A new bill targeting drunk drivers is gaining momentum throughout Tennessee and across the nation. The bill aims to help tackle drunk driving by implementing a unique financial penalty, child support payments. House Bill 1834, otherwise known as Ethan's, Haley's, and Bentley's Law was the product of three children who... Read More »
Video conferencing company Zoom Video Communications has agreed to an $85 million settlement following a class action lawsuit. The tech company became a staple in American and global households during the pandemic. While the software helped connect students, workers, and families, users claim that the company violated user privacy rights... Read More »
The mother of a Virginia teen is suing the Virginia State Police Department along with two state troopers after her son was shot and killed during a police chase in January 2021. Latoya Benton, the mother of 18-year-old Xzavier Hill filed her lawsuit in early April in the U.S. District... Read More »
Colonia High School in New Jersey’s Woodbridge Township has been the center of a medical mystery after over 100 people connected with the high school have come forward with a diagnosis of a rare brain tumor. The link between the brain tumors and the high school first began to surface... Read More »
Nine new lawsuits have been filed against a Southwest Missouri boarding school. The lawsuits were brought forward by nine former students who detailed that abuse was rampant during their time there. Named in the lawsuit is the faith-based Agape Boarding School for Boys located in Stockton, Mo. The Agape Baptist... Read More »
The online marketplace app LetGo is facing a wrongful death lawsuit after a Colorado couple was shot to death while meeting up with a seller using the app. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the couple’s five children, and the suit which was filed in federal court names Letgo... Read More »
Officials in a North Carolina city have settled with a former female firefighter who brought forward claims of a hostile work environment through a federal gender discrimination lawsuit. The former firefighter, Joy Ponder, will receive $155,000 in compensatory damages according to her attorney, John Hunter. Ponder worked in the Asheville... Read More »
The University of Southern California is suing two YouTube pranksters after they disrupted a Jewish studies class, causing panic and chaos amongst the students. The prank is just one of many similar disruptions by the group which has led the university to take legal action. The LA Times, which has... Read More »
A Texas woman will serve over five years behind bars for her role in defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the CARES Act. Court documents and evidence brought forward during trial detail that 24-year-old Lola Shalewa Barbara Kasali of Houston, Texas, defrauded the PPP out of $1.9 million. Following... Read More »
The family of a passenger aboard a Delta flight is suing the airlines after the passenger later died as a result of injuries he sustained while boarding the aircraft. Ricardo Lopez Rangel was traveling on vacation with his family from Los Angeles to Hawaii on July 13, 2021. Rangel, who... Read More »
The parents of one of the 17 victims shot during an outdoor concert in Dallas in early April are suing the event organizer and others, claiming that the shooting was a “preventable tragedy.” The shooting broke out at around 11:30 p.m among the crowd of an estimated 2,000 concertgoers. Officials... Read More »
The city of Palm Springs in California has approved $200,000 to advance a pilot program that would provide a guaranteed universal basic income for individuals who identify as transgender or non-binary or are a member of the LGBTQ community. As part of the program, recipients would receive up to $900... Read More »
Seattle's King County and the City of Kirkland are being sued by a community group, Keep Kids Safe, after the county purchased a hotel with the intent to convert it into permanent public housing. The lawsuit was filed in late March in Snohomish County. The hotel at the center of... Read More »
A Florida-based wind and energy company has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay over $8 million in restitution and fines for the death of at least 150 Eagles over the past decade. ESI Energy, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC, has pleaded guilty to three violations of... Read More »
City officials in Los Angeles announced a settlement agreement that promises to implement additional housing for the homeless population throughout the city. The settlement would help house an estimated 60% of the area's homeless population. The federal lawsuit which was brought forward by the LA Alliance for Human Rights names... Read More »
