Settlement Reached in Facebook Defamation Case
Davyne Dial receives $500,000 for a Facebook defamation lawsuit in which Jacquelyn Hammond made a derogatory comment related to her son’s death.
Lawsuits & Litigation
Evil Twin Sister? Alexandria Duval Out On Bail
On Thursday, a judge decided to allow “evil twin” Alexandria Duval to post a reduced $2 million bond or $200,000 in cash.
DNA Evidence Proves Jeb The Dog Is Innocent, Saves His Life
Jeb was accused of killing a neighbor’s dog, but DNA evidence saves his life.
New Missouri Bills Attack Consumer Protection Laws
New bills are being introduced in Missouri by Republicans to rein in “an out-of-control civil litigation system that hurts the state’s business landscape.” One bill, sponsored by Sen. Gary Romine, would make it more difficult for people to “sue businesses for racial discrimination,” effectively improving “Missouri’s legal climate.” Another piece of legislation would “put new limits on malpractice suits against veterinarians.”
Lawsuits Filed Against Website Known for Illegal Prostitution and Human Trafficking
Two lawsuits have been filed against Backpage.com, a website known by many as a hub for “illegal prostitution and sex trafficking of underage teens.” One lawsuit, which was filed in federal court, was filed by an anti-trafficking organization in Orlando known as Florida Abolitionist and a 30-year-old woman who claims to have been a “victim of trafficking through Backpage.” The other lawsuit was filed “on behalf of Sojourner, an Arizona nonprofit victims’ resource organization.” These two lawsuits only add to the legal troubles facing the website, and comes when its “current and former executives” are facing “criminal charges of money laundering in California over accusations of human trafficking.”
Louisiana Public Defender System Funding Crisis
A lawsuit was filed last Monday alleging defendants from Louisiana are extremely under-served by the state’s public defender system due to financial crisis.
New Lawsuit Filed Against CNN for Racial and Religious Discrimination
In the midst of celebrating Black History Month, a former employee of CNN has stepped forward, accusing the major news network of “racial and religious discrimination in a lawsuit earlier this month.” The former employee is Omar Butcher, and the lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court Northern District of Georgia. For those who don’t know, though, this isn’t the first round of allegations of discrimination against the news network. In fact, this is the third lawsuit “over discrimination over the past year!” So what exactly transpired to cause this latest lawsuit?
Baby Formula Packaging Defects Result In Whistleblower Lawsuit
Baby formula is a basic necessity for babies all over the world, so the last thing parents should have to worry about is whether or not the formula they’re feeding their babies is safe. Unfortunately, a recent whistleblower lawsuit against Mead Johnson, whose “Enfa family of brands includes Enfamil infant formula” has shed some light on alleged packaging defects that could be leaving the company’s 8-ounce ready-to-use formula “vulnerable to spoilage.”
Lawsuit Filed For Wrongfully Diagnosed Alzheimer’s
Patients at the Toledo Clinic Cognitive Center were recently wrongfully diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
ACLU Puts TSA Crime Prevention Program On The SPOT
The Transportation Security Administration may have overstated the scientific validity their SPOT program.