$380 Million Leftover from Native American Discrimination Settlement
Summary: The claimants of the settlement would like to see the money distributed between them, while the government wants the…
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Judge Rules in Favor of Amazon in Patent Case
Summary: A federal judge has ruled that patents that Amazon challenged cannot stand because they seek to patent ideas. U.S.…
A Right to Die Lawsuit in California Gets Turned Down
Summary: Californians may be seeing the discussion of assisted suicide come from their state politicians as the courts do not…
Woman Sues after Being Fired for Upholding Her Religious Beliefs
Summary: A southern Indiana woman refused to process same-sex marriage license applications because of her religious beliefs, resulting in her…
Equality Act Proposed by Democrats
Summary: The Equality Act was introduced by Democrats, in opposition to the Republicans First Amendment Defense Act, to extend federal…
Family of Smoker That Died from Lung Cancer Gets $10.5 Million
Summary: Three tobacco companies have been ordered to pay $3 million each for their role in the death of a…
Solitary Confinement Issues Are Being Brought to the Discussion
Summary: Several cases are in the process, either at the federal level or Supreme Court, of being argued to whether…
Oil Drilling Employee Fired for Being Old
Summary: A supervisor threatened to fire older employees leading Maurice Goudeau to complain to HR about the comment. The 57-year…
Citibank Required to Pay $735 Million for Illegal Practices
Summary: Citibank must pay back $700 million to consumers and $35 million to the CFPB as a penalty for the…
Asian-Americans Set Goal to Improve Their Ranks in the Legal Field
Summary: There are only 13 Asian-Americans serving as general counsel in Fortune 500 companies, a number that they hope to…
Marriages Can Not Become Divorces until One Spouse Moves Out in This State
Summary: California Supreme Court ruled that until one spouse is no longer living in the house, a marriage is still…
Analytical Tools Coming To the Legal Industry
Summary: Using a database on litigation cases will change some of the unknown factors that lawyers must determine when deciding…