In a case that one legal journalist wrote is “likely destined for inclusion in law school casebooks,” an appellate court has reversed a trial court’s ruling that invalidated a two-page contract written in a coffee shop with a pen borrowed from a server. The opinion said that the restaurant text... Read More about Document Scribbled in Coffee Shop Held to Be Valid Contract
The family of an elementary-age boy with ADHD has filed a federal lawsuit against a Wyoming school resource officer and his employer, the Laramie County Sheriff's Office. The lawsuit accuses the officer of violating the child’s constitutional rights after a meeting between the child and the principal escalated into a... Read More about Family of Disabled 2nd Grader Pinned Down and Assaulted by School Officer, Says Federal Lawsuit
The families of three Jacksonville residents who were shot and killed in a local Dollar General are filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the bargain price retailer, Dollar General. Maryann and Stephen Palmeter, the parents of the suspected gunman, Ryan Christopher Palmeter, are also named as defendants along with Palmeter’s... Read More about Families of Jacksonville Dollar General Shooting Victims File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Store and Shooters’ Family
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Iowa along with Lambda Legal and the law firm of Jenner and Block have filed a lawsuit representing seven Iowa families. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are challenging state law, Senate File 496. That bill was signed into law in May of this... Read More about Iowa Law Restricting LGBTQ Education in Schools Challenged by Seven Iowa Families in New Lawsuit
On November 16, a U.S. District Court for the District of Utah issued a consent decree against Evig, LLC and its president and Premium Production LLC and its manager for violating the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act by selling their “Balance of Nature” product that violated manufacturing practice regulations... Read More about “Balance of Nature” Back in Business after FDA Enjoined Manufacturer from Distributing Misbranded Dietary Supplements
A Greenwich, Connecticut, woman filed a negligence lawsuit against the popular restaurant chain, Chopt, earlier this week. Her lawsuit comes after she says she unknowingly chewed on a human finger after she ordered a salad. Allison Cozzi filed her lawsuit earlier this week with the Supreme Court of Westchester County,... Read More about Restaurant Chain Chopt Faces New Lawsuit After Diner Finds Severed Finger in Her Salad
In a showdown between a religious ritual that involves the sacrificial killing of chickens and the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious freedom, religion has triumphed. On the day before Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement and the holiest day of the Jewish year, some members of the Orthodox Jewish... Read More about Freedom of Religion Blocks Prosecution of Group Killing Chickens
A group of gun-owning plaintiffs filed suit to challenge the constitutionality of several California laws and practices that require the State’s Department of Justice to gather and maintain records and personal information about gun and ammunition sellers and their potential transferees. In an effort to reduce gun violence, this information... Read More about Gun Owners Who Want to Transfer Arms Have No Right of Privacy From Government
The Madison, Wisconsin-based nonprofit animal activist group, Great Lakes Wildlife Alliance, has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) accusing the agency and its board of ignoring science and public comments while drafting and finalizing its wolf management plan. In developing the 2023 wolf management plan, staff... Read More about Wisconsin Animal Protection Group Claims DNR Ignored Science and Public Comments in 2023 Wolf Plan
Four Maryland roommates who say officers illegally entered their apartment and then shot and killed their pet dog, a boxer mix named Hennessy, are suing Prince George's County and the three involved officers for $16 million in damages. The plaintiffs include roommates Umana Erika, Erazo Sanchez, Dayri Amaya Benitez, and... Read More about Roommates File $16M Lawsuit After Prince George’s County, MD, Police Kill Pet Dog
Prostitution is a criminal offense in California. Yet, a new ruling by a California appellate court mandates that the pimp and human trafficker who forced the plaintiff to engage in prostitution must give restitution for her illegal labor. H.B., the prostitute and petitioner in this case, met her pimp Lamar... Read More about Prostitute Can Sue Her Pimp for Pilfered Earnings
A Florida judge has ruled that a lawsuit accusing Tesla of overpromising on its vehicle's Autopilot system can go to trial. The lawsuit was filed by Kim Banner when her husband, Jeremy Banner, was killed in 2019 after engaging the Autopilot system. Banner was traveling on a South Florida road... Read More about Florida Judge Rules Lawsuit Accusing Tesla's Autopilot of Driver's Death Can Go to Trial
Defendant/Appellant Rohullah Hamidi passed a car that was stopped in an unmarked crosswalk at the intersection of El Cajon Boulevard and Altadena Street in San Diego. He then struck and killed a pedestrian who was running in a different lane than the one in which the car was stopped. A... Read More about Driver Who Passed A Stopped Car and Killed A Woman in the Crosswalk Is Guilty of Manslaughter
After 13 years of litigation and three trials, the city of Pomona, California, has won its case against SQM North American Corporation after the corporation contaminated the city's groundwater with its defective fertilizer products. SQM North American Corporation has agreed to pay the city $30.62 million to cover the costs... Read More about Pomona, CA Wins $30M in Damages After Fertilizer Contaminates City’s Water Supply
Worldwide motor racing event Formula 1 debuted its first circuit in Paradise, Nevada, this year. Despite this highly anticipated event and hundreds of millions of dollars in preparation, the event was plagued with a number of mishaps which ultimately led F1 fans to file a class action lawsuit against the... Read More about As Las Vegas Grand Prix Ends, F1 Fans File Class-Action Lawsuit Over Disappointing Race