Federal regulators faced intense scrutiny Tuesday as a three-judge panel questioned whether proper procedures were followed when implementing strict marketing requirements for flavored electronic cigarette products. The case centers on two vape manufacturers, Wages and White Lion Investments and Vapetasia, whose applications to market flavored e-liquids were denied by the Food and Drug Administration. The...
A United States Army Apache attack helicopter was shot down near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, with President Donald Trump attributing the incident to Iranian forces and declaring that America must respond to the attack. The incident occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. local time off the coast of Oman while the helicopter was conducting...
The city of Denver has petitioned the United States Supreme Court to temporarily block a $14 million payment to twelve individuals who sustained injuries during demonstrations in 2020 following George Floyd’s death. The emergency application, filed Wednesday, seeks to prevent enforcement of a jury verdict that found Denver police violated protesters’ constitutional rights through excessive...
A federal judge has scheduled former Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier to stand trial on February 8, 2027, in connection with allegations of game-fixing and providing insider information to sports gamblers. U.S. District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall set the trial date on Wednesday while considering Rozier’s motion to dismiss the charges against him. The case...
A high-profile legal dispute between actress Blake Lively and actor-director Justin Baldoni has entered a new phase in Manhattan federal court, with Lively pursuing financial remedies under a California statute designed to protect individuals who report workplace misconduct. The case stems from allegations of sexual harassment that Lively made against Baldoni during the production of...
A federal court in Illinois has granted class certification to students pursuing antitrust claims against multiple elite universities, marking a significant development in litigation over alleged financial aid coordination practices. The ruling, issued in Chicago, allows the case to proceed as a class action lawsuit, potentially affecting thousands of students who may have been impacted...
A federal court in Chicago has ruled that a blind man can continue pursuing his disability discrimination lawsuit against a substance abuse treatment facility that allegedly refused to admit him for inpatient care because of his visual impairment. The Illinois federal court declined to dismiss the discrimination claims, finding that the plaintiff had adequately established...
A medical device company that marketed an experimental blood filtration treatment as a potential cancer cure is facing multiple lawsuits and federal criminal charges after several patients died following the procedure. ExThera Medical Corporation, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, developed blood filters originally designed for treating Covid-19 patients during the pandemic. The company...
A group of Jewish residents in Arizona has filed a class action lawsuit against Paradise Memorial Gardens in Scottsdale, challenging a cemetery policy that prevents families from conducting burials according to Jewish religious customs and traditions. The lawsuit, filed by Janet Blinder, Lisa Singer, and Gerald Levy, centers on a policy implemented in February 2025...
A recently expelled Glendale City Council member has filed a legal challenge against his removal from office, arguing that city officials misapplied local charter provisions when they voted him out over his simultaneous service on a major utility board. Jose Conchas Jr., known publicly as Lupe Conchas, was removed from his council position Thursday following...