Following the downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto-exchange platform late last year, a number of high-profile celebrities became the target of a class action lawsuit alleging that they helped fuel the alleged Ponzi scheme’s popularity. As that lawsuit unfolds, the turmoil surrounding FTX continues with at least 10 YouTube financial... Read More »
Seven law enforcement officers and three hospital employees are facing charges of second-degree murder after the death of a Black man at a Virginia state psychiatric hospital. Twenty-eight-year-old Irvo Noel Otieno was taken into emergency custody on March 3 by Henrico County Police. According to a police report, officers were... Read More »
A Minnesota police officer has filed a lawsuit against a County Sheriff's deputy after he was bitten by a police K9 during a suspect pursuit last March. Champlin police officer Daniel Irish, who now works for the Brooklyn Park Police Department was in pursuit of a suspect when he was... Read More »
What’s in a boneless chicken wing? That’s the million-dollar question in a newly filed lawsuit that accuses national chain Buffalo Wild Wings of being deceptive in the marketing of their popular menu item, boneless chicken wings. Filed by a Chicago man, Aimen Halim, on March 10, the lawsuit accuses the... Read More »
Tesla owners are taking legal action after accusing the electric car company of monopolizing vehicle maintenance and repair services. The lawsuits accuse Tesla of forcing customers to experience long wait times and higher prices for repairs and service costs. At least two class action lawsuits have been brought forward, with... Read More »
Sandra Lopez, an employee of the Catholic Charities of Omaha, Nebraska, has filed a lawsuit against her employer after she says she suffered emotional and physical injuries during an unannounced active shooting drill. Lopez alleges that company administrators did not warn her or other employees that an active shooter drill... Read More »
An Alabama federal judge has struck down state laws against panhandling, citing that the laws are unconstitutional. After the ruling, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency conceded that such laws were a violation of an individual's Constitutional right to free speech, ending a 2020 lawsuit. The preliminary injunction was handed down... Read More »
A California couple who experienced racial discrimination when trying to appraise the value of their home has reached a settlement agreement for an undisclosed amount. Tenisha Tate-Austin and Paul Austin, a Black family living in Marin City, California, made national headlines in 2021 after they shared a perplexing experience involving... Read More »
DoNotPay Inc, the maker of a one-of-a-kind legal service dubbed “The world's first robot lawyer,” is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that accuses the service of providing legal information without having proper legal credentials. The lawsuit argues that DoNotPay is in violation of California's unfair competition laws because it... Read More »
Oregon state employees have filed a second lawsuit over incorrect paychecks following the state’s implementation of a new payroll system. Oregon state workers first filed a lawsuit in January after receiving paychecks that reflected incorrect balances. Overpayment, underpayment, and incorrect deductions were just some of the payment issues recorded. The... Read More »
California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom announced earlier this week that the state would not renew its $54 million contract with Walgreens after the company announced it would adhere to a request made by Republican states to stop the sale of abortion medications including Mifepristone. Governor Newsom announced the news via... Read More »
Wells Fargo Bank has agreed to pay $3.75 million to end a class action lawsuit that accused it of helping facilitate a Ponzi scheme executed by a real estate investment company, Equitybuild Finance. Settlement funds will be paid out to individuals who invested in Equitybuild but lost money in their... Read More »
After joining a national class action lawsuit against vaping giant Juul, Indiana’s Kokomo School Corporation is set to receive $90,475 in settlement funds. The final amount will be less after attorneys fees are calculated. Kokomo School Corporation became the second Howard County School district to join the national lawsuit that... Read More »
New York State officials have agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a discrimination-based lawsuit against a non-profit adoption and pregnancy resource center. In 2018, New York State’s Office of Children and Family Services targeted the Christian non-profit group, New Hope Services Facility, and threatened to close operations if they did... Read More »
The fight against the popular video-sharing app TikTok is alive yet again after a dozen senators introduced bipartisan legislation that would give the administration power to ban the app along with other Chinese-owned apps and foreign technologies if they pose national security threats. Shortly after senators announced the legislation, the... Read More »
