A spiritual adviser to death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith has filed a lawsuit against the state of Alabama over plans to use nitrogen gas to execute the condemned prisoner. The lawsuit was filed by Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Hood nearly a month before Smith is set to be executed On... Read More »
Humana, an industry leader providing healthcare plans for over 5.1 million eligible American seniors, is facing a new class action lawsuit over its claims process. The lawsuit was filed by Medicare Advantage beneficiaries earlier this month in the U.S. District Court in Western Kentucky. The class action lawsuit names two... Read More »
A popular Chicago area car wash is at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit after a Hinsdale teenager was killed in a horrific car accident. On July 17, 14-year-old Sean Richards was killed at the Fuller’s Car Wash after a Jeep being driven by a car wash employee struck... Read More »
A new lawsuit accuses a former Harvard Medical School professor of secretly using his own sperm to artificially inseminate a patient he saw in 1980. That patient, 73-year-old Sarah Depoian, is now suing the retired professor for what her legal team has described as “medical rape.” The now-retired professor, Dr.... Read More »
The family of a 43-year-old inmate who died while behind bars has filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Corrections and others for the state of his body when it was returned to the family. The family is also suing for the Department of Corrections’ negligent actions they say... Read More »
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a warning about small, high-powered magnets that are found in a number of popular kid toys. The small yet dangerous magnets have been linked to at least seven deaths after the magnetic beads were ingested. The CPSC’s warning comes after five... Read More »
The investigation into what caused the partial collapse of the seven-story Morris Heights apartment building in the Bronx Monday afternoon is still ongoing. Miraculously, the Fire Department Commissioner Laura Kavanagh announced during a news briefing that there were no deaths that resulted from the collapse. Only two individuals were reported... Read More »
Minnesota-based Pritzker Hageman Law Firm has filed the first lawsuit related to a salmonella outbreak hitting North America. The source of the outbreak was contaminated cantaloupe that was traced back to Malichita and Rudy brand cantaloupes imported from Mexico. Several other victims of the outbreak are also seeking the representation... Read More »
New Mexico's Attorney General Raúl Torrez has filed a civil suit accusing Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, of exposing children to sexually explicit materials that promote child abuse and human trafficking. In doing so, Torrez alleges Meta has enabled a “breeding ground” for predators looking to take... Read More »
A federal grand jury in California has indicted Hunter Biden on nine tax-related charges, including three felony counts. This is the second indictment against the president’s son this year as the investigation into Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings continues, all amid the backdrop of the 2024 presidential election. The 56-page... Read More »
Thirty-two female athletes have filed a class action lawsuit against the University of Oregon alleging Title IX violations. The discrimination lawsuit was filed last week in the U.S. District Court in Eugene and accused the school of "depriving women of equal treatment and benefits, equal athletic aid, and equal opportunities... Read More »
The family of a Maricopa County judge has filed a wrongful death law against popular delivery driving app GrubHub and one of its former drivers. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Rosa Mroz was traversing a Phoenix crosswalk while out on a morning walk on Feb. 2, 2022, when she was... Read More »
The Father of a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy who was killed in a hate crime on October 14 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the man who killed him. The young boy, Wadea Al-Fayoume, was stabbed to death while his mother, Hanaan Shahin, 32, was severely injured in their home... Read More »
The family of an elementary-age boy with ADHD has filed a federal lawsuit against a Wyoming school resource officer and his employer, the Laramie County Sheriff's Office. The lawsuit accuses the officer of violating the child’s constitutional rights after a meeting between the child and the principal escalated into a... Read More »
The families of three Jacksonville residents who were shot and killed in a local Dollar General are filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the bargain price retailer, Dollar General. Maryann and Stephen Palmeter, the parents of the suspected gunman, Ryan Christopher Palmeter, are also named as defendants along with Palmeter’s... Read More »
