A federal judge has approved a $600 million class-action settlement offered by Norfolk Southern Railroad for residents and businesses affected by the catastrophic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which occurred in February 2023. The settlement, which compensates those who lived within 20 miles of the derailment site, clears the... Read More »
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was charged with bribery, fraud, and campaign-finance offenses in a sweeping indictment unsealed Thursday. Federal prosecutors allege that Adams, a Democrat, illegally solicited contributions from Turkish donors in exchange for political favors, including helping facilitate the opening of a Turkish consulate building without a... Read More »
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado has announced the indictment of seven individuals in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicare and Colorado Medicaid through fraudulent genetic testing claims. The defendants, including individuals from Florida, California, Arizona, Maine, New Hampshire, and New York, allegedly conspired to... Read More »
A federal grand jury in Miami has indicted Ryan Routh on charges of attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump following a September 15 incident at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course. The indictment, filed late Tuesday, adds three new charges, including possessing a firearm in furtherance of a violent... Read More »
California has filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, accusing the energy corporation of deceiving the public for years about the environmental impact of plastic production. The lawsuit follows a nearly two-year investigation by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, which concluded that Exxon had intentionally misled consumers about the feasibility of... Read More »
The creators of the party game Cards Against Humanity have filed a lawsuit against SpaceX, accusing the aerospace company of trespassing and damaging a plot of land owned by the game makers in Texas. The lawsuit, filed in a Texas federal court, seeks $15 million in damages, claiming that SpaceX... Read More »
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken action against the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in the United States, accusing them of manipulating the insulin market to prioritize their profits over patient affordability. The lawsuit, filed against UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx, CVS Health’s Caremark, and Cigna’s Express Scripts, alleges... Read More »
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 2839 into law, which aims to curb the use of deep fake technology and other deceptive media in election-related communications. The law, which took effect immediately as an urgency statute, makes it illegal to knowingly distribute false or manipulated media that could... Read More »
A recent lawsuit has put Amazon and MrBeast’s production company in the spotlight, accusing them of serious labor and safety violations on the set of the reality competition show "Beast Games." Filed on Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the class action suit claims that the show’s contestants endured... Read More »
After a container ship plowed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year, the families of three construction workers who lost their lives in the accident are pursuing legal action against the ship's owners. This decision follows the catastrophic collision of the cargo ship Dali into the bridge on... Read More »
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, faced federal court charges on Monday for gun-related offenses following an apparent “attempted assassination” of former President Donald Trump on Sunday at Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Currently, the two charges against Routh include possession of a firearm by a convicted felon... Read More »
A Georgia judge has dismissed three additional counts in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his allies, though the central racketeering charge remains intact. The ruling brings the total number of charges Trump faces down to eight felony counts from the original 13. Fulton Superior Court... Read More »
Navient, a major financial services company that primarily specialized in servicing and managing student loans, has agreed to pay $120 million to resolve allegations brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). This settlement concludes the end of a contentious, years-long legal battle that began in January 2017 during the... Read More »
Christina Cardenas, the wife of a California inmate, has reached a $5.6 million settlement after being subjected to what she and her attorneys described as an unlawful and invasive strip search during a visit to see her husband in 2019. The lawsuit names the California Correctional Institution (CCI), the California... Read More »
Former University of Michigan football star Denard "Shoelace" Robinson is a named plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, accuses the sports organization of denying him and other college athletes millions of dollars in... Read More »
