The plaintiff is the aptly-named “Where Do We Go Berkeley?” (WDWG), a homeless advocacy organization. It filed suit against the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) when the Department tried to clear two encampments near freeways that were home to about 30 homeless individuals, many of them physically or mentally disabled. ... Read More about Caltrans May Clear Homeless Encampments Near Freeway Exit Ramps
On August 30, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued a bombshell opinion in a case titled McHugh v. Protective Life Insurance Company. The Court found that recent amendments to the California Insurance Code establishing notice requirements prior to policy lapse applied to all policies then in force, not just new... Read More about The Impact of McHugh v. Protective Life Insurance Company One Year Later
The city of Portland, Oregon, has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that was brought forward last year by a group of individuals including some homeless residents of the city. The lawsuit was brought in May 2021 and accused the city of illegally throwing away people's personal belongings following citywide... Read More about Portland, Oregon, Settles After Illegally Discarding Personal Belongings in Homeless Encampment Sweeps
The state of Arkansas is suing several drug manufacturers and pharmaceutical benefits managers over accusations that the companies are violating the state's deceptive trade practice laws. The accusations detail that the plaintiffs inflated the price of insulin for diabetics by conspiring in a manner that best benefited them instead of... Read More about Arkansas Sues Drug Manufacturer and Pharmacy Middlemen Over High Cost of Insulin
A 20-year-old Latinx military college student, identified as ‘John Doe’ in legal documents, tested positive for HIV and was deemed ‘unfit’ and then kicked out of the Vermont Army National Guard and Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) last week. In this challenge to US military policies, this lawsuit signals a... Read More about Military Student, Deemed ‘Unfit’ Due to HIV, Sues Armed Services Officials After Being Dropped and Banned From National Guard and Training Corps
Often described as a “luxury food item beloved in French cuisine,” foie gras is made from the fattened liver of a duck or goose. Unfortunately, in order to obtain the 50 to 65 percent of fat that produces the “rich and buttery flavor,” the maltreated fowl must be force-fed. A tube is... Read More about California Can Ban Sales of Foie Gras, But Only if It Is Produced in State
In what is believed to be the largest settlement of its kind, a New Jersey man has agreed to a $10 million settlement with Camden County following a police encounter that left him paralyzed. In 2014, Xavier Ingram was left paralyzed in his arms and legs after a police encounter... Read More about Camden County, NJ Agrees to $10M Settlement With Man Who Was Left Paralyzed After Police Encounter
In these post-COVID times when people have started traveling again, it is common to hear news reports about angry passengers who start fights on board. The reasons vary. Some don’t want to wear masks; others are upset about long waits or cancellations, or they object to new rules about limits... Read More about Airline Not Responsible for Unforeseeable Injury in Passenger Fight
A former Oregon ducks offensive lineman settled with the University of Oregon after four weeks of testimony in a jury trial over civil allegations against two former coaches and their workout techniques and strategies. Doug Brenner filed a lawsuit against Willie Taggart, the former football coach, and Irele Oderinde, the... Read More about Former Ducks Player Doug Brenner Settles With the University of Oregon, Loses Lawsuit Against NCAA
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rolled back a decision made by the Immigration Appeals Court which denied a green card to an asylum seeker for failing to prove he was gay or in any real threat to return to his home country of Nigeria. Peter Donatus Udo told... Read More about Court Remands Case for Asylum Seeker Who “Failed” to Prove He Was Gay
Texas Pastor and Bishop David Paul Moten filed a lawsuit against Kanye West and his recording label Universal Music Group, including Def Jam Recordings and West’s own G.O.O.D. Music group, for using his sermon without permission in a specific song. Moten filed his suit in a Dallas federal court, claiming... Read More about Texas Minister Sues Kanye West for Using Sermon in Song Without Permission
Intellectual property is property. We all know this from the ads that used to tell us about how downloading a song from Napster is the moral equivalent of stealing a car. Regardless of how those particular ads impacted your internet habits, the spirit of the argument was clear: Many companies... Read More about Apple Alleges Theft of Trade Secrets Against Company Stacked With Former Apple Workers
The facts in Eskra v. Grace read like an afternoon soap opera plot that centers around who will inherit an estate after the husband dies in a car accident. Will it go to the widow or to his child by his first wife? Right before she got married, Brandy Eskra... Read More about Woman Who Didn’t Read Her Prenup to See if Requested Changes Were Made Gets No Relief
A New Mexico cardiologist has filed a lawsuit against several defendants including Holy Cross Hospital (named Taos Health Systems Inc. in the suit), the hospital's board, and several other individuals. The plaintiff, George J. Madera, M.D., is suing for damages and is accusing the defendants of defamation, breach of contract,... Read More about New Mexico Doctor Sues Hospital for Defamation
The Manhunt for the accused killer, Casey White, 38, and former correction officer, Vicky White, 56, came to an end earlier this week in Evansville, Indiana. The pair who share the same last name but are unrelated had been on the run from an Alabama jail since April 29. The... Read More about Manhunt for Escaped Alabama Inmate Ends, Correctional Officer Accomplice Dead