West Virginia has agreed to a $4 million settlement to end a class action lawsuit that accused the state of inhumane jail conditions. The lawsuit was filed last year on behalf of current and former inmates of the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia. Late last week, attorney Stephen... Read More »
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is facing another class action lawsuit over violations of antitrust laws. Along with the NAR, the lawsuit also targets popular real estate brokerage firm Keller Williams Realty. The lawsuit was filed in early November in South Carolina by plaintiff Shauntell Burton. Burton’s lawsuit comes... Read More »
A popular Nebraska YouTuber is facing a federal negligence lawsuit after a man died while working on the YouTuber’s renovated missile silo. The lawsuit was filed in August of this year but was first reported by the Omaha World-Herald earlier this month. Twenty-two-year-old Andrew Flair built a massive YouTube following... Read More »
Three passengers have filed a lawsuit against Alaska Airlines after an off-duty pilot attempted to turn off the engine of their plane mid-flight. The lawsuit was filed last Thursday in King County Superior Court in Washington state by San Francisco residents Matthew Doland and Theresa Stelter, along with Kenmore, Washington,... Read More »
Former Northwestern State University football player Ronnie Caldwell, Jr. was murdered in his off-campus apartment on October 12th, 2023. Earlier this week, the family announced it had filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the university, the school's former football coach, and the apartment complex where he lived. The lawsuit was... Read More »
A U.S. jury found that a number of big-name players in the real estate space are liable to pay $1.78 billion in damages regarding allegations that they conspired to artificially inflate commissions for home sales. Named as defendants were the National Association of Realtors and some residential brokerages; Berkshire-owned HomeServices... Read More »
An Illinois family has filed a lawsuit against state officials after police officers executed a wrong-door raid. During the raid, the family says they were illegally detained for over six hours despite their pleas to officers that they had the wrong home. The federal civil rights lawsuit was filed last... Read More »
An investigation into the wage and tip practices of Massachusetts’ MGM Springfield has ended with the company agreeing to pay a multi-million dollar settlement with the state. The hotel and casino destination is located in the heart of Metro Center, Springfield, and was accused in 2018 of violating state wage... Read More »
The family of a 21-year-old college student who died after drinking a caffeinated beverage from Panera Bread has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The family says the company's deceptive marketing and mislabeling of the drink led their daughter to consume a beverage she would have otherwise avoided. The lawsuit was... Read More »
It’s a war of words in a new lawsuit that aims to control how elementary-age students are taught to read in Ohio. A popular national reading organization, Recovery Council of North America, filed its lawsuit against the state of Ohio and Governor Mike DeWine in an effort to block a... Read More »
Over 80 women have come together in a newly filed class action lawsuit against a Boston area doctor. The lawsuit, which was filed in Massachusetts state court earlier this month, accuses Dr. Derrick Todd of engaging in sexually abusive medical exams. At least 82 women have come together in a... Read More »
The family of a Washington woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit following her untimely death while sitting in a hospital waiting room. Forty-one-year-old Cheyenna Costello was complaining of severe stomach pain on November 2, 2022. During the evening hours, her pain worsened and included vomiting and diarrhea, prompting her... Read More »
A nine-year-old transgender boy in North Carolina has filed a lawsuit against the state over a newly passed bill that puts limitations on gender-affirming care for individuals under the age of 18. The child is identified by the pseudonym Victor Voe, in the lawsuit to conceal his identity. The suit... Read More »
In November 2021, a California man died while under the custody of Santa Rita jail in Dublin, California. In an amended complaint, his family says officials failed to take the appropriate action to save his life, leading him to suffer a “slow, torturous death.” Maurice Monk, 45, was taken into... Read More »
Pharmaceutical giant Rite Aid is filing for bankruptcy protection in its efforts to cope with declining sales and financial losses associated with the over 1,000 federal, state, and local opioid-related lawsuits it has had to face over the years. Rite Aid has settled a majority of these lawsuits over the... Read More »
