Customers who’ve bought period underwear manufactured by Thinx may now be entitled to a refund. The feminine hygiene product company recently agreed to pay $5 million to settle claims that its period pants contain undisclosed harmful chemicals. Thinx markets a variety of specialized underwear, ranging from boyshorts to thongs and... Read More »
Big box retailer Costco lost its bid to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the company falsely advertises its canned tuna as “dolphin safe.” A proposed class action claims Costco’s tuna is acquired via fishing methods that harm and kill dolphins. A federal court in San Francisco recently rejected Costco’s motion to... Read More »
CVS Health has been hit with a lawsuit for workplace discrimination after allegedly firing a nurse practitioner for refusing to prescribe birth control on religious grounds. According to the complaint, Texas resident J. Robyn Strader worked at a CVS MinuteClinic for six and a half years. CVS granted her religious... Read More »
President Biden has elected to continue the controversial Trump-era immigration policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait outside of the country while their claims are pending. Although the White House was forced to reinstate the so-called “Remain in Mexico” policy by court order, progressive politicians and human rights activists are concerned with... Read More »
The Federal Trade Commission recently dealt a blow against manufacturers in the war over the right to repair. Consumer advocates have been fighting to prevent corporations from conditioning product warranties on the use of branded products and official repair sites, when third-party repair shops and aftermarket parts are often much... Read More »
Former Theranos executive Ramesh ‘Sunny’ Balwani was recently sentenced to 13 years in prison after being convicted on 12 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy. Balwani appealed his conviction, and he’s asked the district court to release him from prison while his appeal is pending. Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and... Read More »
The Supreme Court recently held oral arguments addressing whether unions can be held responsible for damage to a company caused by a union-backed strike. The Court’s conservative supermajority appeared to favor the business, foreshadowing a continuation of the Court’s pro-business trend. The case titled Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood... Read More »
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was recently hit with a personal injury lawsuit after a woman tripped on the sidewalk outside his home. The Brooklyn woman claims the sidewalk was improperly maintained and named the former Mayor as well as the City of New York in her... Read More »
A truck driver was recently killed in an accident on Grand Avenue in Queens, New York, after striking a street pole. Police suspected the man had a medical episode while behind the wheel, which ultimately led to the fatal accident. The accident occurred just hours after another trucker was killed... Read More »
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced an enforcement action taken against the perpetrators of a credit card debt relief scam. The agency has put a temporary stop to the scheme, which they allege took millions from consumers by falsely claiming the victims could reduce or eliminate their credit card... Read More »
Attorneys for a class of plaintiffs recently pocketed an $8.12 million fee award, taken from a $32 million class action settlement paid by Uber. Several class members objected to the legal fees, arguing that the “coupon” rule under the Class Action Fairness Act prohibited such an award. On November 30,... Read More »
Staten Island’s regional branch of the National Labor Relations Board recently won a major victory for Amazon workers in federal court. The NLRB obtained an injunction preventing Amazon from firing employees for engaging in protected “concerted” activities, which may affect the corporate giant’s union-busting tactics across the country. The action... Read More »
Over the last few years, safety officials and health advocates around the country have been raising the alarm about flavored tobacco. Advocates argue products such as flavored vape pens and mini-cigars are not-so-secretly marketed toward children. California is one of several states that has enacted bans on the sale of... Read More »
An Idaho law prohibiting trans athletes from participating on sex-segregated teams is under review by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Idaho was only the first state to pass a transgender athlete ban, demonstrative of the shifting political landscape regarding trans rights. In 2020, Idaho became the first state in... Read More »
Although a number of states, including California, have legalized the recreational use of marijuana, many vestiges of prohibition remain. As previously reported in Law Commentary, a new California law aims to rectify at least one: employers firing employees for lighting up on their days off. Currently, employers can still ask... Read More »
