The family of an eighth-grader is suing their local police department, their child’s school, and Instagram after their daughter was wrongfully arrested for making death threats on social media. Florida teen Nia Whims was 12 years old when she was accused of creating an Instagram account that was then used... Read More »
America’s School districts have been under the national spotlight since the start of the pandemic. Plagued with controversy regarding mask mandates, school board meetings, and even the teaching of critical race theory, school districts have seemingly been unable to catch a break. The latest controversy to cloak America's classrooms centers... Read More »
The Department of Justice has announced that Eun Young Choi has been selected to serve as the director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET). Choi is a career prosecutor who has focused much of her work on catching cybercriminals. Choi served at the Court of Appeals for the Second... Read More »
A Los Angeles actor has been ordered to serve more than 20 years behind bars over charges related to an elaborate $650 million Ponzi scheme. 35-year-old actor Zachary Joseph Horwitz convinced investors to buy into his bogus company, 1inMM Capital. As part of the scheme, Horwitz took investor money claiming... Read More »
In a historic settlement, gun manufacturer Remington has agreed to a $73 million payout to settle allegations that they were culpable in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The mass shooting claimed the lives of 20 kindergarteners and first-graders and six educators. On Tuesday, the families of... Read More »
The estate of a man who was shot and killed last June by Portland police officers has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city. 40-year-old Michael Ray Townsend was at a Motel 6 when he called 911 because of suicidal ideations he was having. According to transcripts of the... Read More »
Former Reality TV star Geoffrey Paschel has been sentenced to 18 years behind bars after he was convicted in a two-day trial last year of kidnapping and assaulting his ex-fiancé, Kristen Wilson. Paschel was one of the cast members of the television network TLC’s hit show, 90 Day Fiancé. The... Read More »
An antitrust class-action lawsuit that could potentially cover more than three million plaintiffs has been filed against a Northern California Health System, Sutter Health. Four people and two companies are named as plaintiffs in the class-action suit. According to the complaint, Sutter Health violated antitrust laws after it charged high... Read More »
After clawing its way out of bankruptcy, car rental provider Hertz is battling another blow to its reputation as more than two hundred former customers have come forward with harrowing stories about being arrested over claims that they stole their rental vehicle. Late last year, over 180 Hertz customers moved... Read More »
Last Friday, a tentative deal was announced regarding payment for victims who suffered economic losses due to the 2021 condo collapse in Surfside, Florida. The deal which has yet to be put in writing would pay out $83 million to victims who suffered economic losses including the value of their... Read More »
The San Jose Unified School District has agreed to pay 42 million dollars to settle a sexual assault lawsuit that was brought by a former student. The student, who is only named as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, accuses the school district of ignoring red flags and not doing enough... Read More »
Students at a West Virginia high school staged a walkout earlier this week after they claim they were forced to attend what they described as a ‘forced’ church service in the school’s auditorium. The walkout was the result of a planned event at the school. The event was organized by... Read More »
The state of Texas is suing a popular TikTok fitness influencer over claims that she misled her followers into purchasing her personalized weight loss programs only for them to be given generic plans instead. Some clients who battled health issues including eating disorders sought out personalized plans but were allegedly... Read More »
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Air Force will pay out more than $230 million to the survivors and victims’ families of a 2017 shooting at a Texas church. Judge Xavier Rodriguez of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas announced the settlement details earlier... Read More »
The city of Colorado Springs has agreed to a nearly $3 million settlement with the family of a black teen who was fatally shot by officers in August of 2019. Nineteen-year-old De'Von Bailey was stopped by three officers because Bailey and another individual he was with matched the description of... Read More »
