauding Customers In New Class Action Lawsuit Over Failing Refrigerators
Harvey Sultzer, the husband of a Florida woman who died after a robotic device burned her small intestine during surgery, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the makers of the robot. The lawsuit was filed in early February in the United States District Court for the Southern District of... Read More about Wrongful Death Lawsuit Says Defective Robotic Device Burned a Florida Woman’s Small Intestine
A Tennessee city has agreed to end a year-long lawsuit with the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups over a drag ban that made national headlines last year. The trouble began in 2023 after the non-profit LGBTQ+ rights advocacy group, Tennessee Equality Project (TEP), filed a federal lawsuit against... Read More about Tennessee City Agrees to $500K Settlement With ACLU Over ‘Drag Ban’
Over 70 workers with the New York City Housing Authority were arrested earlier this week by city and federal investigators. The criminal bust is being called one of the largest cases of single-day bribery and corruption in the history of the Justice Department. The overwhelming arrests were on full display... Read More about 70 New York Public Housing Workers Arrested in Massive Corruption Scandal
National real estate brokerage Keller Williams is the latest domino to fall in the flurry of lawsuits targeting real estate commission percentages. The brokerage has agreed to enter into a proposed $70 million settlement agreement to end the barrage of litigation filed against it. In 2019, homebuyers banded together to... Read More about Keller Williams Reaches a $70 Million Settlement to End Real Estate Agent Commission Lawsuits Nationwide
Jessica Ross and Treveon Taylor Sr. filed a lawsuit last year against Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, Georgia and their obstetrician, Dr. Tracey St. Julian, following the tragic birth that resulted in the death of their son Treveon Taylor, Jr. The couple is accusing the hospital of gross negligence... Read More about Decapitated Baby's Death During Delivery Ruled Homicide by Medical Examiner
The son of 60-year-old Lisa Edwards has filed a federal lawsuit against Knoxville police officers, security guards, medical providers, and others after his mom was forced to leave a hospital when she showed up seeking medical care and died the next day. On February 4, 2023, Edwards was flying from... Read More about Family Member Sues Hospital, Knoxville Police, and Others After 60-Year-Old Woman Was Forced to Leave the Hospital and Later Died
Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of school shooter Ethan Crumbley, was convicted Tuesday on four counts of involuntary manslaughter related to the November 2021 mass shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, that resulted in the deaths of four students. Crumbley's case is believed to be the first time a... Read More about Mother of 2021 Oxford High School Shooting Perpetrator Found Guilty on Four Counts of Involuntary Manslaughter
In a significant legal development, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has intervened to maintain California's requirement for background checks on ammunition purchases, pausing a lower court's decision that deemed the law unconstitutional. This move comes after a contentious ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego,... Read More about Federal Appeals Court Upholds California's Ammunition Background Check Law
Actress Gina Carano has filed a lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm, alleging wrongful termination and discrimination stemming from her dismissal from the popular series "The Mandalorian." The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in a California federal court, revolves around Carano's termination following a controversial social media post in which she drew... Read More about Elon Musk Funds Gina Carano's Lawsuit Against Disney
A federal appeals court has unanimously ruled that Donald Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution for his alleged efforts to reverse his loss in the 2020 presidential election. Trump's argument that his status as president at the time of the alleged crimes shielded him from charges was flatly rejected... Read More about Appeals Court Rejects Trump's Presidential Immunity Claim
Adair County Youth Detention Center in Kentucky is facing a third lawsuit related to claims that children were being abused and mistreated while under the facility’s care. The latest lawsuit represents a girl who was held in isolation, assaulted, and then denied treatment for injuries she sustained. The legal team... Read More about Third Lawsuit Filed Against Kentucky Juvenile Facility Over Treatment of Teens