Princeton University is facing a lawsuit that accuses the university of engaging in Title IX violations, among other wrongdoings. The lawsuit was filed on June 20 by an anonymous male student, “John Doe.” The lawsuit names the trustees of the university as defendants and accuses them of breach of contract,... Read More about Princeton University Faces Lawsuit Over Title IX Violations
Shoe customizer Dominic Ciambrone, popularly known online and by his customers as The Shoe Surgeon, is facing a $60 million lawsuit from global footwear giant Nike. The lawsuit alleges that Ciambrone is using Nike's trademarks, selling counterfeit products, and has usurped the Nike brand through his work of creating custom... Read More about Nike Sues Custom Shoe Maker The Shoe Surgeon for Selling Counterfeit Products
Cities across the nation are evaluating the ordinances that impact the unhoused in their communities. Their efforts have been greenlit in part by a recent Supreme Court ruling that threatens to have a major impact on how cities manage the growing homelessness crisis, especially in hotbed areas like Los Angeles,... Read More about U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Homelessness Could Set New Precedent
In a one-of-a-kind lawsuit, a Parkland school shooting survivor has reached a civil settlement with the school shooter, granting the victim the rights to the shooter’s name, among other extraordinary awards. Anthony Borges was gunned down by his classmate, school shooter Nikolas Cruz, on Valentine's Day 2018 in Parkland, Florida’s... Read More about Settlement Grants Parkland School Shooting Victim Ownership of Shooter’s Name
A vacation to mark the start of summer turned into a nightmare after a couple was shocked and electrocuted while in a hot tub at a Mexico resort. Now, Lizzette Zambrano of El Paso County, Texas, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the resort and vacation rental companies Casago,... Read More about Wife Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Husband Electrocuted in Resort Hot Tub
A new lawsuit accuses the iconic 55-year-old Swamp Fox roller coaster at Family Kingdom Amusement Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina of causing a man to become paralyzed from the neck down. The lawsuit, which was filed last week in the Horry County Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court by the man's... Read More about Myrtle Beach Roller Coaster Ride Leaves Man Paralyzed From the Neck Down, Says New Lawsuit
A Pittsburgh-based company that provides at-home rape kits for sexual abuse survivors is at the center of a new lawsuit filed by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. The lawsuit accuses the company of providing a false alternative to care and justice for survivors of sexual abuse. Attorney General Michelle... Read More about Pennsylvania Files Lawsuit Over Company’s ‘Misleading’ At-Home Rape Kits
A controversial new Louisiana law has prompted several civil liberties groups to join forces with plans to file a lawsuit challenging the law’s constitutionality. House Bill 71 was signed into law Wednesday by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry and will now require all public school classrooms, from kindergarten to state-funded universities,... Read More about New Law Requiring Ten Commandments to Be Posted in Louisiana Classrooms Spurs Lawsuits
The Dallas-based company Frontier Communications is facing at least six class action lawsuits after it was hit with a cyber data breach attack in April. The widespread attack resulted in the personally identifiable information (PII) of over 750,000 customers being stolen by the criminal ransomware group RansomHub. Nearly 90,000 of... Read More about Dallas-Based Frontier Communications Hit with Multiple Class Action Lawsuits
A proposed class action lawsuit is accusing Apple of underpaying over 12,000 female workers. The lawsuit was filed in state court in San Francisco by two women who worked at the company for over a decade. The women say that female workers in engineering, marketing, and AppleCare divisions were systematically... Read More about Apple Underpaid Female Workers in California, Argues New Lawsuit
Evanston, Illinois, made national news after it proposed a first-of-its-kind reparations program in 2021. This Chicago suburb is making news yet again after a new lawsuit says that the program is discriminatory to non-Black residents. The lawsuit was filed on May 23 by the conservative activist group Judicial Watch on... Read More about Conservative Group Files Discrimination Lawsuit Over Evanston, IL Reparations Program
Several families of victims of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, have filed a lawsuit against FedEx and UPS for those companies’ alleged contribution to the tragic massacre. The lawsuit accuses the companies of acting as "illegal gun runners" to a juvenile because their services contributed to... Read More about Families of Uvalde School Shooting Survivors File Lawsuit Against UPS and FedEx for Shipping Weapon Used by Gunman
A new lawsuit is accusing American Airlines of “blatant and egregious racial discrimination” after eight African Americans were removed from a flight last January for seemingly no legitimate reason. The lawsuit, which was filed late last month in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, names... Read More about Eight Black Men Say They Were Discriminated Against When American Airlines Removed Them From Flight
TikTok is facing another lawsuit, this time from the Utah Division of Consumer Protection, that alleges that the popular video-sharing app "created a virtual strip club" that made it possible for young users to be sexually exploited. The complaint argues that adults on the app were allowed to send virtual... Read More about Utah Sues TikTok Over Claims the App Exploits Young Users in “Virtual Strip Club”
The U.S. Congress reauthorized the Trafficking Victims Protection and Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) in 2022. It “reauthorizes, updates, and expands” federal programs and efforts to address domestic trafficking” to better serve victims. Even the new Act, however, cannot offer immediate help or give the women in a civil lawsuit (Does 1-10)... Read More about Sex Trafficking Victims Must Wait for Criminal Trial Results Before They Can Sue for Civil Damages