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Investigation into Equifax Hack Stalled by CFPB Head, Mulvaney

- February 8, 2018

After the enormous Equifax hack, many expected the government and industry professionals to put measures in place designed to protect against similar hacks down the road. Unfortunately, it seems the opposite is happening. According to reports, the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Mick Mulvaney, recently decided to pull “back from a full-scale probe of how Equifax Inc failed to protect the personal data of millions of consumers.”

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$25M Trump University Settlement Approved by Federal Court

- February 8, 2018

The lawsuit against President Donald Trump regarding Trump University is finally at an end. Earlier this week a $25 million settlement was approved in federal court, ending litigation that first began when “two federal class-action fraud lawsuits and a parallel state court action” were brought forward by Eric Schneiderman, the New York Attorney General. The lawsuits “accused Trump U. of deceiving students by falsely claiming that Trump knew the instructors and that the school was an accredited university.” Instead of being an accredited university, Trump University was a for-profit training program for those interested in learning all of Trump’s “secrets to creating a real estate empire” while charging students up to $35,000 to attend. Additionally, students claimed they were “cheated out of tuition through high-pressure sales tactics and misleading claims about what they would learn.”

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Thinking of Filing a Personal Injury Suit? Knowing When to Hire a Lawyer

- February 8, 2018

The filing of civil lawsuits in the United States is increasing, with United States Courts reporting a 5 percent increase year-over-year of civil case filings in U.S. district courts in 2016. For everything from product liability to automobile accidents, plaintiffs who have suffered serious injuries due to negligence are going after the compensation they deserve. In more than 75 percent of civil trial cases in the U.S., at least one party does not have lawyer representation. Whether to hire a personal injury lawyer is an important decision.

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Florida Bill Would Stop Insurance Companies from Deporting Immigrants to Dodge Worker’s Compensation Claims

- February 7, 2018

A new bill being considered by Florida lawmakers would stop insurance companies from dodging worker’s compensation claims by helping deport illegal immigrants injured on the job. Legislators and immigration advocates have been pushing for reform since ProPublica and NPR published an expose on the practice last summer. Both outlets documented some 130 cases in which

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against St. Charles Heath System After Death of Newborn

- February 7, 2018

After experiencing the tragic loss of her newborn daughter, Angela Marchant has decided to file a wrongful death lawsuit against St. Charles Health System, seeking $9 million in damages. The lawsuit itself was filed late last month on January 23 in Deschutes County Circuit Court shortly after her daughter, Grace Louise Marchant-Hubbs, died “at the St. Charles Family Birthing Center in Bend.” In addition to naming the hospital as a defendant, the suit also names “Bend OB-GYN Mary Jane Davis as a co-defendant,” and claims “she was often unaware of Marchant’s condition throughout her difficult childbirth and was frequently absent or late in arriving.”

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