Case filings rose nearly 20% over the last decade while class-action lawsuits tripled; Fair Credit Reporting Act and Telephone Consumer Protection Act claims rose dramatically while Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Truth in Lending Act claims fell over the last 10 years. Volkswagen paid more than $14 billion in consumer protection damages for its “clean diesel” claims.
Pantaleo is still arguing that Eric Garner died because of a health condition–not the chokehold the former office had put him in.
Tillamook County’s commissioner says that Oregon isn’t efficiently managing its ‘forestlands.’
Counting on a language services provider with strict vetting processes, and a solid record of success is the safest way to go.
Smollett, accused of faking a hate crime against himself, maintains his evidence in spite of a mountain of evidence against him.
It’s the second time in U.S. history a climate change lawsuit has moved to trial.
The plaintiff, referred to only as Jane Doe, says she was pressured to have sex with former ICE agent Wilfredo Rodriguez, who threatened, alternately, to kill or deport her if she didn’t acquiesce.
Anheuser-Busch, the maker of popular beers like Bud Light, recently accused MillerCoors of stealing its beer recipes.
A discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit was recently filed against the City of Flint and its police department.
A court reporter is a highly trained professional who works to ensure accurate documentation of a courtroom proceeding. As we’ll soon discuss, this plays an integral role in the trial’s outcome more often than you might expect.