Police repeatedly used excessive force, made unlawful arrests, ignored civil rights, and left over fifty percent of a small town of 1,200 people with a shocking $1.7 million owed fees and fines. Following an all-encompassing two-year investigation that began in 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the... Read More »
A new California law takes aim at junk fees, those hidden charges that mask the true cost of your loan or purchase. That’s good news for most consumers in the Golden State but not for all. It seems that auto dealers were able to get their contracts carved out of... Read More »
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a discrimination lawsuit against Florida-based company, Mia Aesthetics Services ATL, LLC, and Mia Aesthetic Services, LLC. This cosmetic surgery provider has offices in 11 states and offers plastic surgery services, including popular Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs), breast augmentation, liposuction, and more. The... Read More »
Witnessing a car accident can be a traumatic event for anyone. When the person injured in the crash happens to be a close relative, the bystander is likely to experience severe emotional distress. Imagine, for instance, a parent who sees her child struck by a speeding car. In cases like... Read More »
A charter bus accident leaves two adults dead and 40 injured, raising questions about vehicle safety and maintenance. Mid-Hudson Valley, NY - A devastating charter bus accident occurred yesterday on Interstate 84 near Wawayanda, Orange County, claiming the lives of two adults and injuring 40 others. The bus carried students... Read More »
A quick trip to the store to pick up a prescription led to a trip in the parking lot for a Georgia woman, and a painful and debilitating trip at that. On December 15, 2020, Lynn Miller, the mayor of Culloden, Georgia (pop. 200) stopped at the CVS pharmacy in... Read More »
On July 29, 2021, the California insurance law firm Gianelli & Morris filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The case is Brenda Honeycutt v. Anthem, Inc. (Case No.: 2:21-cv-6124). The complaint seeks benefits due under the insurance policy at... Read More »
It should come as no surprise that insurance companies only pay for services they deem “medically necessary,” especially when it comes to a costly procedure, expensive medication or innovative medical device. Critics of the industry, however, point out that insurance companies have a habit of turning down claims for coverage... Read More »
Legislators introduce measures to control access in probate to the digital assets that were held by a deceased individual. By now, almost every state in the country has adopted the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (UFADAA) or its successor revised version (RUFADAA). Louisiana, Oklahoma and Massachusetts seem to... Read More »
The people have spoken. App-based drivers in California are independent contractors and not employees. People who drive for Uber, Lyft, DoorDash or any of the other innumerable transportation network or delivery network companies in the Golden State are not entitled to worker protections and benefits such as overtime pay, meal... Read More »
Much ink has been spilled about Prop 22, California’s 2020 ballot initiative that made it clear gig workers such as drivers for companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash are not employees of the companies they work for. They are now officially independent contractors and therefore not entitled to employee benefits... Read More »
New York’s scaffold law is under attack. A coalition of business and industry groups have banded together and are urging Governor Cuomo to ask for a repeal of the law in his budget proposal to the legislature. Meanwhile, bills to overturn the law have already been introduced in the New... Read More »
The law firm of Gianelli & Morris has filed individual and class action complaints against UnitedHealthcare of California alleging the wrongful denial of coverage for the Coflex medical device to treat the plaintiffs’ spinal stenosis and back pain. On November 4, 2020, the California insurance law firm Gianelli & Morris... Read More »
Presidential elections in the United States use a system referred to as the Electoral College. Under this system, elections are not determined based on which candidate received the most votes, but rather on which candidate secured the largest number of Electoral College votes. Each state is assigned a certain number... Read More »
Public opinion on marijuana use and legalization has undergone a seismic shift over the past few decades. According to the Pew Research Center, about two out of three Americans now support the legalization of marijuana. In contrast, as recently as 1989, 81 percent of the population favored laws prohibiting the... Read More »
