Ford Motor Company has issued a worldwide recall on approximately 775,000 2013-2017 Ford Explorer vehicles due to issues with steering that have been linked to at least six injuries in North America. While the recall is worldwide, 676,152 vehicles under the recall are registered in North America, with 59,935 in... Read More »
Industry leaders 3M Co, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp, and Honeywell Inc, have agreed to settle a putative class action lawsuit last Wednesday after allegations that the companies played a hand in the contamination of a New York town’s water system. Residents of the town argue that Hoosick Falls’ drinking water... Read More »
Liberty University, the nation’s largest Christian university tucked in the hills of the Appalachian mountains has found itself in the center of controversy yet again following a bombshell lawsuit filed against the university by 12 women. The women were not named in the lawsuit and are instead identified as Jane... Read More »
Terrifying footage has turned up of a six-year-old elementary school student being dragged for over an alleged 1,100 feet after she exits her school bus. Although the incident took place in 2015, the footage has recently surfaced and has since gone viral on social media after the video was released... Read More »
Last Friday, accused killer Michael Gargiulo, who was dubbed the “Hollywood Ripper,” was sentenced to death for brutally killing Ashley Ellerin, 22, in 2001, and Maria Bruno, 32, in 2005. Gargiulo was thrown into the national spotlight after one of the victims, Ellerin, was found dead just before she was... Read More »
A Texas federal judge ruled on Friday that the Obama-era program DACA was unlawfully created and would no longer serve as a protection for thousands of undocumented immigrants seeking to live and work in the United States. Judge Andrew S. Hanen of the United States District Court in Houston, Texas,... Read More »
California lawmakers have approved a guaranteed income program that will provide qualified residents a guaranteed monthly income with no strings attached. The program will prioritize individuals who have aged out of the foster care system as well as pregnant mothers. Universal basic income and guaranteed income programs have been a... Read More »
Former President Trump argues social media bans violate his free speech rights under the First Amendment. Former President Trump took aim at social media giants last week after announcing that he is suing Twitter, Facebook, and Google in a class-action lawsuit for violations of his First Amendment rights. Trump announced... Read More »
Attorneys general in seventeen states and the District of Columbia have reached out to the new Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg, and the acting Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Steven Cliff, regarding concerns with child car seat safety practices. In the letter, the attorneys general urge the federal... Read More »
In another twist of disappointment for small landlords, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a bid by several landlords who were looking to get the nationwide moratorium set by the Centers for Disease Control on residential evictions overturned. Four landlords along with the National Apartment Association, a real... Read More »
The legendary actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is suing cannabis company Solar Therapeutics for $9 million in damages after they displayed him as one of his most recognizable characters, Borat, on a highway billboard. Cohen, along with his California-based company, Please You Can Touch LLC, filed the lawsuit against... Read More »
On Monday, a Long Island woman pleaded guilty to mail fraud for her participation in what is being described as a multimillion-dollar mail fraud scheme. Lorraine Chalavoutis, 64 of Greenlawn, New York is accused of having mailed out fake prize notices to thousands of “elderly and vulnerable” individuals throughout the... Read More »
A federal judge has found the United States government is 60% responsible for the mass shooting that took place at a rural Texas church in 2017. On November 5, former Air Force airman Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, walked into the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church where he opened fire, killing... Read More »
Over 30 states have banded together in suing Google over unfair fee practices associated with its Play Store. The states allege that Google is operating as a monopoly and that it has created an “ecosystem” that has virtually eliminated competition. Because of this elimination in competition, Google is able to... Read More »
Famed California lawyer Micheal Avanatti has had a meteoric fall after his quick rise to fame in 2018. Following claims that the celebrity lawyer was misusing client information, Avanatti was sentenced last week to two and a half years behind bars after he was found guilty of attempting to extort... Read More »
