The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two men who were pretrial detainees at Sussex Correctional Institute. Court filings accuse the prison of practicing an "ongoing and egregious pattern of the use of excessive force.” The men claim that they were victims... Read More »
A Texas jury has awarded an eye-popping settlement in a $301 billion lawsuit against a Corpus Christi bar. The lawsuit was brought forward by the family of a woman and her 16-year-old daughter, both of whom were killed by a drunk driver who was served alcohol at the bar. The... Read More »
McDonald's has agreed to a $33.5 million settlement to end a lawsuit brought forward by former MLB player and McDonald's franchise owner, Herb Washington. Washington sued the fast-food giant in February alleging that the company favored white franchise owners over Black owners. His complaint alleges that because of these discriminatory... Read More »
Two conservationist groups are suing three federal agencies over an environmental review that the government deemed satisfies the requirements needed to reemploy a policy that allows the killing of predators including coyotes and mountain lions in federally protected land across Nevada. The lawsuit was brought forward by New Mexico-based environmental... Read More »
An Arkansas restaurant is pushing back against allegations that they fired a server after she received a $4,400 tip. Waitress Ryan Brandt was serving a party of over 30 at the Bentonville restaurant Oven and Tap on December 3rd when she was given the generous tip by a member of... Read More »
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a Kentucky warehouse factory that was left flattened after historic tornadoes made their way through the region last week. The lawsuit was filed against Mayfield Consumer Products, a candle production company, that accuses the company of “flagrant indifference” for not allowing employees to... Read More »
A top-ranking female law enforcement official is suing the Iowa State Police Department after claiming she was the victim of retaliation because she reported gender discrimination and misspending within the department. Charis Paulson began working for the state’s law enforcement agency as a special agent with the Division of Criminal... Read More »
A $50 million lawsuit has been filed against a utility company on behalf of a Flint, Michigan, woman who was killed during a home explosion just before Thanksgiving. The lawsuit was filed by Fieger Law and alleges that the utility, Consumer Energy, was responsible for the home explosion that killed... Read More »
Following the deadly school shooting at Oxford High School over a week ago, the school district is seeing its first two civil lawsuits alleging that the shooting could have been prevented. The first $100 million federal lawsuit was filed by parents Jeffrey and Brandi Franz on behalf of their two... Read More »
A Tampa, Florida, man has been convicted by a federal grand jury on 22 counts of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and introduction of a misbranded drug into interstate commerce after his months-long trial ended in early December. Peter Bolos, 44, was accused along with his co-conspirators... Read More »
A Florida woman has been sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison for her role in a money-laundering conspiracy that related to a subscription-based website that sexually exploited “child models.” 53-year-old Patrice Eileen Wilowski-Mevorah is accused of laundering at least $2.3 million for an internet-based business called... Read More »
The Justice Department announced this week that it is closing its investigation into the death of 14-year-old Emmett Till with no charges being brought forward after it could not prove that a witness lied about the events leading up to the Black teenager's death. The Justice Department explained that "In... Read More »
The FTC has sued to block graphics card giant Nvidia from its proposed $40 billion acquisition of British chip design provider ARM Ltd. The complaint comes after other tech leaders including Qualcomm, Microsoft, and Google voiced their concerns that such an acquisition would stifle competition in the industry. ARM, which... Read More »
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s latest vaccine mandate announced earlier this week is being met with harsh criticism from small business owners throughout the city. On Monday, De Blasio announced a sweeping measure that would require all workers in the city to get fully vaccinated before December 27. The measure would... Read More »
The Department of Labor has published a final rule that will put in place President Biden's executive order on raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour on federal contracts. On April 27, 2021, Biden’s executive order 14026 detailed raising the minimum wage from $10.95 to $15 an hour on... Read More »
