Beyoncé Drops Suit Over Unauthorized 'Feyonce' Merch

Texas Town Settles Suit Over Chemical Explosion For $10.4M

The city of West, Texas, announced Wednesday that it has reached a $10.4 million settlement with the manufacturers and suppliers of ammonium nitrate that the city blamed for contributing to a deadly fertilizer explosion that rocked the small town in 2013.

State Asks Court To Dismiss Suit Over Marriage To Computer

State attorneys say the lawsuit is asking the court for rights that are not guaranteed under the Constitution.

Facebook Beats Suit Over Message Before Ohio Man's Killing

Facebook has been cleared in a suit alleging it failed to alert authorities after a man posted a message with a seemingly murderous intent minutes before he recorded a video of himself killing a random pedestrian, with an Ohio state judge on Friday saying the company is immune under a federal law shielding third-party content publishers.

Jury Sinks Injured Concertgoer’s $10.7M Suit Against Hard Rock Over Celebrity DJ’s Stage Dive

A California state court jury handed a win on Tuesday to a Hard Rock Hotel in a lawsuit filed by a concertgoer who suffered a concussion and broken neck when celebrity DJ Steve Aoki jumped into the crowd during a performance.

Consumer Groups File False Advertising Suit Over ‘100% Natural’ Claim, Alleging Residues in Poultry

Continuing a trend that is certain to keep growing, three consumer groups recently filed a lawsuit against Sanderson Farms alleging false advertising for their poultry products labeled "100 percent natural." In the suit, the Organic Consumers Association, Friends of the Earth, and the Center for Food Safety contend that test results the groups obtained through the Freedom of Information Act were positive for residues that are…

Suits over fatal Philadelphia Amtrak crash will depend on what NTSB finds: Was train going too fast?

After a fatal Amtrak crash in Philadelphia on Tuesday, it is virtually a certainty that litigation is on the horizon concerning at least some of the seven people killed and

Lawyer gets 20 years over bizarre incident involving bolt cutters, a machete and hazmat suits

Indy lawyer represents 100 women in suit over Johnson & Johnson baby powder

A new report suggests Johnson & Johnson knew that its staple baby powder contained asbestos fibers and didn't do anything about the problem.

The Unauthorized Population in the United States: New Data Trends

Marking the release of a report examining recent trends regarding the unauthorized immigrant population in the United States at national, state, and county levels, this webinar answers the questions of which countries the unauthorized are from, where they have settled in the United States, and how these patterns have changed over the last two decades.

How many N.J. unauthorized immigrants are seeking to stay here?

A study shed light on how many unauthorized immigrants eligible to remain in the U.S. have applied to stay.

Fourth Circuit Rules that Website’s Unauthorized Posting of Stock Photograph Was Not 'Fair Use'

The decision in 'Brammer v. Violent Hues' sheds some light on when re-posting will be a “fair use” and when it will give rise to liability.

How Does America Solve Unauthorized Immigration?

Several strategies have floated around for years—but are any of them really viable?

Is It a Crime to Encourage Unauthorized Immigration? The Supreme Court Will Decide

An appeals court struck down a broad 1986 law under the First Amendment, saying it covers conversations between family members and legal advice.

What are all these unauthorized orange traffic cones telling us?

The GQ Guide to Suits

Presenting our exhaustive guide to that wardrobe cornerstone, the suit: the styles you need, the fit you want, and how to put it all together with aplomb

20 metro areas are home to six-in-ten unauthorized immigrants in U.S.

A new analysis shows that the nation’s unauthorized immigrant population is highly concentrated, more so than the U.S. population overall.

The Color of Debt: How Collection Suits Squeeze Black Neighborhoods — ProPublica

In a first-of-its-kind analysis, ProPublica reveals that the suits are far more common in black communities than white ones.

Slip and Fall Suit Settles for $20,000

Contact the personal injury attorneys at Maya Murphy, P.C. today. We can help you get the just compensation you deserve for your injuries of those of a loved one. For a free initial consultation, call 203-221-3100 or email JMaya@Mayalaw.com. The plaintiff mother and her minor daughter were shopping at a Wal-Mart store in Hurst, Texas. While… Read More

Little-Known Law Curbing Unauthorized Practice Faces Test in Cross-Border Estate Case

The law allows any person who suffers a loss as a result of unauthorized practice to bring a civil action for an amount three times the costs incurred.