Lawsuits

U.S. 04/05/22, 04:54

Joe Biden's administration wants the judicial system to examine the top Russian leader for breaching international warfare rules. President Biden proposed making his Russian counterpart stand before an international war crimes trial. A judge and jury would hear evidence about the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict before passing judgment. "We have to gather the ...

U.S. 02/16/22, 10:30

A Republican cleverly substituted lost property used to bring the Virginia General Assembly to order on Feb. 14. Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears attracted major media interest with her creative flair for replacing a missing gavel in the state Senate. Sears reportedly hammered the pad with her patent-leather high heeled shoe, after an ...

New York 02/15/22, 12:45

Further media libel claims from a Republican from Alaska will not be heard after a Manhattan judge dismissed her case on Feb. 14. The U.S. District Court recently threw out former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against the New York Times. Judge Jed Rakoff claimed Palin's legal team failed to give ...

U.S. 02/14/22, 04:28

A failed Democrat presidential campaign is suspected of fabricating foreign interference evidence for one U.S. election and blaming Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton's 2016 election bid lawyers were recently accused of paying to "infiltrate" Trump's computer servers and spread a new "narrative" linking the former president to Russian espionage in the United ...

U.S. 01/30/22, 23:40

Pennsylvania's judicial system declared a mail-in voting law violates the state's constitution on Jan. 28. The state Supreme Court rejected postal voting legislation that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf enacted two years earlier because it contravenes fundamental principles on which the Keystone State was founded. Republicans widely welcomed the decision for recognizing electoral ...

U.S. 01/20/22, 14:52

Following the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, whose investigation is ongoing, actor Alec Baldwin faces another court case. This time the case is brought by the family of Marine Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, killed in Afghanistan.  The lawsuit filed by McCollum's widow and two sisters argues that Baldwin defamed ...

China 12/21/21, 16:19

China Evergrande, the former real state giant, is officially confirmed defaulted on Dec. 17th by credit rating agency Standard & Poor's Global as it failed to pay its bond payments earlier this month. S&P said Evergrande had requested the rating to be withdrawn following a downgrade to 'selective default'. Rating companies ...

U.S. 12/06/21, 19:23

American Airlines is facing a lawsuit for forcing an elderly Brooklyn couple to leave a flight when these passengers declined to put under their seats their bag holding a sacred prayer shawl inside. The "embarrassing" incident occurred to Roberto, 76, and Elana, 71, in August, when they were on their ...

Basketball 11/24/21, 17:13

A former sporting celebrity believes an acquitted Kenosha shooter did nothing wrong. Kwame Brown believes accused gunman Kyle Rittenhouse only opened fire in self-defense. The former Philadelphia 76ers star accused black elites and white progressives of exploiting the young man's actions for political and financial gain. "[Progressives think,] 'We want to make ...

New York 11/21/21, 15:42

A court's decision to acquit an accused shooter sparked widespread protests in New York and Portland, plus looting in Chicago on Nov. 19. Masses of activists shoplifted and demonstrated after Kenosha County Circuit Court freed Kyle Rittenhouse. Demonstrators showed strong dissatisfaction with Judge Bruce Schroeder, and a randomly selected jury. They made ...

Texas 11/20/21, 09:25

Speaking on behalf of more than 280 victims in Texas, lawyer Thomas J Henry filed a lawsuit on Thursday, Nov. 18, looking for $2 billions in compensation for physical and psychological damages. The Texas-based lawyer also wants to send a message, "what happened at Astroworld cannot happen again", as reported ...

U.S. 11/16/21, 16:54

Jury members should not listen to anyone when deciding the future of an accused shooter, a Wisconsin judge said on Nov. 16. Judge Bruce Schroeder ordered every juror to ignore Donald Trump and his successor while delivering their verdict at the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. "You will pay no heed to the opinions ...

New York 11/14/21, 16:45

A persistent squatter who delayed repaying his mortgage for decades finally vacated the premises on Nov. 12. Nassau County Sheriff's Office forced its way into the repossessed Long Island home and changed the locks. Deputies hired removalists who spent 3.5 hours clearing out previous owner Guramrit Hanspal's belongings. Hanspal bought the three-bedroom, ...

Texas 11/12/21, 01:01

In the aftermath of the chaos that transpired at the Astroworld Music Festival in Houston, Texas, rapper Travis Scott and Live Nation's entertainment firm now face an additional seven lawsuits. The documents obtained by TMZ are nearly identical and were filed by the Houston law firm Roberts Markland LLP, but the ...

Texas 11/09/21, 17:23

First responders were caught dropping an injured music festivalgoer on Nov. 5. A security guard, police officers, and one male civilian let an unconscious woman fall off a stretcher and land on her head at the Houston Astroworld Festival. A video that has since gone viral on the internet shows they struggled ...

Texas 11/08/21, 17:17

A celebrity might have to answer for his controversial decision to invite a Houston crowd onto stage, on Nov. 5. Travis Scott has been sued for $1 million. Houston Astroworld Festivalgoer Kristian Paredes claims the rapper "incited the crowd" and both Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and Harris County Sports and Convention ...

New York 11/03/21, 17:01

America's highest court began deciding whether to strike down New York's gun permit law on Nov. 3. The U.S. Supreme Court heard different arguments about whether the Empire State's prohibition on carrying concealed firearms in public violates the Second Amendment. The regulation, which took effect in 1913, requires gun owners to apply ...

U.S. 11/01/21, 16:28

A Louisiana mother launched a lawsuit against the Bayou State to prevent her underage daughter from having a second abortion on Oct 12. The Lafayette resident wants to hold the state judicial system responsible for killing her first unborn grandchild. Louisiana law requires parental consent for abortion. However, judges can resort to ...

California 10/25/21, 15:32

A Hollywood celebrity faces serious charges after fatally opening fire on Halyna Hutchins, a lawyer said on Oct. 24. Defense attorney Denise Bohdan believes actor Alec Baldwin could face a "legal nightmare" after allegedly shooting the "Rust" cinematographer. "Yes, Alec Baldwin was the main producer but it might be found out that ...

U.S. 10/17/21, 15:18

Actor Jussie Smollett will go on trial in late November, after an Illinois court denied his bid to dismiss an alleged hate crime case. Lawyer Hail Mary failed to convince the Circuit Court of Cook County to dismiss allegations that Smollett lied to police. He also faces six counts of disorderly ...