The University of Iowa Hospital and Clinic (UIHC) has agreed to a $15 million settlement to end a 2019 class action lawsuit that alleged hospital and clinic employees were improperly paid and were not paid overtime. The lawsuit was filed against Iowa's Board of Regents, the governing body of the... Read More about University of Iowa Hospitals Agree to $15M Settlement to End Employee Wage Lawsuit
A Mississippi judge has blocked a state law that allocated $10 million of federal pandemic relief funding to infrastructure grants for qualifying private schools in the state. The ruling was handed down by Hinds County Chancery Judge Crystal Wise Martin. Her ruling comes after the nonprofit group Parents for Public... Read More about Mississippi Judge Blocks Law That Used Federal Pandemic Relief to Fund Private School Grants
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the bread and butter of many enterprises. When someone searches Google, Yahoo, or Bing, the budding entrepreneur will do anything to ensure that terms relating to their industry direct the potential customer to the company’s website. Being relegated to the dreaded “second page” of Google... Read More about All About the Clicks: Online Traffic School Claims Competitor Stole Its IP to Manipulate SEO
Trevor Milton, the former CEO and founder of innovative electric truck company Nikola Motors, has been found guilty on three of four counts of fraud. The fraud charges stem from misleading statements Milton made while he was the acting chairman and CEO of Nikola. Milton, who rose to the rank... Read More about Nikola Motors Former CEO and Founder Found Guilty on Fraud Charges
Jane Doe, a woman plaintiff, created a successful software business and then sold it to SoftwareONE, Inc., a global corporation. They promised her an executive position, but within a year, her job was accompanied by demands for what she called “outlandish” behavior. For example, on a corporate retreat, the company’s... Read More about Woman Who Sold Her Business to Global Corp That Fired Her May Continue Her Gender Bias Suit
A Jacksonville, Florida man has filed a lawsuit against medical device provider, Tracpatch Health Inc. The lawsuit was filed by Robert C. Hovey in the Middle District of Florida. According to Hovey, Tracpatch Health Inc. knowingly marketed a hip replacement system known as the Consensus Hip System despite it being... Read More about Medical Device Provider Sued Over Defective Hip Replacement Device
The modern gig economy has given rise to a number of complications. Over the last few years, Rideshare drivers for Uber and Lyft and food delivery drivers for companies like Doordash and Grubhub have been locked in a battle over employee rights, centered on whether those workers should be considered... Read More about California Court Says Looser Employee vs. Independent Contractor Test Applies in Grubhub Lawsuit
The University of Washington has been ordered to pay the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) nearly $540,000 following a 2020 lawsuit that alleged the university destroyed critical public records during a federal investigation. In December 2021, the National Institute of Health released the results of a federal investigation... Read More about The University of Washington Ordered to Pay PETA $540K Over Primate Research Facility Lawsuit
Former Peloton trainer Daniel McKenna has filed a $2 million lawsuit against his former employee and a company executive. McKenna claimed that he was “subject to a hostile work environment” after the company discriminated, harassed, and retaliated against him. McKenna filed his lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court in... Read More about Former Peloton Employee Files $2 Million Lawsuit Over Discrimination and Harassment Claims
The U.S. government has reached a deal with Native American victims who were sexually abused as boys by pedophile doctor Stanley Patrick Weber. The boys were abused at the hands of Weber in federal hospitals in Montana and South Dakota during the mid-1990s. Reports detail that eight victims would receive... Read More about Native American Victims Abused by Pedophile Doctor Reach Settlement With Federal Government
Music festival season has come to a close, but that hasn't kept the nation's most beloved festival, Coachella, out of national headlines. Last week Coachella's parent company Goldenvoice announced that it was suing the organizers of the similarly named Ghanese music festival, Afrochella, over copyright infringement. According to Goldenvoice, organizers... Read More about Coachella Sues Afrochella Music Festival Organizers With Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
A Washington state cattle rancher will serve 11 years in prison after his ‘Ghost Cattle’ scam racked up over $244 million in fraudulently obtained payments from partner companies. According to the Department of Justice, 51-year-old rancher Cody Allen Easterday used his company Easterday Ranches Inc to funnel millions of dollars... Read More about $244M ‘Ghost Cattle’ Fraud Scheme Lands Washington Rancher 11-Year Prison Sentence
In a sweeping new move, President Joe Biden officially pardoned thousands of people convicted of possessing marijuana. The president said the current federal laws“make no sense.” The new pardons impacted about 6,500 people and created a ripple effect that sent US marijuana stocks booming. Some stocks such as Tilray Brands... Read More about President Biden Ushers in New Era, Pardoning Thousands of Individuals Convicted on Federal Marijuana Charges
California recently enacted a law that could raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to over $20 an hour. The new law establishes a council to oversee labor conditions in the quick-service industry with broad authority to adopt rules concerning wages and working conditions in the industry. The law... Read More about New California Law Could Raise Fast Food Worker Minimum Wage to $22/Hour
Comedian and star of many shows bearing his name, George Lopez recently joined the ranks of comedians suing streaming service Pandora, claiming the SiriusXM-owned company streamed his copyrighted works without permission. Lopez’s lawsuit follows claims from Lewis Black, Bill Engvall, Ron White, and the estates of Robin Williams and George... Read More about Lewis Black, George Lopez Claims Against Pandora Consolidated in Massive Copyright Infringement Lawsuit