In December 2019, Zackey Rahimi verbally threatened and had a violent altercation with C.M., his girlfriend, with whom he had a young child with. During the altercation, Rahimi dragged C.M… Read More

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the “Safe Exchange of Minor Children” act into law in early June 2024. The bill was passed nearly unanimously in the Florida legislature. The… Read More

Hunter Biden was convicted of three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018. The trial occurred in Delaware, his home state. President Joe Biden’s son was charged… Read More

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Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced in 2021 plans to relocate employees supporting Disney theme parks and resorts from California to a $1billion office park in Orlando, Florida. Disney wa… Read More

Inflation comes in one of two flavors: prices go up or the quality of products goes down. However, at what point does “shrinkflation” – the downsizing or shrinking of goods… Read More

Most people speak without ever thinking that their voices could be mimicked or copied. As artificial intelligence advances though, voices can become copied and made to speak words they have… Read More

President Biden announced that the Justice Department would be formally moving to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The reclassification process is still ongoing, but if approve… Read More

Ray Johnson and his wife Patricia Johnson, and four of their friends, arrived at Fairmont Kea Lani on Maui on February 23, 2022. They had been to Hawaii a half dozen times. Ray had also snor… Read More

Ida Ann Lorezno, age 48, was at Sakura Japanese Steakhouse in St. George when she saw a group of teenage girls sitting near her at the restaurant. In a video on social media, Lorezno can be… Read More

What’s in a name? Oakland airport is willing to risk a lawsuit to change their name to the “San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport” (OAK). Not to be confused with… Read More

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to ban nearly all noncompete clauses in employment agreements. Noncompete clauses typically prevent workers from joining competing businesses or… Read More

Social media has made it easier than ever to reach a wide audience. However, not all communication is worthwhile and such communication may be particularly damaging in a lawsuit. Attorneys o… Read More

Western movies are famous for depicting shootouts at high noon to settle disputes. However, the consequences for a fatal shooting involving Alec Baldwin and his crew are all too real as the… Read More

Is it safe to travel the friendly skies these days? For the last several weeks, United Airlines flights have suffered from mechanical difficulties that involve random airplane parts dropping… Read More

On February 11, 2024, Angela Chao was pronounced dead after she drove her Model X SUV Telsa into a pond. Earlier that day, she had invited seven friends to spend the weekend at a ranch near… Read More

The cargo ship, The Dali, lost power and hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. The ship was moving at 8 knots, roughly 9 mph, and carrying a full cargo load. Thirty second… Read More

Abby Hensel and her sister, Brittany Hensel, are conjoined twins. The two sisters share a single body with separate heads and necks. They also have separate major organs such as hearts and l… Read More

In 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis lauded a plan by his administration to transport foreign nationals from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, MA. The purported goal was to draw attention… Read More

On September 27, 2022, the San Bernardino County Sheriff Deputies Office was searching for Savannah Graziano, who had been allegedly abducted by her father Anthony Graziano. Anthony had alle… Read More

Annaleine Reynolds purchased an empty lot for about $22,500 at a Hawaiian tax auction in 2018. Reynolds had intended to leave the lot empty to use as a meditative healing woman’s retre… Read More

In public relations, the customer is always right in tastes especially if the taste could kill them. On October 5, 2023, Dr. Kanokporn Tangsuan, a New York State doctor, and her husband, Jef… Read More

John Cheeks thought his entire life was about to change in January 2023 when he saw that the Powerball winning numbers matched his ticket. He was right, though not in the way he expected. Wh… Read More

King County Prosecutors have declined to press criminal charges against Seattle Officer Kevin Dave for the death of Jaahnavi Kandula in January 2023. Officer Kevin Dave hit Kandula with his… Read More

Florida passed a law in May 2023 banning Chinese citizens from owning homes or land in the state. The law targets individuals who are “domiciled” in China and are not US citizens… Read More

Imagine if you burned down a national park, destroyed 20 buildings, and killed a firefighter, all so that you could get the perfect family photo. And then the media misrepresents your intent… Read More

Former actor Gina Carano has filed a lawsuit against the Walt Disney Corporation and Lucasfilm for alleged wrongful termination. The suit was filed in federal court in California. Carano all… Read More

If your driver’s license shows a different sex than how certain people view you does that constitute fraud? The state of Florida is prepared to make that argument even if it leads to i… Read More

Most states have a “waiting period” for divorcing couples before their divorce is finalized. What happens if a state applies a longer waiting period for some divorcing couples th… Read More

Arbitration has become somewhat common in civil lawsuits. With family courts so busy now, it was perhaps inevitable that arbitration would also become promoted in family law. At the beginnin… Read More

What is your typical water bill a month? Most people pay a couple hundred dollars every few months. What if you had to pay almost ten thousand dollars a month for water that you were incapab… Read More

Baldwin was filming a Western movie in New Mexico in 2021. During filming, Baldwin pointed a gun at Halyna Hutchins, a cinematographer on set. The gun went off, killing Hutchins and wounding… Read More

Could a defendant’s right to confront witnesses at trial be violated if a trial judge requires everyone to wear a face mask at trial? The Fourth Circuit has determined that the answer… Read More

Most pet owners today consider their pet a family member and not simply a piece of property like a sofa or a chair. However, the law has been slow to evolve as many states still consider ani… Read More

In an alternative world, Deobra Delone Redden could have been a great linebacker in professional football. Alas, Redden has become famous for a leap of a different kind. On January 3, 2024… Read More

The Republican activist group Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of the husband of Ashli Babbitt. The suit alleges negligence and assault and battery aft… Read More

In December 2023, Jonathan Majors was found guilty on charges he assaulted his ex-girlfriend in the back of car. He was convicted on one count of reckless assault and one count of harassment… Read More

As 2023 fades into the background, a new set of state laws and regulations are set to go into effect beginning on January 1, 2024. These laws range from reproductive loss to poach pirating… Read More

South St. Louis police arrested a bar owner after they drove their police cruiser into the front of Bar: PM in Carondelet. The officers on the scene didn’t apologize to James Pence or… Read More

Two Colorado paramedics were recently found guilty for the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. In 2021, Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a grand jury for manslaughter and crimina… Read More

Activision Blizzard’s sexual harassment discrimination suit has finally settled for $54 million. The California Civil Rights Department sued Activision Blizzard in September 2021, alle… Read More

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Meathead Movers, a moving company based in Fresno, California, for age discrimination against older people. The moving company shows off clea… Read More

Can you file a discrimination lawsuit if your employer forces you to transfer positions? The Supreme Court may permit such lawsuits to proceed. Sergeant Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow was a sergea… Read More

In September 2023, Rosemary Hayne was filmed throwing a burrito bowl at Chipotle employee and store manager Emily Russell at a Chipotle in Ohio. According to Ms. Russell and witnesses, Hayne… Read More

Former Derek Chauvin has exhausted last appeals in his bid to overturn his conviction for the murder of George Floyd. The United States Supreme Court has rejected Chauvin’s petition to… Read More

The holiday season is a time for family, friends, gifts, and fireplaces. Many offices are closed around Christmas and New Years. However, people still get into accidents and disputes even if… Read More

Most children love holidays. More holidays means time off, food and parties. However, children with parents who are divorced, separated, or apart may have some anxiety about where, or who, t… Read More

Divorce and child custody are often bitter legal proceedings even under the best of circumstances. However, such cases can be made even worse when religious differences and foreign countries… Read More

Rodney Hodgins is a hardware salesman from British Columbia who normally requires the use of a motorized wheelchair. He flew to Las Vegas with Deanna Hodgins, his wife, in August 2023 to cel… Read More

The singer Aaron Carter, the younger brother of Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, was found dead in his home on November 5, 2022. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office determined tha… Read More

Philip Paxson was driving his Jeep Gladiator back home in Hickory, NC after his daughter’s ninth birthday party on September 30, 2022. Google Maps was allegedly directing him to cross… Read More

The 11th Circuit Appeals Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit by nurse Cynthia Diane Yelling after Yelling’s termination from St. Vincent’s Health System. Yelling had sued h… Read More

Will Smith generated significant controversy when he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars in March 2022 for insulting his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. However, Jada Smith has reopened old wounds re… Read More

In July 2020, the California Civil Rights Department filed a lawsuit against Cisco, a Silicon Valley tech company, for illegal discrimination, including caste-based discrimination. Cisco sup… Read More

Disney World is facing a lawsuit when a water slide at its Typhoon Lagoon Water Park severally injured Emma McGuinness on October 14, 2019 on the Humunga Kowabunga water slide. Emma McGuinne… Read More

The 45th President of the United States began his trial for civil fraud and other charges on October 2, 2023, in New York state court. Although Mr. Trump is currently under criminal indictme… Read More

Charlene Carter criticized the Southwest Union funds to help members attend a women’s march sponsored by Planned Parenthood. Carter condemned the union president on social media and in… Read More

Anil Koppula, an Australia man, accused a Melbourne hospital of causing him “psychotic illness” after he watched his wife undergo a cesarean section in 2018. He demanded $643 mil… Read More

Jaahnavi Kandula, age 23, was a college student crossing Dexter Avenue in a marked crosswalk in Seattle, WA on January 23, 2023. However, a recently unearthed conversation between leaders of… Read More

Mable Childress was sipping coffee from a McDonald’s coffee in San Francisco in June 2023 when the lid fell off. Hot coffee spilled onto Childress, who allegedly suffered third-degree… Read More

Several children from states like Georgia, Nevada, and Texas, have died from Naegleria Fowleri infections this year. These infections come on the heels of a lawsuit by a Texas city to settle… Read More

Two women were onboard an Air Canada flight from Las Vegas to Montreal on August 26, 2023. Their assigned seats had a foul smell due to someone vomiting in that area on the previous flight… Read More

Danny Masterson has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping two women at in Hollywood Hills Home. Masterson was a television star on the show “That’ 70s Show.” Mast… Read More

Case intake data recently collected by LegalMatch shows steady, consistent performance in spite of downward economic trends experienced in other major industries. As the country’s firs… Read More

Case intake data recently collected by LegalMatch shows steady, consistent performance in spite of downward economic trends experienced in other major industries. As the country’s firs… Read More

In mid-2023, Maryland passed legislation permitting adults 21 and older to lawfully possess up to 1.5 ounces of marijuana and grow up to two plants for personal use. As with most cannabis re… Read More

Georgia Sheriff Kristopher Coody has pleaded guilty to groping TV Judge Glenda Hatchett. Coody grabbed and squeezed Hatchett’s breast at a hotel bar in 2022 during a law enforcement co… Read More

On August 11, 2023, Marion County police officers in Kansas searched the newspaper office of the Marion County Record and searched the home of Eric Meyer, the newspaper’s owner. The of… Read More

American Airlines is suing Skiplagged Inc. in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas for alleged deception. American Airlines accuses Skiplagged Inc., in part, of a practice called “skipla… Read More

In April 2020, Timesha Beauchamp’s mother called 911 when she found Timesha unresponsive in her room. Emergency personnel attempted CPR and ventilation but ultimately pronounced the 20… Read More

On July 9, 2023, Jessica Ross and Treveon Taylor Sr. rushed to Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale for the delivery of their baby. However, Treveon Isiah Taylor Jr.’s birth h… Read More

Wells Fargo was fined $3 billion by the Department of Justice in 2020 for creating millions of fake accounts to generate millions of dollars in fees and interest. In 2023, is being sued by p… Read More

State Attorney Generals typically campaign on being tough on crime. It is almost unheard of for a state attorney general to argue for the release of a convicted criminal defendant. However… Read More

In-N-Out announced in July 2023 that employees in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, and Utah would not be allowed to wear protective face masks at work. Employees were exempted unless they c… Read More

Gov. Ron DeSantis has asked Florida’s State Board of Administration to investigate AB InBev, Bud Light’s parent company, regarding loss sales that could affect Florida’s st… Read More

Seven U.S. state attorneys general served a letter to Target, Inc. warning the corporation that merchandise sold as part of the company’s LGBTQ Pride month campaigns might… Read More

Can a corporation use your face for any purpose or torture you because you signed a contract agreeing to such cruelty?   In Black Mirror’s new episodes, lawyers explain to An… Read More

Twitter served Meta a cease and desist letter over Threads, Meta’s newly launched app. Twitter accuses Meta of misappropriating Twitter’s trade secrets and hiring former Twitter… Read More

Florida has passed the Florida Family Fairness Act, which significantly modifies its spousal support laws. The new law, signed by Governor DeSantis, removes the option of permanent alimony f… Read More

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill requiring convicted drunk drivers who kill both parents of minor children to pay child support. Anyone convicted in Texas of intoxication manslau… Read More

There are some unethical employers in the world, but it takes a special kind of bravado for a manager to tell their employees that they have hired a priest to hear their confessions. It woul… Read More

If someone stole from a famous celebrity, most people wouldn’t try to sue that celebrity for reward money. Nevertheless, Jennifer McBridge is simply determined to victimize Stefani Joa… Read More

The old adage that “crime doesn’t pay” is often literal in the legal system. The participants in the storming of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, are learning… Read More

It has been almost two decades since Florida passed the nation’s first “Stand Your Ground” laws in 2005. The law became controversial after the death of Trayvon Martin in 2… Read More

If you settle a lawsuit for $3.3 million, it’s generally not a good idea to ask your co-workers and employer to pay the settlement. However, Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton see… Read More

The Titanic-bound submersible “Titan” will not be going on in any further voyages. The Titan lost communication with its surface vessel on June 18, 2023. Following multiple days… Read More

DoorDash and other food delivery companies have become increasingly popular in the social media era. Consumers have generally paid more for their food in order to compensate the driver who d… Read More

In Los Vegas, the Heart Attack Grill caters to fat and obese people. The Heart Attack Grill serves some of the largest burgers available and certainly the most calories any food has –… Read More

A South Florida jury returned a split verdict in a civil lawsuit against McDonald’s and Upchurch Foods, the franchise owner, that alleged “dangerously hot” chicken nuggets… Read More

Video has long been considered one of the most reliable and effective forms of evidence in the courtroom. After all, there’s nothing more impactful to a jury than being able to see the… Read More

The suspension of Memphis Grizzlies’ star guard, Ja Morant, by the NBA due to a video of him flashing a gun on social media has ignited a fiery debate on Second Amendment rights and th… Read More

The federal Department of Labor fined three McDonalds franchises $212,754 for employing as many as 305 children to work more hours than permitted and performing tasks prohibited by law for c… Read More

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The Texas Department of Agriculture distributed a new dress code to employees, which in part mandates that they dress “manner consistent with their biological gender.” Local pape… Read More

Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook) is facing legal scrutiny over allegedly targeting ads to people based on information about their health collected via Meta Pixel code in hospital webs… Read More

LegalMatch.com, the nation’s largest and oldest online attorney-client matching service, has once again reported outstanding year-over-year performance, with significant increases in c… Read More

ChatGPT-4 has been making headlines in recent days as the newest breakthrough innovation in artificial intelligence (AI). This latest iteration of OpenAI’s language model has showcased… Read More

If you’ve ever found work as a freelancer or independent contractor, you’ve likely been a part of the “gig economy.”  While this type of work can offer flexibili… Read More

The most renowned example of “rap on trial” to date is getting ready to begin in Atlanta.  The jury selection phase of the YSL RICO trial began on January 4, and it is likel… Read More

Congressman George Santos, an undocumented producer of a Spiderman musical, has hit another scandal in a growing list of fraud scandals that have plagued him since he won a House seat in 202… Read More