In a dramatic moment inside a packed courthouse, the brothers, infamous for murdering their parents in 1989, were resentenced to 50 years to life in prison with the possibility of parole, potentially paving the way for their release. Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of murder in 1996 and... Read More »
President Donald Trump recently found himself at the center of another constitutional debate after the Qatari royal family announced plans to gift him a luxury Boeing 747-8, valued at approximately $400 million. While the potential transfer of a multi-million dollar jet to a sitting U.S. president remains uncertain, the proposal... Read More »
It's an attorney's worst nightmare: an internationally renowned American pop star with millions of fans is sued by an established fashion designer from Australia. Both women share an almost identical name, leading to a complex and closely watched international trademark lawsuit. Australian clothing designer Katie Perry filed suit against American... Read More »
In a decision that will have a sweeping impact upon a person’s right to choose their health provider while using Medicaid, the Supreme Court Justices are not in alignment as they consider whether or not the law protects individuals in their right to choose. The issue on the table is... Read More »
The pandemic may be over, but the battle to address long-term and other COVID issues is ongoing, as a group of Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration. The coalition of AGs want to restore $1.1 billion in funding cuts that had been earmarked for K12-high... Read More »
California has filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump over his sweeping imposition of global tariffs, marking the first legal challenge by a U.S. state to the administration’s use of emergency powers in the international trade arena. Governor Gavin Newsom alleges in the complaint that the tariffs are illegal,... Read More »
Over 20 lawsuits have recently been consolidated into a national, multi-state lawsuit against major retailers and baby-food manufacturers, including Walmart, Gerber, Beech-Nut, and Campbell Soup Co. Parents allege that heavy metal contamination in these companies' products caused their children to develop autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). U.S. District... Read More »
On March 25, the San Jose City Council unanimously approved a $1.6 million settlement to Anthony Paredes, a resident of Santa Clara, following a severe attack by a police dog named Tex. The lawsuit, filed by Paredes, accused the city, the San Jose Police Department, canine officers Michael Jeffrey and... Read More »
The FDA enjoyed a win last week when the Supreme Court agreed with the agency’s refusal to approve the use of sweet-flavored e-cigarettes. The High Court unanimously struck down a lower court’s ruling that the FDA was wrong to block vape manufacturers, Triton Distribution and Vapetasia, from selling their flavored... Read More »
When federal prosecutors charged a popular sexual wellness company with forced labor conspiracy in 2023, following a Netflix “true crime” documentary, little did they know that almost two years later their case would be thrown out of court. The 2023 federal indictment accused founder and former One Taste CEO Nicole... Read More »
A law professor who helped draft legislation to force oil, gas, and coal companies to pay for harm done to the climate due to their work is now being pressured by a conservative group through a lawsuit against her University. Rachel Rothschild, an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan... Read More »
A national sales director for a New York healthcare company pleaded guilty recently in a Boston federal court. David Fuhrmann of Port Jefferson, N.Y., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The federal law prohibits soliciting paying or receiving any remuneration of any value... Read More »
Since 2019, billions of people know it’s Christmas when they hear the now-classic Mariah Carey megahit song "All I Want for Christmas Is You." The song that dominates the holidays is the top-selling holiday single by a female artist with two billion streams on Spotify and over 16 million copies... Read More »
The wife of anesthesiologist Gerhardt Konig, 46, detailed her husband’s alleged murder attempt against her in great detail in a restraining order petition filed in the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s office in March. The couple are Maui residents who were visiting Oahu to celebrate the wife’s birthday. In the legal document,... Read More »
A 2024 appeal regarding a person who was found guilty of violence “by force,” though indirectly, was heard by the Supreme Court recently. The High Court held that the “knowing or intentional causation of injury or death, whether by act or omission, necessarily involves the “use” of “physical force” against... Read More »
