Imagine a loved one has fallen into a cycle of substance abuse. You’re able to address the situation with this person and agree that help is required. You do your research, you find specialists in the area and this person decides to take the next step of moving into a facility where they can be […]
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Courtney Love’s Twitter Case to be tried in US Cases of Libel
With information expressways like Twitter these days, it’s incredible just how quickly topics can spread – good, bad and ugly. The internet is chock full of all kinds of knowledge and of course, opinions. We see restaurants’ fates determined by the strength of their reviews on Yelp, and how quickly the pendulum can swing by […]
Former Florida A&M Football Player Shot by Police Office While Trying to Seek Help
The family of Jonathan Ferrell has filed a civil lawsuit against those they believe were involved in his death. In September 2013, the 24 year old Ferrell was driving home from dropping off a friend, when he drove off the road and into an embankment in a suburb outside Charlotte, N.C. Unable to open the […]
Court Upholds HIPAA over Florida Law
It is always interesting when a state law conflicts with a federal law. Which law does one follow? Nursing homes in Florida found themselves in this very predicament when the Florida law regarding disclosure of patient records conflicted with the privacy law of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). A few […]
Does Religious Freedom Overrule Corporate Dress Codes?
Corporate dress codes are coming under scrutiny by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for religious discrimination. In August of 2012, former Disney employee, Imane Boudlal sued Disney after being told she could not wear her hijab to work and just recently a Kentucky Fried Chicken former employee sued the franchise that dismissed her […]
Can Leaving a Negative Company Review Damage Your Credit Score?
Imagine purchasing a product online only to have it never delivered. When you try to contact customer service for help, no one picks up. You are now out your money with no product and no way to contact the company. What would you do? Would you write a negative review? That is exactly what Salt […]
Target Sued After Security Breach
A class action suit has been filed against Target for neglecting to notify customers of the security breach and disclosing which customers’ credit cards were compromised by the breach. Target earlier this month announced it suffered a major security breach. Hackers successfully obtained over 40 million customers’ credit and debit card information during November 27th […]
Former “Storage Hunters” Cast Members sue TruTV for Defamation
Husband and wife team of TruTV’s television show “Storage Hunters”, Scott and Chrissy Tassone, are suing TruTV for breach of contract and defamation after being unceremoniously dropped from the show. The couple filed their case with the California Superior Court on October 8th stating “the defamatory and harassing actions were made in an attempt to […]
Louisiana Sheriff’s Pension & Relief Fund Named Lead Plaintiff in Lululemon Sheer Yoga Pant Case
U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in Manhattan named Louisiana Sheriff’s Pension & Relief Fund as lead plaintiff in the Lululemon Securities Litigation case. The Louisiana Sheriff’s Pension & Relief Fund owns about $1.3 million of Lululemon stock and will handle litigation on behalf of Houssam Alkhoury of Natick, Massachusetts and other shareholders that step forward […]
Coastal States Ban Together in NFIP Lawsuit Against FEMA
The coastal states of the United States are fighting back against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for skyrocketing flood insurance rates. Mississippi filed the lawsuit against FEMA accusing the organization of basing their excessive high rate increases for the National Flood Insurance Program off incomplete data. Massachusetts, along with South Carolina and Louisiana are […]
