Former Oakland University soccer coach Eric Pogue is suing the Michigan institution, claiming that he was unlawfully fired because of his “debilitating” depression. Pogue filed his federal lawsuit earlier this month in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division and names the university and a senior... Read More »
A Jewish student at Columbia University has filed a class action lawsuit against the Ivy League university amid pro-Palestinian protests that disrupted student learning and heightened safety concerns among Jewish students. The lawsuit was filed earlier this month against Columbia’s board of trustees in federal court in the Southern District... Read More »
New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has filed a lawsuit against R.G. Ortiz Funeral Home Inc. over claims that the funeral home chain allegedly exploited grieving families by failing to provide the services they offered and providing inadequate and unprofessional care that elongated the grieving process. The... Read More »
Nine couples in California have come together to file a joint lawsuit against in vitro fertilization provider Ovation Fertility in Newport Beach, California. The couples say that workers at the fertility clinic’s lab knowingly passed on nonviable embryos to be implanted in patients, despite knowing that the embryos were not... Read More »
Trendy grocery and restaurant-style establishment, Foxtrot and Dom’s Kitchen & Market is facing a class action lawsuit after workers say the company violated federal and state employee laws in a mass layoff that left all employees out of a job, with just a couple hours of notice. The class action... Read More »
Social media influencer turned professional wrestler Logan Paul is facing several lawsuits about the contents of his popular Prime Hydration drinks. The drink was founded by Paul and KSI —whose real name is Olajide Olayinka Williams — and is owned by Louisville-based company Congo Brands. While the beverages are marketed... Read More »
North Carolina State University’s Poe Hall has been linked to a new cancer cluster impacting over 150 former students, staff, and faculty members. The connection was made after reports of cancer among the student body trickled into a local news outlet. The story has since garnered national attention, prompting current... Read More »
An Illinois woman has filed a class action lawsuit against Target after she says the company illegally collects biometric data without consumer consent through its advanced security system. Arnetta Deans accuses the retail giant of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act among other allegations. Under Illinois law, it is... Read More »
Additional charges have been brought against an elderly Ohio man who shot and killed an Uber driver who was sent to his home to pick up a package. Eighty-one-year-old William Brock was initially arraigned on murder charges after he shot and killed 61-year-old Loletha Hall. Hall had pulled up to... Read More »
Multiple lawsuits have been filed against a commercial truck driver and his employer after the truck struck a school bus. The accident killed two individuals and injured many others in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District. The fatal crash happened on March 22 in Austin, Texas. The school bus was... Read More »
Railroad company Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million to end a class action lawsuit filed in 2023 after company train cars derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The derailment resulted in spilled chemicals, causing a fire that sent dark plumes of smoke into the air. The smoke cast a... Read More »
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the set of the Western film, ‘Rust,’ starring Alec Baldwin has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter following the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. Hutchins was killed after Baldwin pulled the trigger of a prop gun that discharged with... Read More »
Donald Price was 67 years old when he passed away from declining health conditions, including organ failure. In a new lawsuit filed on behalf of his late wife, Rowena Price, the nursing home facility that cared for him is being accused of a wrongful eviction that led to his death.... Read More »
A second lawsuit, which is seeking class-action status, has been filed against leading car maker General Motors. Customers accuse the automaker of collecting data on its customers and then passing that data to third parties. The information was then used by auto insurance providers to justify rake hikes for some... Read More »
An Iowa jury has awarded the parents of 31-year-old Augustin “Gus” Mormann $4.25 million after their son was killed during a high-speed police chase in Manchester. Mormann died in January 2021, more than one month after he was thrown off his motorcycle during the high-speed chase with police. The officer... Read More »
