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Class-action lawyer went from being 50 Cent’s roadie to taking on TikTok

Kelvin Goode always hoped he’d end up advocating for the kind of people he grew up with in New York City. Now, as CEO of Arizona-based ClaimsHero, he says he’s doing just that. It’s a quest—and a career—that Goode never could have imagined when, as a troubled teen, he left home to work for a hometown hero: rap legend Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.

Dec 1, 2024 1:30 AM CST

In ‘stunning fall from grace,’ med-mal lawyer is convicted of trying to extort medical system for $25M

A medical-malpractice lawyer once regarded as a top plaintiff’s attorney in Maryland was convicted of attempted extortion Friday, a day after a federal judge found him in contempt and ordered his detention overnight for violating court orders while representing himself.

Nov 27, 2024 8:50 AM CST

Can lawyers hold doctors accountable for wasting our time?

I’m mad as hell, and I’m not waiting any longer! Those were the sentiments expressed by a lawyer colleague of mine, Franklin, after his doctor kept him waiting for over two hours. “I should send him a bill for my wasted time,” he said. I’m sure many of us have…

Nov 7, 2024 12:12 PM CST

Girl wins $300K settlement over seizure and slaughter of pet goat

By the time Jessica Long learned where her 9-year-old daughter’s beloved pet goat was, it was too late to save him. Sheriff’s deputies had seized the goat, named Cedar, while he was staying at a Northern California farm. They delivered him to Shasta County fair officials, who claimed the county owned the goat, court documents say. Cedar was later slaughtered, and the family sued county officials.

Nov 5, 2024 3:30 PM CST

Lawyer’s mistaken Zelle transfer leads to ethics complaint

An Ohio lawyer mistakenly sent $550 via money transfer app Zelle to an Illinois resident, peppered him with emails and texts while a bank fraud department investigated, and then sued him after the money was returned, according to an ethics complaint by the Dayton Bar Association.

Nov 5, 2024 9:30 AM CST

Her teenage son killed himself after talking to a chatbot; now she’s suing

The mother of a 14-year-old boy says Character.AI—the startup behind the personalized chatbot—is responsible for his suicide. In a lawsuit, she alleges that Character.AI recklessly developed its chatbots without proper guardrails or precautions, instead hooking vulnerable children with an addictive product that blurred the lines between reality and fiction.

Oct 25, 2024 10:00 AM CDT

DOJ reaches $100 million settlement in Baltimore bridge collapse

The owner of the Dali container ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year, collapsing the span and killing six people, has agreed to pay more than $100 million in damages to resolve a Justice Department lawsuit, authorities said Thursday.

Oct 25, 2024 9:00 AM CDT

Judge cuts Quinn Emanuel’s $185M fee, an amount deemed ‘astronomical’ by objectors

A federal judge has slashed a $185 million fee that she initially awarded to Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, an amount that translated to about $18,500 per hour for its work in an insurance class action lawsuit.

Oct 14, 2024 1:12 PM CDT

Judge allows malicious prosecution claim in attorney’s countersuit against McElroy Deutsch

A lawyer who countersued McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter for defamation and retaliation may add a malicious prosecution claim to the action, a New Jersey judge has ruled.

Oct 2, 2024 2:48 PM CDT

Opioid litigation was grueling, but a chance to make change

The opioid epidemic is a tragedy of immense proportions that touches almost every individual in the United States. There is no “winning” this lawsuit in the usual sense. But we did forge a path to legal accountability and the payment of billions of dollars dedicated to the abatement of the epidemic and stronger safeguards regarding opioids.

Oct 1, 2024 1:50 AM CDT

Class-action lawyer went from being 50 Cent’s roadie to taking on TikTok

In ‘stunning fall from grace,’ med-mal lawyer is convicted of trying to extort medical system for $25M

Can lawyers hold doctors accountable for wasting our time?

Girl wins $300K settlement over seizure and slaughter of pet goat

Lawyer’s mistaken Zelle transfer leads to ethics complaint

Her teenage son killed himself after talking to a chatbot; now she’s suing

DOJ reaches $100 million settlement in Baltimore bridge collapse

Judge cuts Quinn Emanuel’s $185M fee, an amount deemed ‘astronomical’ by objectors

Judge allows malicious prosecution claim in attorney’s countersuit against McElroy Deutsch

Opioid litigation was grueling, but a chance to make change

Insurance coverage for preventive care at risk unless Supreme Court acts, cert petition says

Law firm can sue over alleged fake online reviews that toppled its top rating, appeals court says

It’s ‘past time to proceed to the merits’ in fired BigLaw associate’s bias case, judge says

Creative Legal Fundings company was ‘neither creative nor legal,’ SEC official alleges

TikTok can be sued over ‘Blackout Challenge’ that led to death, 3rd Circuit says

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