La Jolla Cove Snorkeling Death Prompts Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The city of San Diego recently came under fire in a wrongful death suit after a man died in a snorkeling accident.
Lawsuits & Litigation
Get Married, Get Deported: Baltimore Couple Sues Government for Turning Green Card Interview into a Trap
Alyse Sanchez’s husband, Elmer, was detained and slated for deportation to Honduras mere moments after an immigration official said he’d passed a marriage interview needed to get a green card.
Netflix Releases Its Panama Papers Movie as Mossack Fonseca Lawyers Try to Shut It Down
Netflix said the founders of Mossack Fonseca had already lost whatever reputations they were afraid to see damaged from “The Laundromat’s” release.
North Carolina Prisoners Sue to End the “Guaranteed” Traumas of Solitary Confinement
Supported by the ACLU, prisoners are arguing that a punishment with outcomes as poor as solitary is scarcely constitutional.
Enraged New Jersey Couple Sue Taco Bell for Mispricing Its Chalupa Cravings Box
An attorney for the plaintiffs argues that his clients may have only lost $2, but Taco Bell has made hundreds of millions of allegedly deceptive advertising.
DOJ Claims DEA Could Have Done More to Stop Crisis
A new DOJ report indicates the DEA coudl have done more to stop opioid crisis.
Austin Independent School District Sued Over Allegations it Failed to Prevent Bullying
Austin Independent School District recently found itself in hot water when the mother of a student filed a lawsuit alleging the school district failed to protect her daughter from bullying.
Another Judge Blocks Trump’s Anti-Immigrant “Public Charge” Order from Taking Effect
Trump’s revision to the longstanding “public charge” rule would’ve punished immigrants who not only use public resources, but are “more likely than not” to.
Circuit Court Revives Trump Emoluments Lawsuit
The 4th Circuit Court will revisit one of its past decisions.
Michigan Department of Corrections Agrees to $1.25M Settlement Over Death of Prisoner Whose Water was Shut Off
The Michigan State Department of Corrections will pay $1.25 million to settle a wrongful death suit after a former prisoner died.