News by subject: LAW

In a historic courtroom victory, Robert Eglet of Eglet Law, Will Kemp of Kemp Jones, LLP  and Theodore Parker of Parker Nelson Associates have secured a record-breaking, multi-billion-dollar verdict, against Real Water, Inc., holding the company...

On February 21, 2025, in Courtenay Provincial Court, the Honourable Judge B. Hutcheson found Scarborough resident Raul Dumelod guilty of catching and retaining oysters over the daily limit, and of fishing without a valid licence in Buckley Bay,...

On March 14, 2025, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized in the medium-security unit at Drumheller Institution. The items seized included methamphetamine, THC, cell phones, and vape pens. The...

Poultry Processing Workers Could Get Money from $398.05 Million in Settlements (Berkeley, CA) ? The following is being released by the law firms Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Handley Farah & Anderson PLLC, and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC...

Today, the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs announced the establishment of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous...

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) urges Canadian investors to remain vigilant against fraudulent schemes linked to entities operating under the names AI Tek-Invest, AI Invest, Aitek-Invest, and AiVistaFX....

A state court in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, awarded $51.98 million to RM client Cardinal Midstream II, LLC in a long-running contract dispute with Energy Transfer, LP and related entities over an earnout payment owed to Cardinal....

The RCMP and the CBSA announced today that four arrests have been made in Mississauga, Ontario, after foiling attempts to smuggle Ketamine, a dangerous anesthetic, from coming into Canada. Between February 18th and March 3rd, 2025, four separate...

A hearing has been scheduled before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) pursuant to the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules to consider a settlement agreement between CIRO Enforcement Staff and David Alan Robertson....

In a landmark decision, a jury awarded $31 million in damages to a woman who sustained life-altering injuries in a rear-end collision caused by a distracted truck driver. The verdict marks a significant victory for personal injury law and serves as a...

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to protecting Canadians by keeping prohibited firearms out of our communities and ensuring individuals who break Canada's laws are held accountable....

On March 8, 2025, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers discovered and seized approximately 108 kg of cocaine following a secondary examination of a commercial transport vehicle at the Coutts port of entry in southern Alberta. The vehicle's...

Pavex Ltd. will pay $150,000 for entering into illegal agreements with competitors through a former employee.  The agreements allocated territories for paving contracts awarded by the ministère des Transports du Québec.  This payment is part of a...

A Chicago federal judge this week dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit by J-M Manufacturing Company, also known as J-MM and JM Eagle, against Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation's largest mesothelioma law firms, citing J-MM's failure to plead a...

Adults who were sexually abused by State of Maryland employees while in the care of the state's juvenile detention centers over the last five decades, gathered in front of Baltimore City Hall today to demand that the state stay true to its 2023...

In early February 2025, Sunset World Group launched an ongoing campaign to combat fraud committed against members of its Club Sunset vacation club. As part of this campaign, it has just issued an alert about a specific method used by fraudsters,...

A group of former students has filed a lawsuit against McDonogh School, a private PK-12 college-preparatory school in Owings Mills, Maryland, alleging that school officials failed to prevent and address decades of child sexual abuse by multiple...

A hearing has been scheduled before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) pursuant to the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules in the matter of Louis Josh Lieff....

Mary Alexander & Associates, P.C. filed a lawsuit against Elements Massage, alleging sexual assault, negligence and failure to protect clients from harm. A massage therapist at Elements Massage's Walnut Creek location sexually assaulted the plaintiff...

In what is being described as one of the most devastating accidents of the decade, a catastrophic U-Haul fire on the westbound 10 Freeway left one driver seriously injured and a family in search of justice. The accident occurred when the front end of...

A new poll jointly released by Bayou City Hemp Company, Hemp Beverage Alliance and the U.S. Hemp Roundtable reveals that an overwhelming 68% of Texas voters want consumable THC to remain legal but strictly regulated, with measures such as age...

Zymo Research Corporation acknowledges the recent ruling, on March 14, 2025, by the United States District Court for the Central District of California in the ongoing litigation with QIAGEN GmbH. The Court has denied QIAGEN's Partial Motion to...

Four major U.S. producers of polypropylene corrugated boxes ? CoolSeal USA Inc., Inteplast Group Corporation, SeaCa Plastic Packaging, and Technology Container Corp. (collectively, "Petitioners") ? today filed antidumping and countervailing duty...

The Tribunal issued a Notice of Hearing for a hearing to consider whether it is in the public interest to approve a Settlement Agreement entered into by the Ontario Securities Commission and Thomas John Finch in the above-named matter. The hearing...

?Fred Szczepanski has a "hole in his heart" after being recently fired from St. Francis of Assisi Church in Traverse City, Michigan after it was revealed that he had married longtime partner, Bill Thompson, in 2020. The lawsuit was filed in Grand...

A sanctions hearing scheduled to be heard on April 7, 2025 before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) pursuant to the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules in the matter of Sandly Alteon has been adjourned to May 15, 2025....

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) is warning Canadian investors of a newly uncovered impersonation scam involving Rothenberg Wealth Management Inc. (Rothenberg). Scammers are posing as representatives of the company, including...

Following three months of additional investigation after the original filing of its federal trademark lawsuit against the Gary Brecka-managed entity "The Ultimate Human, LLC," Cardone Ventures LLC and its subsidiary 10X Health Ventures LLC filed two...

The law firms of Danko Meredith and Fiore Achermann have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Brian and Angie Roeder and dozens of Monterey County residents who suffered health impacts and property damage as a result of the catastrophic fire at the Vistra...

The City of New York has agreed to pay some 19,000 taxi drivers as much as $140 million in settlement of an 18-year-long civil rights lawsuit. The cabbies proved that the City's Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) had for years summarily suspended...

Edelson Lechtzin LLP, a national class action law firm, is investigating data privacy violations at Trinity Petroleum Management, LLC ("Trinity"). Trinity learned of suspicious activity on its network on or about October 14, 2024. To join this case,...

Slack Davis Sanger attorney Mitch McCrea recently secured a near half-million-dollar pre-suit settlement for a client seriously injured in a dog attack. This substantial settlement underscores the importance of responsible pet ownership and the legal...

Anglican Watch, a leading church watchdog group, is sounding the alarm over declining trust in the Episcopal Church's Title IV, the denomination's labyrinthine and slow-moving clergy disciplinary process. In doing so, the organization is calling for...

A hearing has been scheduled before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) pursuant to the Investment Dealer and Partially Consolidated Rules and the Dealer Member Rules to consider a settlement agreement between...

Ontario's financial services regulator, FSRA, has imposed administrative penalties in the total amount of $145,000 against Yujun (Janet) Shi (Shi)....

Blumberg®, a century-old pioneer in legal solutions, and Attorneys Corporation Service, Inc.® (ACS), a respected industry leader, have announced their merger. This strategic union brings together two iconic brands with a shared commitment to...

Today, four survivors of childhood sexual abuse, represented by Andreozzi + Foote, filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against Jewish Community Services, Inc. (JCS) and the Mayor & City Council of Baltimore City. The lawsuit...

Today, creator technology platform Passes released the following statement in response to false allegations about the Company and its founder, Lucy Guo....

CPT Group, Inc., announces a proposed Settlement in a class action lawsuit called Weekes v. Cohen Cleary, P.C., Case No. 1:23-vv-10817-NMG, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (the "Action")....

Today, a Statement of Claim was served by taxpayer Ken Gordon and EquiGenesis Corporation against the Canada Revenue Agency. The CRA's misfeasance and negligence have destroyed a longstanding and law-abiding Canadian company's business prospects and...

Hawaiian Springs, LLC ("HSW") was made aware of a press release dated March 12, 2025, by Eco Growth Strategies, Inc., claiming it had entered into a merger agreement with our company. Eco Growth Strategies referenced an agreement entered into prior...

Law firm Chehardy Sherman Williams has filed a lawsuit in the Harris County, Texas District Court alleging lawyer Tony Buzbee and his Firm stole money from Buzbee's client, Jose Bermudez. Buzbee previously represented Bermudez in a lawsuit against...

United States District CourtIn Re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation (End-User Consumer Plaintiffs)Case No. 1:16-cv-08637 (N.D. Ill.) Class Action Notice Did you buy fresh or frozen whole bird chicken, chicken breast, or tenderloins between January...

The Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA), the premier organization for Title IX and civil rights compliance professionals, has expanded its offerings to address evolving federal compliance standards under Title VI and growing concerns at...

If you or a loved one has been injured in a car accident in Missouri, you may be wondering if you should accept a settlement offer from insurance and not bother hiring an attorney. This could prove to be a costly mistake. Insurance companies are out...

Today, Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter's legal team announced that ABC News obtained and unveiled a new recording from Jane Doe that confirmed that Carter never sexually assaulted her and that lawyer Tony Buzbee urged Doe to make false allegations against...

Today, Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter's legal team announced that ABC News obtained and unveiled a new recording from Jane Doe that confirmed that Carter never sexually assaulted her and that lawyer Tony Buzbee urged Doe to make false allegations against...

An interim appearance has been scheduled before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) pursuant to the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules to address procedural matters in the matter of Franco Caligiuri. The hearing is open...

Brayton Purcell LLP has secured the first two major legal victories on behalf of artificial stone fabrication workers suffering from accelerated silicosis, an incurable and fatal lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust from artificial stone...

Ariaf Studies and Research LLC has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit pending in the United States in the federal district court for the District of Columbia, captioned Hazim Nada v. The United Arab Emirates, case number 1:24-cv-00206. The...