A Dallas County jury has awarded more than $860 million in damages to the estate and family of a woman who was killed after a crane crashed into her apartment building four years ago during a summer wind storm. In June 2019, 29-year-old Dallas resident Kiersten Smith was at her... Read More »
The City of Antioch, California, and at least nine police officers are facing a federal lawsuit over alleged civil rights violations after text messages emerged showing law enforcement officers engaging in racist, sexually explicit, and homophobic text message conversations. The lawsuit was announced by civil rights attorney John Burris shortly... Read More »
Celebrity Cruises is facing a lawsuit after a woman says the cruise line mishandled her dead husband's body while they were on a cruise ship last year. On August 15th, 2022, 78-year-old Marilyn Jones and her Husband of 55 years, 79-year-old Robert Jones, were aboard the Celebrity Equinox, a cruise... Read More »
After the brutal beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols earlier this year, the Nichols family is pursuing a $550 million Federal lawsuit against the city of Memphis. The lawsuit was announced last week and comes just three months after the fatal night officers pulled over Nichols and engaged in actions... Read More »
Residents in Lower Manhattan remain rattled after the partial collapse of a parking garage that left five injured and one dead. The collapse happened at around 4 p.m. Tuesday on 57 Ann Street in the Financial District. The sudden collapse prompted the evacuation of the parking garage, the attached building,... Read More »
As popular retailer Bed Bath & Beyond continues to close hundreds of its stores across the nation, one former store manager is suing the company over wage payments amid mass layoffs. The class action lawsuit was filed by plaintiff Michael Palmeri in a New Jersey federal court. Named in the... Read More »
A class action lawsuit was filed in U.S District Court for the Northern District of California accusing popular electric automaker Tesla of violating California’s privacy laws. As one of the most innovative automakers, Tesla employs cutting-edge automotive technology including autonomous driving and dashboard cameras. It’s this same technology that has... Read More »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is facing a lawsuit brought by several environmental groups. The lawsuit takes issue with recent pollution guidelines the EPA released in early 2023. According to a petition brought forward by over a dozen environmental groups, the EPA is accused of violating the Clean Water Act.... Read More »
In a show of force last week, authorities arrested 21-year-old Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira in his Massachusetts family home. Teixeira is believed to be the man responsible for the Pentagon document leak that put the nation's security in jeopardy. In early April, reports began to surface about high-clearance national... Read More »
The family of 55-year-old Judith “Judy” Lopez-Moran has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Pennsylvania chocolate factory R.M. Palmer Company. Lopez-Moran was one of seven people who died after an explosion caused a fire to erupt through the facility, killing workers and injuring dozens of others. The blaze also caused... Read More »
The Department of Justice has announced that they’ve launched a criminal investigation into the leak of what appear to be highly sensitive and classified documents from the US. Military. The documents surfaced weeks ago on social media, but have only recently gained traction among worldwide government officials. The leaked documents... Read More »
A Los Angeles Target is facing a negligence lawsuit after two customers were stabbed by a homeless man while they were shopping in the store. The unprovoked and seemingly random attack took place last November 15 and left nine-year-old Brayden Medina and 25-year-old Joo Hye Song hospitalized with stab wounds.... Read More »
Construction consistently ranks as one of the most dangerous industries across the nation. Individuals within this profession, including roofers, heavy machinery operators, and general construction workers, are exposed to unique risks that can be life-threatening. Slip and falls, getting struck by objects, electrocution, and accidents involving heavy machinery are just... Read More »
The wife of a meteorologist who was killed in a helicopter crash last year in Charlotte, North Carolina, has filed a lawsuit against several companies connected to the crash. The lawsuit was filed by Jillian Ann Myers in Mecklenburg County Court in Charlotte, North Carolina, and originally named the maintenance... Read More »
David Lawson, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, has granted class certification for lawsuits against automaker GM and their faulty 8-speed transmissions. The class action certification comes after at least 39 plaintiffs across 26 states accused the automaker of knowingly selling vehicles that had this faulty transmission. ... Read More »
