The mother of a Virginia teen is suing the Virginia State Police Department along with two state troopers after her son was shot and killed during a police chase in January 2021. Latoya Benton, the mother of 18-year-old Xzavier Hill filed her lawsuit in early April in the U.S. District... Read More about Mother of Teen Driver Shot After High-Speed Chase Sues Virginia State Police for $60 Million
Colonia High School in New Jersey’s Woodbridge Township has been the center of a medical mystery after over 100 people connected with the high school have come forward with a diagnosis of a rare brain tumor. The link between the brain tumors and the high school first began to surface... Read More about NJ High School at the Center of Possible Cancer Cluster: Over 100 Former Students Battle Rare Brain Tumor
Nine new lawsuits have been filed against a Southwest Missouri boarding school. The lawsuits were brought forward by nine former students who detailed that abuse was rampant during their time there. Named in the lawsuit is the faith-based Agape Boarding School for Boys located in Stockton, Mo. The Agape Baptist... Read More about Nine More Lawsuits Brought Forward Against Missouri Boys’ Boarding School
The online marketplace app LetGo is facing a wrongful death lawsuit after a Colorado couple was shot to death while meeting up with a seller using the app. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the couple’s five children, and the suit which was filed in federal court names Letgo... Read More about Marketplace App Letgo Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Colorado Couple Killed
Officials in a North Carolina city have settled with a former female firefighter who brought forward claims of a hostile work environment through a federal gender discrimination lawsuit. The former firefighter, Joy Ponder, will receive $155,000 in compensatory damages according to her attorney, John Hunter. Ponder worked in the Asheville... Read More about North Carolina City Settles Female Firefighter’s Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
The University of Southern California is suing two YouTube pranksters after they disrupted a Jewish studies class, causing panic and chaos amongst the students. The prank is just one of many similar disruptions by the group which has led the university to take legal action. The LA Times, which has... Read More about The University of Southern California Sues YouTubers Over Disruptive Campus Pranks
A Texas woman will serve over five years behind bars for her role in defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the CARES Act. Court documents and evidence brought forward during trial detail that 24-year-old Lola Shalewa Barbara Kasali of Houston, Texas, defrauded the PPP out of $1.9 million. Following... Read More about Woman Sentenced to 70 Months for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme as Prosecutors Continue Targeting ‘Pandemic Fraudsters’
The family of a passenger aboard a Delta flight is suing the airlines after the passenger later died as a result of injuries he sustained while boarding the aircraft. Ricardo Lopez Rangel was traveling on vacation with his family from Los Angeles to Hawaii on July 13, 2021. Rangel, who... Read More about Widow Sues Delta Airlines Over Husband’s Wheelchair Boarding Accident
The parents of one of the 17 victims shot during an outdoor concert in Dallas in early April are suing the event organizer and others, claiming that the shooting was a “preventable tragedy.” The shooting broke out at around 11:30 p.m among the crowd of an estimated 2,000 concertgoers. Officials... Read More about First Lawsuit in Dallas Concert Shooting Filed by Parents of Injured Teen
The city of Palm Springs in California has approved $200,000 to advance a pilot program that would provide a guaranteed universal basic income for individuals who identify as transgender or non-binary or are a member of the LGBTQ community. As part of the program, recipients would receive up to $900... Read More about Palm Springs CA at the Center of Controversial Guaranteed Income Program for LGBTQ Individuals
Seattle's King County and the City of Kirkland are being sued by a community group, Keep Kids Safe, after the county purchased a hotel with the intent to convert it into permanent public housing. The lawsuit was filed in late March in Snohomish County. The hotel at the center of... Read More about City and County Sued by Residential Group Over Hotel Purchase for Housing the Homeless
A Florida-based wind and energy company has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay over $8 million in restitution and fines for the death of at least 150 Eagles over the past decade. ESI Energy, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC, has pleaded guilty to three violations of... Read More about Energy Company Fined $8M After Pleading Guilty to Killing and Wounding at Least 150 Eagles
City officials in Los Angeles announced a settlement agreement that promises to implement additional housing for the homeless population throughout the city. The settlement would help house an estimated 60% of the area's homeless population. The federal lawsuit which was brought forward by the LA Alliance for Human Rights names... Read More about LA City Settles With Advocacy Group in Federal Homelessness Lawsuit
The October 2021 shooting at Park City Center Mall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is the center of a recently-filed lawsuit by a mother and daughter who were injured during the shooting. According to a local outlet, Lancaster Online, the mother and daughter duo filed their lawsuit in the Lancaster County Court... Read More about Mother and Daughter Sue Lancaster’s Park City Center Over 2021 Mall Shooting
It wasn’t an April Fools’ Day joke. By a vote of 220 to 204, including “yeas” from three Republicans, the House of Representatives passed the 89-page Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Empowerment Act (MORE) on April 1. MORE would decriminalize cannabis at the Federal level. Although it has garnered support from... Read More about House Passes Bill Decriminalizing Marijuana