Officials in California have agreed to pay $51 million to settle the wrongful death lawsuits brought on by the families of three women who were fatally shot while working at a home for veterans in Northern California. The shooting took place on March 9, 2018, in the Veterans Home of... Read More »
She is a convicted sex trafficker, sexual abuser of underage girls, and former partner to the infamous serial-pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Her crimes carry a maximum of 50 years in prison, but her lawyers are now trying to convince the judge to sentence her to just a bit over four years... Read More »
Since the pandemic began, the federal government has authorized approximately $5 trillion in COVID-19 relief funds. Sadly, as President Biden said in his 2022 State of the Union address, billions of dollars have been lost to fraud. But the government is fighting back. One New Jersey chemist is headed for... Read More »
On Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 1808 to further crackdown on illegal immigration in the state. The new law mandates law enforcement agencies that oversee detention facilities to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). At the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office during an event named... Read More »
A number of employees, including a former executive of the Dallas-based EarthWater Limited company, have pleaded guilty to charges of fraud related to a high-yield investment scheme. The former Chief Financial Officer of the company, Harley E. “Buddy” Barnes III, 63, of Plano, Texas has pleaded guilty to several charges... Read More »
On Friday, the Iowa Supreme Court, made up mostly of Republican appointees, reversed an earlier ruling guaranteeing the right to abortion under the state’s constitution. Under this new decision, if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, Iowa would then have an easier, legal pathway to ban the procedure throughout... Read More »
Amazon’s Alexa, the smart speaker produced by the company, is under attack by a lawsuit filed earlier this week alleging that the company is using the information gathered by interactions with the smart speaker systems to produce targeted advertising without the consent of the users. The class-action suit heavily cites... Read More »
A Texas man is accused of illegally dealing arms, several of which were later used in criminal acts including the murder of a transgender woman. The Department of Justice announced the charges against 31-year-old Demontre Antwon Hackworth. The DOJ details that Hackworth was able to obtain almost 100 guns and... Read More »
A transgender woman in Minnesota who is serving time in a men's facility is suing the Minnesota Department of Corrections with claims that she should be housed in the women's facility instead. Named in the lawsuit are the Minnesota Department of Corrections, Commissioner Paul Schnell, Deputy Commissioner Michelle Smith, and... Read More »
Medical malpractice cases are among the most complex in the personal injury arena. They are not only challenging to prove, requiring judges or juries to weigh competing testimony from medical experts; they also tend to have more specific rules regarding damage caps and other procedural issues. Medical malpractice laws must... Read More »
A Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has agreed to an $11.75 million settlement after a man was brutally beaten while serving time in the county’s Fourth Avenue Jail. Brian Ortiz was 18 years old when he was brutally beaten In the early hours of May 26th, 2020. Ortiz was behind bars... Read More »
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