The Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California has made headlines for years due to allegations of rampant inmate abuse involving prison employees. Now the prison just north of San Francisco is permanently closed, and, on December 17, a settlement was reached between the federal government…
The Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California (FCI-Dublin) served as the sole women-only federal prison east of the Rocky Mountains for decades, and its list of former residents includes Heidi Fleiss, Patty Hearst, Squeaky Fromme, and Felicity Huffman. However, in recent years, FCI-Dublin has been…
As the country’s top gymnasts are feeling the pressure to qualify for the Summer Olympics in Paris, the story of how Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics doctor who sexually abused hundreds of young women under the guise of medical treatment, is once again in…
The stainless steel water bottles known as Stanley cups, which became a nationwide obsession after going viral on social media, are under fire in several federal class action lawsuits for containing lead, which plaintiffs say the parent company, Seattle-based Pacific Market International, LLC (PMI), failed…
It seems there is a pressing conversation echoing across the country. It concerns the potential need for more governmental regulations over social media. We are just three months into 2024, and already three events have occurred: Members of the U.S. Senate have clashed over how…
Former Boy Scouts who selected a quick payout option in the 2022 sex abuse settlement appear to have inadvertently cost themselves a much higher award. The settlement, the largest relating to sex abuse in U.S. history at $2.46 billion, included a “quick pay” option that…
At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on January 31, five Big Tech executives were brought face-to-face with grieving parents holding up pictures of their children who had died. The message was clear. The mothers and fathers put responsibility for their children’s deaths on the executives,…
Plane passengers are filing lawsuits against Boeing and Alaska Airlines after an incident last month that they say caused emotional distress. On Jan. 5, a Boeing 737 MAX 9 door plug blew out in the middle of an Alaska Airlines flight 16,000 feet above ground,…
As the United States Tennis Association (USTA) navigates a federal lawsuit involving alleged sex abuse against a female tennis player, it has launched an official review of its safeguarding policies with the help of two high-profile lawyers. In an announcement posted on the USTA’s website…
Hundreds of thousands of earplug lawsuits have been filed against global manufacturing giant 3M over their Combat Arms earplugs, alleging that a design flaw caused hearing damage or loss in countless active duty troops and veterans in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2019, the cases were…