Wells Fargo & Co. has agreed to pay more than $1 billion to end a shareholder class action connected to the financial institution’s fake account scandals. The settlement aims to resolve claims that Wells Fargo defrauded shareholders by overstating how much progress it had made toward fixing the unlawful practices... Read More »
Last week, the Trump-era immigration policy known as Title 42 expired, potentially opening the door to a new wave of immigration to the United States. The Biden administration has worked to impose new policies aimed at easing the burden on the immigration system, measures which have provoked criticism on both... Read More »
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ended 2022 with a bang, proposing that a whopping fine of just under $300 million be levied against the perpetrators of a massive robocall warranty scheme. The proposed fine follows earlier FCC enforcement actions that interrupted the robocall scam, which the agency dubbed “the largest... Read More »
New York City’s Comptroller issues an annual report describing legal claims brought against the City each year and how they were resolved. The Comptroller’s report for fiscal year 2022 detailed more than 12,000 claims resolved for upwards of $1.5 billion, the highest amount in the history of the City. According... Read More »
The United States Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case that could change the landscape of religious rights at work. A decision from the Court expanding religious accommodation could shift the balance in cases involving birth control, gay marriage, LGBTQ health care, and other matters in which the... Read More »
The next great civil rights war is underway, and the first battle has been decided: Angrily honking your car’s horn is not protected free speech, according to a federal appeals court in California. According to Section 27001 of California’s Vehicle Code, the driver of a motor vehicle is allowed to... Read More »
The United States Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a pair of consolidated cases concerning the proper interpretation of the federal False Claims Act. The outcome could have a profound effect on one of the government’s most powerful tools in fraud prosecution. The False Claims Act (FCA) is one... Read More »
Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have expanded the damages available under New York’s wrongful death law. Following the veto, grieving families remain limited to purely economic losses should a fatal accident claim a loved one. Wrongful death is one of the more complex areas of personal injury... Read More »
The Supreme Court recently denied West Virginia’s request for emergency relief granting it authority to enforce a prohibition on trans athletes. In light of the Court’s decision, the state must wait for the Fourth Circuit to render a final appeal decision before enforcing the law. The case concerns a West... Read More »
A Farmers Insurance customer is fighting to uphold a $5.7 million judgment against the company. She accused the insurance provider of bad faith when it denied her full compensation under her auto insurance policy following a car crash. The case is now before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Barbara... Read More »
Delivery drivers for online grocer Weee! recently filed a class action lawsuit alleging the company committed a litany of labor law violations. The lawsuit touches on many of the concerns that have arisen in recent years as the “gig economy” has expanded in California and around the country. According to... Read More »
If you’ve walked around New York City for more than 30 minutes, you’ve encountered sidewalk sheds--the unsightly structures that cover sidewalks and prevent you from seeing the sun. In fact, the number of sidewalk sheds citywide has more than tripled over the past 20 years. City residents are waging a... Read More »
Oral arguments were recently held before the Supreme Court in a case that could have a profound impact on a wide range of criminal acts. The Court is set to address whether a law criminalizing the inducement of illegal immigration is an unconstitutional infringement on free speech. The case concerns... Read More »
Two different lawsuits were recently filed in a federal court in San Francisco alleging that electric car maker Tesla Inc.’s anti-repair policies are unlawfully anticompetitive. The lawsuits seek to hold Tesla liable to a nationwide class of customers who were forced to pay Tesla for repairs they could have conducted... Read More »
Federal prosecutors recently charged the operators of a chain of addiction treatment clinics with healthcare fraud. According to the Justice Department, the east coast operators stole millions of dollars during a massive scheme incorporating money laundering, identity theft, and billing fraud. The DOJ recently announced charges against Recovery Connections Centers... Read More »
