A Michigan teen and her mother have filed a lawsuit against Judge Kenneth King of the 36th District Court after he issued a theatrical arrest of a teen during a field trip she took with her work-study group this summer. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday, Aug. 21, in the U.S.... Read More about Teen Files Lawsuit After Falling Asleep in Courtroom School Field Trip
The families of two transgender high school students in New Hampshire have taken legal action against the state over what they say are violations of constitutional and federal law following the passage of a state bill that touts anti-transgender policies. The students are identified as 15-year-old Parker Tirrell and 14-year-old... Read More about New Hampshire Transgender HS Students File Lawsuit Over Exclusion From Girls’ Sports Teams
Nearly every American’s social security number and other sensitive information is believed to have been leaked and sold on the dark web in what has been described as the largest data breach in today’s digital age. Bloomberg Law first reported on the data breach after a proposed class action lawsuit... Read More about Nearly Every American’s SSN Is Believed to Have Been Leaked in April Cybersecurity Breach, Class-action Lawsuit to Follow
The husband of a 42-year-old New York Doctor who died while dining in a restaurant at a Disney resort last October is fighting for his right to sue after Disney says he signed away his rights to sue when he signed a user agreement for a Disney streaming service years... Read More about Disney+ Streaming Contract Bars Man From Suing After His Wife Dies in a Park Restaurant, Disney Says
At least 36 families worldwide have filed lawsuits against Dominique Side and her company, Surrogacy Escrow Account Management LLC, aka SEAM. One recently filed lawsuit named 23 families. That lawsuit was initially filed in June in Harris County, Texas, and would grow to include plaintiffs throughout the US and globally... Read More about Surrogacy Escrow Company Defrauded Expecting Parents, Claim Mounting Lawsuits
If you are or were a user of the popular digital wallet and finance app Cash App, you may be able to claim up to $2,500 following a recent $15 million settlement that was reached in a recent class action lawsuit. The lawsuit was the result of two data breaches... Read More about Cash App Users Can Claim up to $2,500 Following a $15 Million Class Action Settlement
The execution of a death row inmate in Utah this week has reignited conversations about capital punishment laws in the U.S., the winding legal road death row inmates will often go down as they begin serving out their sentence, and what the future of death row should look like. Shortly... Read More about Utah Death Row Inmate Taberon Honie Executed, Sparks Renewed Conversations about Capital Punishment
The parents of a former Texas high school student who was accused of killing 10 people during a shooting rampage at his high school in 2018 are facing a new lawsuit that accuses them of not doing enough to prevent their son's violent actions. In May 2018, Dimitrios Pagourtzis shot... Read More about Civil Trial Underway After Survivors Sue the Parents of Texas School Shooter
A new class action lawsuit accuses the California FAIR Plan Assn. of illegally selling home insurance policies that offer subpar coverage for damages related to smoke and fire. The lawsuit was filed last week in Alameda County Superior Court on behalf of four California residents. The class action lawsuit will... Read More about California FAIR Plan Insurance Provider Illegally Denied Fire Claims, Says Class Action Lawsuit
Seventeen former patients at a Valencia, California, chiropractor's office have filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging that a doctor at the facility secretly recorded patients as they undressed before their chiropractic sessions. Among the plaintiffs are four minors. The lawsuit accuses 40-year-old Nicholas Vanderhyde, a chiropractor at... Read More about Lawsuit Accuses California Chiropractor of Secretly Recording Patients and Staff with Hidden Camera
In an effort to reign in the cost of housing and companies who have played a hand in inflated prices, the Department of Justice is preparing a potential lawsuit against Texas-based property management software company, RealPage. In a criminal investigation conducted by the DOJ, officials say RealPage is helping facilitate... Read More about DOJ Considering Possible Lawsuit Against Housing Software Company RealPage
Michigan has become the 20th state to ban the gay and trans “panic” defense, a legal defense that has been used across the nation to justify criminal actions against members of the LGBTQ+ community. Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bill 4718 into law last week, putting an end... Read More about Michigan Outlaws the LGBTQ “Panic” Defense — Becomes the 20th State to Do So
National rental home provider Invitation Homes has agreed to pay nearly $20 million to settle a lawsuit brought forward on behalf of the city of San Diego in California. The settlement was reached earlier this month and the U.S. The District Court for the Southern District of California is expected... Read More about Landlord Invitation Homes to Pay $20 Million in Settlement with California
The parents of a teen driver who was involved in a car crash that turned deadly last year have been sentenced following guilty pleas on charges in connection with their son’s actions. Sean Smith, 40, and Deo Ramnarine, 43, are the parents of a 17-year-old boy who was behind the... Read More about NY Parents Sentenced in Their Son’s Deadly Car Crash
The Chino Valley Unified School District has filed a lawsuit against the state of California over a new law that would make it illegal for schools to notify the parents of a child who identifies as a gender, name, or pronoun that is different from what is listed on their... Read More about California School District Files Lawsuit Over New LGBTQ+ Protections Law
