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Farmers Group Inc. Settles for 4 Million Dollars with Female Attorneys

Summary: In a gender pay discrimination lawsuit against Farmers Group Inc. brought by their female attorneys, the group will pay…

Sandy Hook Lawsuit Against Gun-Maker Moving Forward

Summary: Families of the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre received a small legal victory from a Connecticut judge.  A…

Judge Reduces Award for Yogi’s Ex-Attorney

Summary: A California judge decided the punitive damages awarded by a jury were too high and the attorney could accept…

Adult Court Delivers New Judgement for Ethan Couch

Summary: After receiving ten years of probation in juvenile court, affluenza teen Ethan Couch was given a nearly two year…

Utah’s Polygamy Ban Has Challenge Dismissed

Summary: A lawsuit brought against the polygamy ban by the family of reality show “Sister Wives” has been thrown out…

Lawyers Withdraw Sexual Misconduct Allegation against Alan Dershowitz

Summary: Lawyers withdrew court documents accusing renowned legal scholar Alan Dershowitz of attempting to have sex with an underage girl.…

Florida Finally Makes It Legal for Unwed Couples to Cohabitate

Summary: A decades-old law prohibiting unmarried couples from living together has finally been repealed in Florida. Florida may be a…

ACLU Files Class-Action in Southern California on Behalf of Immigrants

Summary: The ACLU claims that immigrants are kept locked up because they lack the funds to pay unnecessarily high bond…

Former Massey Energy CEO Sentenced to One Year in Prison

Summary: Over five years since the West Virginia coal mine explosion, the CEO of Massey Energy was sentenced to one…

“Mr. Social Security” Eric C. Conn Indicted for Disability Fraud Charges

Summary: Kentucky's Eric C. Conn pled not guilty to fraud and conspiracy for allegedly faking disability claims for decades. With…

Bar Study Exam Discharged in Bankruptcy Filing

Summary: A Pace Law School graduate was allowed to discharge her bar study loan with her Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings…

Lawsuit Claims Old Spice Burns Men’s Armpits

Summary: A class action lawsuit has been filed against Old Spice, claiming the famous deodorant burns armpits. Old Spice claims…