The father of a University of Georgia football player has filed a lawsuit against the University's Athletic Association along with others after his son died during a street racing car accident near the University in January. University of Georgia football player Devin Willock, 20, was a passenger in an SUV... Read More »
In one of the most significant recall announcements in recent times, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is urging global auto manufacturer ARC Automotive to issue an immediate recall of 67 million airbags inflators because of what they call a dangerous defect. In a letter issued to Knoxville, Tennessee-based... Read More »
Two New York men have been charged with healthcare fraud after they attempted and were successful in submitting multiple false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid over medically unnecessary prescriptions and other over-the-counter products that were never actually dispensed. Additionally, the men are facing charges of paying illegal kickback... Read More »
According to officials, Bryan Sherbacow, 54, of Charleston, South Carolina, and Washington D.C., used the company as his personal piggy bank by fraudulently making transfers from the company’s bank accounts to his personal accounts in amounts totaling at least $5.9 million. Sherbacow used the stolen money to engage in a... Read More »
Goldman Sachs has agreed to a $215 million settlement to end claims that gender bias practices were rampant through the investment banking firm. The settlement will end over a decade-long litigation process. The lawsuit was first brought about in 2010 when several former employees including Cristina Chen-Oster and Shanna Orlich... Read More »
Residents throughout Florida are watching closely at the ramifications to follow after a controversial immigration bill was signed into law earlier this month. On May 2, Florida House members passed Senate Bill 1718, a controversial piece of legislation that aims to curb the flow of illegal migrants throughout the state.... Read More »
A California teacher has filed a lawsuit against her former employer, the Jurupa Unified School District, after she says she was fired for not hiding a student’s gender preferences from the child’s parents, among other violations. The lawsuit names Jurupa Unified School District Superintendent Trenton Hansen and Assistant Superintendent Daniel... Read More »
Three McDonald's franchisees will owe over $200,000 in fines after violating federal child labor laws. The three franchisees accused of violating these laws include Bauer Food, Archways Richwood, and Bell Restaurant Group. Collectively, the three groups operate 62 locations across Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland, and Ohio. Investigators with the Department of... Read More »
A bizarre investigation is underway after a postal service employee intercepted a shipment containing human remains that were bound for a 40-year-old man living in Pennsylvania. The shipment has since sparked a federal investigation that led officials to an Arkansas woman accused of selling the body parts. The man has... Read More »
A family that was injured after a tree branch fell on them while at the San Antonio Zoo in March has filed a lawsuit against the zoo and the landscaping company that was in charge of taking care of the tree. The family includes the couple Crystal and Librado Rodriguez... Read More »
A New York City medical examiner’s office has announced that a homeless man who was put in a chokehold while on the subway died by homicide. The 30-year-old homeless man, who has now been identified as Jordan Neely, was killed Monday afternoon last week while onboard the F train when... Read More »
A newly filed lawsuit is accusing Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas, of covering up allegations of sexual assault involving one of its former cheerleading team members. The suit accuses the school of taking steps to prevent the cheerleader from reporting an alleged sexual assault. The lawsuit was filed in a... Read More »
Adidas shareholders have filed a class action lawsuit against the company, accusing senior executives of failing to do more in warning investors about losses that should have been anticipated due to their partnership with rapper and global figure Kanye West, who now simply goes by Ye. The lawsuit, which was... Read More »
Nine Mexican nationals have filed a lawsuit against automaker Kia and several staffing agencies alleging that they were hired on for roles in the company that did not actually exist. The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Atlanta accuses the automaker of exploiting international workers by luring them... Read More »
The president of Sacramento’s NAACP, Betty Williams, has filed a lawsuit against Sacramento County’s Department of Child, Family, and Adult Services after a close relative of hers was allegedly taken into the state’s child protective services at age 14 and then placed into the Sacramento County foster system where she... Read More »
