A federal court has denied an attempt by nearly 200 East Palestine, Ohio, residents to rescind personal injury releases they signed as part of a $600 million class action settlement stemming from the February 2023 train derailment that released toxic chemicals into the community. U.S. District Judge Benita Pearson issued a 29-page ruling on Friday,...
California insurance regulators are pursuing significant financial penalties against State Farm, alleging the insurance giant violated state laws hundreds of times while processing claims from the devastating 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced Monday that an investigation uncovered approximately 400 violations across a sample of 220 claim cases. The violations include underpayment...
A Los Angeles jury began deliberations in a civil trial examining the death of 14-year-old Valentina Peralta, who was fatally struck by a stray police bullet while shopping with her mother at a North Hollywood department store in December 2021. The incident occurred on December 23, 2021, when Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to...
A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Las Vegas student and her mother against the Clark County School District following a violent classroom incident in February 2022. The case centered on allegations that the school district failed to protect a student, identified in court documents as G.R.L., from...
California’s Supreme Court has ordered lower courts to reconsider the sentence of Richard Morris Jr., who was convicted in 2013 for a murder that occurred on January 1, 1987. The ruling centers on recent changes to state law regarding accomplice liability in murder cases. Morris was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of...
The Supreme Court issued an unsigned order on Monday permitting Louisiana officials to immediately redraw the state’s congressional districts following a recent landmark decision that found a second majority-Black district unconstitutional. The order allows the state to implement changes ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry having already issued an executive...
A major technology corporation has petitioned the United States Supreme Court for emergency relief in an ongoing legal dispute over app store commission practices that has spanned multiple years and could reshape the mobile application marketplace. The petition follows a contempt ruling against the company for implementing commission fees ranging from 12% to 27% on...
A group of Washington state consumers has filed a class action lawsuit against popular online fashion retailer Fashion Nova, alleging the company violated state anti-spam regulations through deceptive email marketing practices. The lawsuit, filed in Clark County Superior Court on Friday, centers on claims that Fashion Nova repeatedly sent promotional emails with subject lines designed...
A technology industry trade association has launched a federal court challenge against Minnesota’s groundbreaking law requiring social media platforms to display government-mandated mental health warnings to all users. NetChoice, representing major technology companies including Meta, Google, and TikTok, filed a 48-page complaint in Minnesota federal court on Wednesday. The organization argues that the state’s new...
A former adjunct law professor has brought her case before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging the circumstances surrounding the end of her employment at Kean University and raising questions about First Amendment protections in academic settings. The dispute centers on Cheryl Borowski, who taught law courses at the public institution until 2016. Her...