Legal News

Families Sue a Georgia Chicken Processing Plant After a Nitrogen Leak Left 6 People Dead

Category: Blog | February 26, 2021

Victor Vellez had celebrated his 15th wedding anniversary with his wife, Verónica, in mid-January. They always looked like they were still in love, according to their niece, Marisol Raygoza. On Jan. 28, Vellez, 39, said goodbye to his wife and … Continue reading →

The Mother of Ahmaud Arbery Files a Multi-Million Dollar Civil Lawsuit on the Anniversary of His Death

Category: Blog | February 24, 2021

The mother of Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old Black man who was chased and gunned down by a group of white men in Glynn County, Ga., while jogging, has filed a multimillion-dollar civil lawsuit against several people involved in the killing … Continue reading →

Bankruptcy Judge Declines Request to Stop Harvey Weinstein’s Settlement Plan

Category: Blog | February 22, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. – A Delaware judge has rejected a request by four women who have accused disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct to put her approval of The Weinstein Co.’s bankruptcy plan on hold. The judge issued a one-page order Wednesday denying the … Continue reading →

A San Francisco Small Businessman is Suing Facebook for Inflating Ad Metrics

Category: Blog | February 19, 2021

A Facebook employee warned the company was misleading advertisers by inflating their potential online audience with ‘wrong data’, a California lawsuit claims. The social media giant is being sued by a San Francisco small businessman who claims that it overstated its ‘potential … Continue reading →

NAACP is Suing Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani Over the Capitol Riot

Category: Blog | February 17, 2021

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and the NAACP filed a lawsuit Tuesday against former President Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani, accusing them of conspiring with two extremist groups to block the presidential vote count by storming the U.S. Capitol. The lawsuit, the first over the Capitol … Continue reading →

Amazon Sues the New York AG Office Over its COVID-19 Response and Employee Termination Regulations

Category: Blog | February 15, 2021

Amazon has filed a lawsuit against the Office of the New York Attorney General (OAG) for allegedly unlawfully attempting to subject it to state oversight of activities concerning its COVID-19 response and the termination of its activist employee Christian Smalls. In March, Amazon … Continue reading →

A Fired Employee is Suing Wayfair Over Age and Caregiving Discrimination

Category: Blog | February 12, 2021

Not long after the pandemic shut down schools and offices around the country, Richard DiBona, a 53-year-old software manager at Wayfair, sent a message to his team letting them know he would probably be “getting bugged more” by his kids due to … Continue reading →

Parents Sue Robinhood After Son Commits Suicide Believing He Lost $730K

Category: Blog | February 10, 2021

The family of a novice stock trader who killed himself after mistakenly believing he lost more than $700,000 is suing Robinhood Financial, claiming the popular stock-trading platform’s business practices “directly” led to their son’s death. The complaint, filed Monday in … Continue reading →

A Lawsuit Against Whole Foods was Dismissed for Punishing Employees for Wearing BLM Masks

Category: Blog | February 8, 2021

BOSTON — Almost all of the claims in a federal lawsuit against Whole Foods for punishing employees who wore Black Lives Matter face masks have been dismissed, including claims made by a Randolph resident. The lawsuit named 14 plaintiffs, including Suverino Frith, … Continue reading →

Grocery Store Trade Groups File a Lawsuit Against Seattle Over Mandatory Pay Raise

Category: Blog | February 5, 2021

Two trade groups representing grocery stores in the Pacific Northwest sued the city of Seattle on Wednesday for requiring stores to increase workers’ hazard pay by $4 an hour amid the coronavirus pandemic. Under the city ordinance, all large grocery stores with … Continue reading →