The Trump administration's Department of Justice has intensified its crackdown on immigration protection by filing a lawsuit against Colorado and the city of Denver. The lawsuit challenges laws that protect immigrant communities and restrict federal enforcement efforts. The DOJ says current sanctuary laws are against the Supremacy Clause of the... Read More »
At least four lawsuits have been filed in Knox County Circuit Court against Parkwest Surgery Center, a Knoxville ambulatory center. A fifth lawsuit is expected to be filed in the coming weeks. The lawsuits allege that negligent practices led to infection outbreaks, leaving patients with severe complications and long-term medical... Read More »
A $15 million federal wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of an eight-year-old child who was being held by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the time of her death. The lawsuit was brought forward by three nonprofit organizations; the Texas Civil Rights Project, the Texas A&M University... Read More »
The nationally recognized law firm Levy Konigsberg has filed 85 new Maryland juvenile detention sexual abuse lawsuits as of late April, bringing the total number of lawsuits to at least 650 since 2020. These cases shed detailed light on the sexual abuse plaguing Maryland’s juvenile justice system. This marks the... Read More »
Nyree Hinton, a California resident, has recently filed a class action lawsuit against Tesla, claiming the electric car maker is speeding up vehicle odometer mileage readings so that the vehicles fall out of warranty sooner. By doing this, Tesla is able to save on costly reparis because they don't have... Read More »
Two new lawsuits filed in Los Angeles accuse major home insurance providers in the state of colluding to limit the coverage they offer homeowners in regions of California where there is an elevated risk of wildfires. As a result, this has forced homeowners to turn to the state's FAIR Plan,... Read More »
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, a river watchdog nonprofit, is joining a lawsuit that was brought forward by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management against the Phenix City Department of Public Utilities. Chattahoochee Riverkeeper joined the lawsuit in an effort to make meaningful change, something they argue may not happen if the state... Read More »
A transgender veteran, Jo Ellis, has filed a defamation lawsuit against right-wing social media personality Matt Wallace, alleging that he falsely identified her as the pilot responsible for a deadly mid-air collision in Washington, D.C., earlier this year. The crash, which involved an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial... Read More »
Burger King will face a lawsuit brought by current and former Burger King employees who say the restaurant franchise violated antitrust laws. Miami U.S. District Judge Jose Martinez ruled that workers in the proposed class action lawsuit have provided enough factual details to support their claims and that the case... Read More »
Global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block thousands of lawsuits it is facing across the nation which allege the company failed to warn consumers about the cancer-causing dangers of its popular weed-killing product, Roundup. This latest request from Bayer comes at a time when it's... Read More »
The United States Supreme Court has denied review of a Texas inmate who was convicted of murdering and raping a 17-year-old girl, Bianca Maldonado, in 2009. She lived in his apartment at the time of her murder. Areli Escobar asked the Court for relief after his legal team said Texas... Read More »
A Connecticut college student is suing her former public school district, accusing them of letting her graduate with honors despite the fact that she never learned how to read or write. The student, nineteen-year-old Aleysha Ortiz, was an English language learner while she attended Hartford Public Schools. During her time... Read More »
The Oregon Youth Authority, which operates under the auspices of the state of Oregon, is facing a $51 million lawsuit claiming that boys who were in custody at a youth correctional facility in Woodburn were sexually assaulted. The lawsuit, filed by at least 10 individuals, alleges they suffered at the... Read More »
A California delivery driver has been awarded $50 million in damages by a jury who says Starbucks is to blame for a hot drink that spilled on the driver’s lap, causing him severe pain and disfigurement, when he came through the drive-thru window in 2020. Michael Garcia filed his... Read More »
The Iowa Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit that accused a former University of Iowa doctor of secretly using his own sperm to artificially inseminate a patient without her consent. Over the course of the doctor's time in practice, he is accused of using his sperm through artificial insemination to... Read More »
