A Tennessee high school student is taking legal action after he was suspended for three days following what he called a violation of his freedom of speech. The lawsuit was filed last Wednesday in the Eastern District of Tennessee Winchester Division. The boy is a rising senior at Tullahoma High... Read More about Tennessee Student Sues School Admin After His Suspension Over Instagram Memes
A jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $18.8 million to a California man who said the company's popular talc-based baby powder caused him to develop cancer. Twenty-four-year-old Emory Hernandez Valadez filed his lawsuit last year in California state court against the pharmaceutical and consumer manufacturer accusing it of... Read More about Jury Orders J&J to Pay Cancer Patient $18.8M in Baby Powder Lawsuit
The family of 19-year-old Mallory Beach has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with convenience store chain Parker’s in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Beach’s mother in March 2019. Mallory Beach’s death garnered national attention because of her connection to the now-notorious Murdaugh family. The head of the family, 64-year-old... Read More about Family of Mallory Beach Reach $15 Million Settlement Following Murdaugh Boat Crash
New York State officials are continuing their investigation into suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann. This week, officials have released more details about evidence linking him to a series of murders along the Long Beach area. The thorough investigation came to a head after agents arrested Heuermann late last week near... Read More about Evidence Mounts Against Suspected Gilgo Beach Murderer, Rex Heuermann
The victim of a deadly shooting at a Detroit Exxon Mobil is taking legal action against the gas station, the franchise owner, and the store clerk after his terrifying encounter. The $150 million lawsuit was filed on behalf of 37-year-old David Langston. Langston suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the hand... Read More about Victim of Detroit Gas Station Shooting Files $150M Lawsuit Against ExxonMobil
The parents of a teen who was left permanently paralyzed after a boat crash have filed a lawsuit against the boat owners, accusing them of negligently hosting a party in which alcohol was both present and served to the minor partygoers. Boat owners George and Cecilia Pino hosted their daughter... Read More about Parents of Teen Left Permanently Disabled After Deadly Labor Day Boat Crash File Lawsuit
Three minority advocacy groups are taking legal action against Harvard University’s legacy and donor admission practices. The lawsuit was filed by lawyers associated with the Chica Project, the African Community Economic Development of New England, and the Greater Boston Latino Network and comes less than a week after the U.S.... Read More about Harvard Gives Preferential Treatment to Legacy and Donor Applicant, According to New Lawsuit
Last Friday, an Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit that sought reparations for victims and their families of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The lawsuit is the latest blow in the push for reparations, but unlike all other cases, the plaintiffs seeking reparations are still alive. Viola Fletcher, 108,... Read More about Oklahoma Judge Dismisses Reparations Lawsuit Over 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Kenneth D. Courtright III, the operator of the digital company, Today’s Growth Consultant, Inc. and its branch operations, The Income Store, has been found guilty of seven counts of wire fraud after he lured over 500 investors into his short-lived business venture. Courtright, a consultant, author, and businessman, is accused... Read More about Chicago Businessman, Kenneth D. Courtright III, Charged With Guzzling Away Over $75M in a Ponzi Scheme
The Office of the Attorney General in Texas has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration in what it calls an “unlawful interpretation of Title IX” which would force public schools and universities to adopt ‘transgender’ policies or risk losing federal education funds. Under the federal law known as Title... Read More about Texas AG Claims Biden’s Revised Title IX Guidance Over “Transgender Ideologies” Threatens Education Funds
Several sheriff's deputies have been fired from a Mississippi sheriff’s department after two black men accused them of beating, torturing, and sexually violating them in a newly filed $400 million federal lawsuit. According to the complaint which will be filed in the Southern District of Mississippi, one of the men... Read More about Two Mississippi Black Men Allege Torture and Sexual Assault in $400 Million Lawsuit Against Sheriff’s Deputies
A week after the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's student debt relief program, millions of Americans across the nation are grappling with planning their next move forward. Meanwhile, President Biden vows to continue his administration's efforts to help aid student loan borrowers. But what does the high court’s... Read More about Student Debt Relief Dies in Supreme Court, Here’s What’s Next
A new lawsuit accuses a crisis pregnancy center in Massachusetts of deceptive advertising which resulted in the failure to diagnose an ectopic pregnancy and created a life-threatening emergency for the center’s patient. The lawsuit was filed in Worcester Superior Court last Thursday against the anti-abortion Clearway Clinic in Worcester, Massachusetts.... Read More about Class Action Lawsuit Filed After Massachusetts Crisis Center Failed to Diagnose an Ectopic Pregnancy
The era of artificial intelligence is here. And while developers and tech leaders have only scratched the surface of what’s possible, legal obstacles continue to pop up forcing AI leaders to reexamine their operating procedures. The most recent legal challenge targets OpenAI, the makers of what’s undoubtedly been the face... Read More about Open AI, Makers of ChatGPT, Accused of Using Private User Data to Build AI Tools
A Georgia urgent care center has agreed to pay $1.6 million to end a lawsuit that accuses them of violating the False Claims Act after the defendants submitted Medicare claims that were improperly coded according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia. In a release issued... Read More about Georgia-Based Urgent Care Chain to Pay $1.6M in Whistleblower False Claims Act Lawsuit