California’s efforts to improve working conditions in the fast-food industry have been met with aggressive resistance. In late December, a county judge blocked the state from implementing a landmark new law aimed at setting a higher minimum wage for quick service workers, pending the results of a voter referendum. With... Read More about California's Fast Food Minimum Wage Increase to Be Decided by Voters in 2024
Three former South Florida nursing schools are accused of an alleged nursing accreditation scheme that awarded thousands of fake unearned nursing diplomas to hopeful nursing students. In connection with this scheme, over 24 individuals have been charged for their alleged involvement with the multimillion-dollar operation. The three South Florida schools... Read More about DOJ Announces Charges After 7,600 Individuals Obtained Fake Nursing Degrees in Florida
Customers who’ve bought period underwear manufactured by Thinx may now be entitled to a refund. The feminine hygiene product company recently agreed to pay $5 million to settle claims that its period pants contain undisclosed harmful chemicals. Thinx markets a variety of specialized underwear, ranging from boyshorts to thongs and... Read More about Thinx Pays $5M to Settle Claims Period Underwear Contains PFAS
The NRA has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Illinois over a new law that places severe restrictions and bans on semi-automatic weapons. The lawsuit calls the law a blatant violation of the Constitution's Second Amendment and calls for swift action to have the law stamped down. The... Read More about NRA Joins Federal Lawsuit Against Illinois Ban on Semiautomatic Weapons
A Georgia school district is facing a discrimination lawsuit brought on by the parents of students who say they were not allowed to wear a Black Lives Matter t-shirt while their white peers were allowed to wear clothing displaying the Confederate flag. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court... Read More about Parents of Georgia Students File Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Banned BLM Apparel
In a 55-page report, the DOJ seeks legal ways to solve the national disconnect between law enforcement and millions of citizens. A brutal, graphic video of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols being beaten to death by five Black police officers in Memphis is creating a cacophony of questions and investigations that once... Read More about Video shows police brutality, not racism, is at the heart of skateboarder Tyre Nichols beating death in Memphis.
When a pet is sick and under the care of veterinarians, the minimum the owner should expect from them is honesty about the animal’s condition. A woman whose service animal, a cat named Dennis, died after her vets repeatedly told her that he was “doing great,” sued the pet’s vets... Read More about Suit for Cat’s Death Due to Deceit by Pet’s Vets Is Not Barred by Statute of Limitations
A New Jersey woman has filed a lawsuit against a surgical center over claims that she suffered severe third-degree burns after her oxygen supply during her surgery caught on fire. The 79-year-old woman filed her lawsuit in late January in the Superior Court of Essex County. Her allegations paint a... Read More about Surgery Patient Suffers Third-Degree Burns after Oxygen Catches Fire, Lawsuit Says
T-Mobile has been hit with a data breach that has impacted about 37 million of its customers. The data breach resulted in the personal identification information of millions of customers across the nation being shared with unauthorized individuals. In a form filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on... Read More about T-Mobile Says Data on 37 Million Customers Stolen
Big box retailer Costco lost its bid to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the company falsely advertises its canned tuna as “dolphin safe.” A proposed class action claims Costco’s tuna is acquired via fishing methods that harm and kill dolphins. A federal court in San Francisco recently rejected Costco’s motion to... Read More about Costco Can't Escape Lawsuit Over “Dolphin-Safe” Tuna Claims
The family of Holocaust survivors Karl and Rosi Adler, who anxiously fled Nazi Germany in 1938 sued the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation for a Picasso painting worth $200 million. The heirs’ demand, unlike the precious abstract work of art, is crystal clear: return the painting to the family. The lawsuit... Read More about Non-profits and heirs of Jewish couple who escaped Nazis 85 years ago sue Guggenheim for Picasso painting
If this news story sounds familiar, that’s because it is. In a case echoing past rape charges from the 1990s, a woman filed a lawsuit against former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson this week. The woman claims that Tyson raped her while they were in a limousine in Albany, New York. ... Read More about Under New York’s one-year “Adult Survivors Act,” a woman charges Mike Tyson of raping her in the 1990s
CVS Health has been hit with a lawsuit for workplace discrimination after allegedly firing a nurse practitioner for refusing to prescribe birth control on religious grounds. According to the complaint, Texas resident J. Robyn Strader worked at a CVS MinuteClinic for six and a half years. CVS granted her religious... Read More about Former CVS Nurse Practitioner Sues for Religious Discrimination After Refusing to Prescribe Birth Control
Plagiarism is a major problem in higher education. Students who present the work of others as their own without proper attribution can fail a single assignment or the entire course. But it is not only students who copy the work of others. One professor at a public university in California... Read More about Professor’s Communication With Public University About Her Alleged Plagiarism Is Public Record
President Biden has elected to continue the controversial Trump-era immigration policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait outside of the country while their claims are pending. Although the White House was forced to reinstate the so-called “Remain in Mexico” policy by court order, progressive politicians and human rights activists are concerned with... Read More about Biden Reinstates Trump-Era “Remain in Mexico” Policy