North Carolina Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune was host to one of the worst cases of water contamination in United States history. The contamination also affected the nearby Marine air station at New River. Recently, the federal government passed a law giving veterans and others exposed to Camp Lejeune contamination... Read More »
Earlier this year, the Department of Justice announced the indictment of Elemer Raffai, MD, a New York doctor allegedly involved in a $10 million health care fraud scheme. While the case is already notable as involving millions illegally obtained via a large-scale kickback and fraud scheme, the added element of... Read More »
Student loan borrowers just can’t catch a break. Nelnet Servicing, Inc., a student loan servicer, was recently hit with a proposed class action alleging the company failed to properly secure and safeguard the personal data of more than 2.5 million student loan borrowers. Per the lawsuit, mountains of personally identifiable... Read More »
The operator of a series of nursing homes agreed to pay $9.5 million to caregivers across four states in order to settle claims that the senior living operator repeatedly violated state and federal wage and hour laws. A district court in the Eastern District of California issued an order granting... Read More »
Over the last decade, rideshares have become ubiquitous. “Calling a Lyft/Uber” has replaced “calling a cab” in standard parlance when catching a ride. Unfortunately, the rideshare companies have been accused of doing far too little to protect drivers and passengers from the dangers associated with picking up strangers at all... Read More »
After being the target of several restraining orders, charged with felony burglary, allegedly grooming underage children, and starting what appears to be a cult in Iceland, “The Flash” and “Fantastic Beasts” star Ezra Miller may finally be facing consequences. Warner Bros. Discovery might be taking steps to part with the... Read More »
A woman in Nebraska and her teenage daughter face criminal charges after the teen allegedly obtained an unlawful abortion. The teen’s mother is being charged alongside her daughter for allegedly abetting the abortion and subsequently hiding the act. The prosecution marks one of the first criminal abortion cases since the... Read More »
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known to most as DACA, is a federal program that allows certain immigrants to avoid deportation and obtain renewable work permits. The program was originally created under President Obama, meant to provide relief for the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were brought to the... Read More »
President Biden is attempting to reverse a Trump-era policy that prevented migrants from entering the country, even if they had grounds to apply for asylum. The program was ostensibly based on the ongoing health emergency caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. President Biden now seeks to reverse that policy, but... Read More »
The Church of Scientology recently asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on whether they can enforce a “religious arbitration agreement” against women claiming that they suffered stalking and harassment by the Church. The women claim the Church used harassment and intimidation in retaliation for coming forward about sexual assaults... Read More »
The internet era serves as a constant reminder of our diminishing expectation of privacy. Earlier this year, operators of several “people search” websites were targeted in a class action lawsuit. These websites allow individuals to search for a name and, with little effort, discover a wealth of background information about... Read More »
On June 13, 2022, the Supreme Court issued a pair of opinions significantly undermining the rights of immigrants detained at the border. In one decision, the Court held that immigrants detained at the border are not entitled to a bond hearing after six months--in effect, allowing the government to detain... Read More »
In a recent opinion crossing ideological lines, the Supreme Court stated at least one incontrovertible fact: “Americans passionately disagree about many things. But they are largely united in their disdain for robocalls.” An annoyed customer pointed out the Court’s wisdom in a class action complaint filed in the Northern District... Read More »
We are already seeing the perverse effects of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to throw out decades of legal precedent and overturn the landmark decision in Roe v. Wade. Ancient abortion laws and recently enacted “trigger laws” have gone into effect, prohibiting medical professionals from performing abortions in states around... Read More »
Conservative think tanks and politicians have long maligned the scope of federal agency authority. Bemoaning the “administrative state,” they believe that more decisions should be left up to Congress and fewer to regulatory agencies. Advocates for administrative authority counter that Congress is ill-equipped to handle regulation and enforcement, necessitating agencies... Read More »
