A district court of appeals dismissed an immigration lawsuit filed by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio against the Obama Administration. The three-judge panel ruled that the Arizona sheriff did not have the legal standing to file the immigration lawsuit. The judges also ruled that the sheriff could not prove that his office suffered financial hardships […]
A former University of California at Berkeley football player has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the school. The suit alleges that the Bernard Hicks, who played for the Cal Golden Bears from 2004 to 2008, sustained numerous concussions in games and practices. The medical malpractice lawsuit also claims that the school failed to inform […]
A study in Consumer Reports Magazine showed that drivers with low credit scores had higher Texas auto insurance rates than those arrested for driving while under the influence. The study found that drivers with poor credit paid an average of over $3,400 for their annual Texas auto insurance rates, while those with excellent credit paid […]
Las Vegas urologist Michael Kaplan is once again the target of a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by the widow of a former patient. Arlene Muller filed the medical malpractice lawsuit on July 24 against Dr. Kaplan, alleging that his negligence caused her husband’s death. Connie Mulick filed a similar suit in February against Dr. Kaplan. […]
A Missouri woman and two Florida families found out that their homeowners insurance coverage failed to protect them from devastating damage to their investments. In Missouri, a woman learned that her homeowners insurance coverage would not cover damage from a backed-up sewer line that spewed raw sewage into her bathroom. In Florida, an insurance provider […]
The steakhouse restaurant chain Fogo de Chao filed an immigration lawsuit against the federal government for denying the visas for two of its Brazilian chefs. The immigration lawsuit claims that the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices are illegally blocking the approval process for special work visas. The work […]
An Illinois couple is suing their insurance agent for failing to provide coverage for the husband due to an erroneous auto insurance exclusion. The suit maintains that, when the couple married, their agent failed to rectify the auto insurance exclusion that kept him from receiving coverage on his wife’s policy. The husband was involved in […]
A report from the National Parents Organization shows that at least 20 states are considering child custody reform measures. These measures would allow for more opportunities for shared parenting after a divorce. Several states have already enacted similar child custody reform changes. Others are forming committees and task forces to analyze the benefits and weigh […]
A recent report in the Dallas Morning News showed that homeowners with poor credit can expect to pay more than double the Texas homeowners insurance rates of their neighbors with excellent credit. The report showed that homeowners with credit problems paid an average of 50 percent more for their Texas homeowners insurance rates than those […]
An immigration raid on a Houston tortilla factory led to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detaining eleven undocumented workers. Federal agents detained nine women and two men working at the La Espiga de Oro (The Golden Spike) tortilleria in Houston’s Historic Heights neighborhood. The immigration raid followed close on the heels of other raids […]