$5.25M award in 1st fatal bikeshare crash
Civil Plaintiff
$5.25M award in 1st fatal bikeshare crash
A lawsuit in the 2016 death of a 25-year-old woman on a shared bike has ended in a $5.25 million…
Companies spent $2.46B defending class actions in 2018
Big Law
Companies spent $2.46B defending class actions in 2018
The cost of defending class action lawsuits continues to get more expensive for businesses even though the number of them…
Family of woman killed by driver on drugs awarded $2M
Civil Plaintiff
Family of woman killed by driver on drugs awarded $2M
The family of Janet Stomps, who was killed in June 2016 when a trash truck driver struck her Honda Accord,…
California hospital sued after secretly recording 1,800 surgeries
Civil Plaintiff
California hospital sued after secretly recording 1,800 surgeries
A California hospital is facing a possible class action lawsuit after more than 1,800 patients were filmed without permission using…
Trump sues to stop financial records subpoena
Political and Legislative
Trump sues to stop financial records subpoena
President Trump and the Trump Organization are suing the chairman of the House oversight committee to stop a subpoena of…
Court Holds that Pre-Suit Offer Did Not Moot Claims
Civil Plaintiff
Court Holds that Pre-Suit Offer Did Not Moot Claims
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently held that a defendant’s pre-suit proffer of a settlement check and…
Supreme Court Will Take Up LGBT Job Discrimination
Consumer Law
Supreme Court Will Take Up LGBT Job Discrimination
Does federal civil rights law prohibiting discrimination apply to LGBT people? That’s an issue the Supreme Court will decide this…
WH Aides Notes Used as Sources For Mueller Report
Political and Legislative
WH Aides Notes Used as Sources For Mueller Report
After information from his aides’ notes was used to damage him in the Mueller report, President Trump warned his Twitter…
Trial starts for teenager accused of beheading classmate
Criminal Law
Trial starts for teenager accused of beheading classmate
Jury selection is underway in Massachusetts for a teenager accused of beheading one of his high school classmates. Opening statements…
Rhode Island High Court Vacates Decision in Drowning Case
Civil Plaintiff
Rhode Island High Court Vacates Decision in Drowning Case
A court ruling in favor of a Rhode Island swimming pool company that was sued by the parents of a…
