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 »
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 »
