As 2025 kicks off, California has introduced bold new laws aimed at addressing the growing issue of retail theft, a problem that has plagued the state for years. The Golden State, home to some of the largest cities in the nation, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, has seen a significant rise in incidents of...
Ding dong ditch, the childish prank in which you ring someone’s doorbell and run away before they answer, is a common and frequently mischievous activity for many. However, while such pranks may appear innocuous or even enjoyable, it is critical to examine the legal repercussions, particularly if they are carried out in Montana. Is ding...
This Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court approved a defamation case against the Chicago Sun-Times for its 20202 coverage of a Republican state agency chief who allegedly lobbied for politically motivated property tax advantages on the Trump International Hotel & Tower. Mauro Glorioso, the former executive director of the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board, filed the...
According to a recent complaint, a prison doctor in Oregon is accused of normalizing his sexual abuse of an inmate by talking about lunch, horses, and art while occasionally laughing in his face about the alleged assaults while his superiors looked the other way. Now free, James Watkins claims that Dr. Leland Beamer, a physician...
In 2001, the body of a 6-month-old girl who was to be buried with her beloved rattle toy was purportedly lost by a Georgia funeral home. The child’s parents, who were unaware until last year when they attempted to exhume her for cremation, are now suing the owners, alleging that they provided dirt from the...
A former Walmart truck driver who claimed the corporation defamed him by claiming he broke company integrity guidelines by driving an RV on a family vacation while on medical leave was awarded $34.7 million in damages by a California jury. Jesus Jesse Fonesca was awarded $9.7 million in compensatory damages and an additional $25 million...
While legal proceedings regarding the validity of Louisiana’s contentious Ten Commandments Law continue, the country’s most conservative federal appeals court has denied Louisiana’s request to start implementing the law. In June, Louisiana became the first state to enact legislation mandating that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms by January 1, 2025....
A Florida man punched Netflix this week, bringing a lawsuit against the media behemoth after buffering problems irritated viewers who watched Friday night’s highly anticipated bout between former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and social media sensation Jake Paul. Three days after Paul, a YouTuber and actor who began boxing in 2018, defeated Tyson, who retired...
Three people are suing the Georgia sheriff who summoned his deputies to assist him in resolving his incorrect Burger King order, claiming he silenced them for criticizing him on the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page in the lead-up to his reelection this month. In March 2023, police body camera footage captured Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens...
Four years after a K-9 officer snarled at her, inflicting her with severe injuries to her scalp, a California lady received over $1 million after settling with the Brentwood Police Department. According to a news release issued by Talmika Bates’ lawyers on November 15, the lawsuit against Brentwood Police Officer Ryan Rezentes claimed that Bates’...