The father of a seven-year-old girl who was kidnapped and killed by a FedEx driver has filed a $1 million lawsuit on behalf of his daughter’s untimely death. Jacob Strand filed the lawsuit in Wise County's 271st District Court in Texas and named FedEx Ground Systems Inc, FedEx driver Tanner... Read More »
A federal lawsuit filed against several Alabama corrections officers and others alleges that prison staff was responsible for an inmate's death after he was allegedly “baked to death” nearly two years ago In a prison cell that was overheated. The lawsuit brought forward by the inmate's sister accuses prison staff,... Read More »
German biotech and pharmaceutical company Bayer has agreed to pay $698 million to end a lawsuit the state brought forward in 2018. The original lawsuit filed in state court accuses agricultural giant Monsanto of allegedly polluting Oregon waterways and land areas through a class of toxic compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls, or... Read More »
Seven social media influencers have the national spotlight for reasons less appealing than what they're normally accustomed to. Federal prosecutors along with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced last Wednesday that these seven social media influencers, from all corners of the nation, conspired to commit securities fraud amounting to... Read More »
After a Los Angeles teen passed away in her high school's restroom from a suspected fentanyl overdose, her mother filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District. Fifteen-year-old Melanie Ramos was a student at Helen Bernstein High School when she tragically lost her life... Read More »
Four former and current nursing students who attended Seattle University are suing the school with allegations that the school falsely advertised a nursing master's degree program, all while knowing it was not approved to offer the program. Emma Carlson, Casey Chatam, Stephanie Lopez, and Shelby Stephens allege that the private... Read More »
The Mall of America has reached a settlement with the family of a five-year-old boy who was thrown off of the third-floor balcony of The Mall of America in an unprovoked attack in April 2019. The lawsuit, which was filed in July 2021, accuses the mall of failing to provide... Read More »
Walmart has found itself the target of a $50 million lawsuit after a former team leader, 31-year-old Andre Bing of the Chesapeake, Va, supercenter shot up the store on November 23, killing six of his coworkers and injuring several others before taking his own life. The lawsuit was filed by... Read More »
In a lawsuit filed last week in Santa Clara County Superior Court by the parents of Stanford University student Katie Meyer, the parents accused the university of negligent actions in disciplining their daughter. They say the negligent actions led to their daughter’s death. Meyer was the captain of the University's... Read More »
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is making national headlines over his latest initiative to combat the needs of homeless individuals throughout the city. Last week, Adams announced his new guidelines titled Mental Health Involuntary Removals. Under this new policy, individuals, mainly those who are homeless, can be involuntarily hospitalized... Read More »
As Uvalde families continue to grieve the 21 lives lost on May 28th, just days before the end of the school year, one Uvalde mother is taking her frustration to the courtroom. Sandra Torres, the mother of ten-year-old victim Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit earlier this week against the... Read More »
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Andrew Cheng has tentatively approved a $155 million settlement for over 10,000 current and retired prison supervisors throughout the state. The settlement was filed on behalf of employees who argued they were entitled to compensation for tasks and other job duties they performed before and... Read More »
A San Bernardino County school district has agreed to a $15.75 million settlement with the family of a student who died following an asthma attack while on campus. Thirteen-year-old Adilene Carrasco was a student at Mesa View Middle School in Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District when she suffered an asthma... Read More »
Wisconsin-based healthcare operator Forefront Dermatology has agreed to a $3.75 million settlement to end a class action lawsuit over a 2021 data breach. The organization operates a number of dermatology offices across the U.S. In 2021 a known ransomware group was able to exploit vulnerabilities within Forefront Dermatology’s network and... Read More »
It's a war of code and intellectual property rights in a recent lawsuit filed by GitHub programmers against GitHub, its parent company Microsoft, and a Microsoft tech partner OpenAI. In a first-of-its-kind class action lawsuit, GitHub programmers allege that the defendants violated open-source licensing because their code is being used... Read More »
