On Tuesday, the University of California announced a $243.6 million settlement to put to rest allegations of sexual abuse by a former UCLA gynecologist. At least 203 women in 50 different cases will be covered under this settlement, with each victim set to receive $1.2 million. Hundreds of lawsuits accuse... Read More »
Outrage continues to grow over the police shooting of a Black man last week after officers issued a no-knock warrant in Minneapolis. 22-year-old Black man Amir Locke was fatally shot after the Minneapolis Police Department carried out a no-knock warrant on an apartment complex in downtown Minneapolis. Police bodycam footage... Read More »
The first Black leader of the Human Rights Campaign is suing over claims that he was underpaid and then ultimately fired because of his race. Alphonso David filed his lawsuit last Thursday and in it, he alleges that he was underpaid and was let go from his position because he... Read More »
California Senator Anthony Portantino has introduced a bill that would require parents to disclose whether or not they keep guns in their homes. The bill would also require searches of a student's belongings if a credible threat of violence exists. Portantino introduced the bill shortly after the November Oxford High... Read More »
Comedian, fighter, and podcaster Joe Rogan is facing increased scrutiny over allegations of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on his wildly popular podcast, the Joe Rogan Experience. Rogan’s podcast has been streaming on Spotify since 2020 after he entered into a licensing deal with the platform for a reported $100 million. His... Read More »
The Illinois-based staffing agency Medix Staffing Solutions is suing an aggregate health services provider, Novo Health LLC and its affiliate companies for failure to pay for services rendered. The lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of Illinois earlier this month. The staffing agency provides staffing services to several... Read More »
Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban is focusing his philanthropic efforts on his latest venture, an online pharmacy that will offer generic drugs at affordable prices to consumers. Cuban announced the launch of his online pharmacy last week, and unlike traditional distributors, Cuban’s pharmacy has been overly transparent in what the costs... Read More »
Actor Alec Baldwin is facing a defamation and negligence lawsuit over comments he made to a family member of a fallen marine earlier this year. The sisters and widow of the fallen marine are the plaintiffs named in the suit and are seeking $25 million, plus legal fees over suffering... Read More »
In what appears to be the first case of its kind, a driver of a Tesla is facing felony charges via two counts of vehicular manslaughter after his electric car was operating on autopilot when it struck another car, killing two individuals. Kevin George Aziz Riad, 27, was behind the... Read More »
Tens of thousands of student loan borrowers may be eligible for student loan forgiveness. However, it won't be at the hands of the government as many have longed for. Instead, it will be because of a substantial settlement brought on due to a lawsuit against one of the nation’s biggest... Read More »
Several New York Republicans are taking legal action against a recent New York law that will allow roughly 800,000 non-citizens to vote in local elections. The lawsuit which was filed in Staten Island Supreme Court on Monday asks the courts to block the City Board of Elections and the city’s... Read More »
A domestic dispute which turned deadly has now sparked a wrongful death lawsuit by the widow of the man shot. At the heart of the lawsuit is the claim that the killing was unjustified and was the result of a child custody dispute between the victim 54-year-old Chad Read, his... Read More »
A U.S. District Judge has granted a request made by federal prosecutors to claim funds in an inmate trust fund account controlled by accused Boston bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. According to the request, stimulus payments made to Tsarnaev will be collected and paid out to victims. Massachusetts Acting U.S. Attorney Nathaniel... Read More »
The sister of a slain federal security guard is suing Facebook’s parent company, Meta, over its part in helping radicalize the two men who shot and killed her brother. David Patrick Underwood and his partner were guarding a federal building in Oakland on May 29, 2020, while nearby riots prompted... Read More »
Over 100 insurance companies have filed a joint lawsuit against the Texas power grid operator and power generating companies behind the electric grid failure following the devastating 2021 Winter Storm Uri. The historic storm resulted in over half a million insurance claims and roughly $10.3 billion in insured Texas losses.... Read More »
