In a recent trial involving FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, where a jury found him guilty of all counts last week, a forensic accountant has played a pivotal role in tracing the whereabouts of a staggering $9 billion in missing customer funds. Peter Easton, an accounting professor at the University of... Read More about Forensic Accountant Uncovers Misuse of $9 Billion in FTX Customer Funds
Chloe Psalm Jeri Borden, a 23-year-old single mother and activist, went to a courthouse in Fresno, California, in 2019 to film what she considered to be “law enforcement harassment and misconduct.” She took pictures of people entering and leaving the building and its lobby on her cell phone while she... Read More about It’s “Reasonable” to Assume a Judicial Order Limiting Courthouse Photography Only Applies to Media
An off-duty Los Angeles police officer shot and killed a schizophrenic man who shoved him from behind and knocked him to the ground when he was sampling a sausage at Costco. The officer said he “believed” the man had a gun and that he was “acting within the scope of... Read More about LA's $17 Million Wrongful Death Verdict Against Its Off-Duty Cop Stands
In a ruling on Monday, Judge K. Christopher Jayaram of the District Court of Johnson County, Kansas, issued a preliminary injunction against a state law that mandated healthcare providers to inform patients that medication abortion can be reversed and is linked to breast cancer. The injunction will remain in effect... Read More about Kansas Judge Blocks Controversial Abortion Law Amid Legal Challenge
Maureen McDermott was sentenced to death for the attempted murder and first-degree murder of her housemate in 1990. She filed a habeas corpus petition that asked the court to review the legality of her conviction, arguing that the district attorney who prosecuted her committed “prejudicial error” when she quoted Biblical... Read More about Ninth Circuit Won’t Block Woman’s Death Sentence for Murder of Housemate
The family of a 21-year-old college student who died after drinking a caffeinated beverage from Panera Bread has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The family says the company's deceptive marketing and mislabeling of the drink led their daughter to consume a beverage she would have otherwise avoided. The lawsuit was... Read More about 21-Year-Old Student Dies After Drinking Panera’s Charged Lemonade
It’s a war of words in a new lawsuit that aims to control how elementary-age students are taught to read in Ohio. A popular national reading organization, Recovery Council of North America, filed its lawsuit against the state of Ohio and Governor Mike DeWine in an effort to block a... Read More about Ohio Faces New Lawsuit as State Moves Toward “Science of Reading” Educational Curriculum
Over 80 women have come together in a newly filed class action lawsuit against a Boston area doctor. The lawsuit, which was filed in Massachusetts state court earlier this month, accuses Dr. Derrick Todd of engaging in sexually abusive medical exams. At least 82 women have come together in a... Read More about Over 80 Women Accuse Boston Doctor of Sexual Abuse in New Class-Action Lawsuit
When Facebook learned that the personal data of its users had been harvested by a British consulting firm named Cambridge Analytica in 2018, the social media giant violated the Securities and Exchange Act by failing to disclose the data breach to its stockholders for two years. Instead, the Menlo Park-based... Read More about Shareholders Suit Against Facebook for Securities Fraud Can Partially Continue
Because domestic violence can take many forms, California’s courts are often called upon to clarify the definitions and parameters of “abuse” within the meaning of the State’s Domestic Violence Prevention Act (DVPA). A new ruling by a State Court of Appeal adds one additional factor: Repeated false reports to the... Read More about False Reports About Children’s Welfare Justify Hearing on Domestic Violence Restraining Order
The family of a Washington woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit following her untimely death while sitting in a hospital waiting room. Forty-one-year-old Cheyenna Costello was complaining of severe stomach pain on November 2, 2022. During the evening hours, her pain worsened and included vomiting and diarrhea, prompting her... Read More about Washington Mom of Three Dies After Four Hours in Hospital ER Waiting Room
In a series of rulings last Friday, October 20, Colorado District Judge Sarah Wallace rejected multiple motions by former President Donald Trump and the Colorado GOP to dismiss a lawsuit aimed at preventing him from appearing on the state's 2024 presidential ballot. The lawsuit invokes the 14th Amendment's "insurrectionist ban"... Read More about Colorado Judge Denies Trump's Attempts to Dismiss 14th Amendment Lawsuit
On Wednesday, October 18th, a federal judge in Louisiana dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Rolling Stones members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The lawsuit, filed by Spanish songwriter Sergio Garcia Fernandez, who goes by the stage name Angelslang, alleged that the iconic rock band's 2020 single "Living in a... Read More about Rolling Stones Dodge Copyright Lawsuit Due to Jurisdictional Issues
A nine-year-old transgender boy in North Carolina has filed a lawsuit against the state over a newly passed bill that puts limitations on gender-affirming care for individuals under the age of 18. The child is identified by the pseudonym Victor Voe, in the lawsuit to conceal his identity. The suit... Read More about Nine-Year-Old Transgender Boy Sues North Carolina Over New Bill Restricting Transgender Care
In recognition of the many low-income students who live near the California-Mexico border and who seek quality higher education, Governor Newsom signed a bill that will create a pilot program that will allow 150 students who live within 45 miles of the California border to pay in-state tuition at nine... Read More about New California Law Lets Some Mexicans Pay In-State College Tuition