Monthly Archives: April 2020
Company Uses Racially-Biased Algorithm for Jury Selection
Alex Alvarez began Momus Analytics (named after the Greek god of mockery and blame) after he lost a relatively straightforward slip and fall accident lawsuit against a less-experienced adversary. Alvarez couldn’t comprehend the fact that he’d lost this case and wanted to know more about how jurors made decisions. This spawned the creation of… Read More »
Walmart Sued After Employee Dies of Coronavirus
A grieving family has filed a lawsuit against Walmart after their loved one, who was a 15-year employee of the retail giant, died of COVID-19. The family claims that Walmart knew that the premises had become infected with COVID-19 and neglected to tell staff members about the danger. Fifty-one-year-old Wando Evans told managers that… Read More »
Truck’s Safety Equipment Failure Blamed for Man’s Death
A 39-year-old Boynton Beach man was killed after the underride guard of a commercial tractor-trailer failed. Federal law requires that all commercial trucks that clear a certain distance from the ground have rear underride guards to prevent smaller vehicles from becoming wedged beneath them. Typically, in an accident with a car and a truck… Read More »
Florida Woman Sues Rapper After He Slapped Her at Show
Rapper DaBaby is being sued by a concert-goer who claims that the star slapped her during a show. While DaBaby has since issued an apology, he later said that he felt “disrespected” and that “he thought he was hitting a man”. Apparently, concert-goer Tyronesha Laws was holding a phone too close to the performer’s… Read More »
The Coronavirus Lawsuits Against Princess Cruises
Plaintiffs say that Princess Cruises and other cruise lines helped expedite the spread of COVID-19 after they let a passenger with symptoms of the illness disembark from one cruise while letting thousands of others aboard their ship directly thereafter. Plaintiffs are filing complaints for gross negligence and are seeking over $1 million in damages,… Read More »
Ammunition Retailer Faces Lawsuit After Santa Fe Highschool Shooting
An online ammunition retailer is facing a lawsuit after plaintiffs claim that the bullets purchased from the site were used in the Santa Fe school shooting massacre in 2018. Attorneys for the plaintiffs claim that Dimitrios Pagourtzis started purchasing the ammunition online two weeks after Nikolas Cruz opened fire on fellow students here in… Read More »
Exploding Pressure Cooker Lawsuit Filed in Florida
A lawsuit was recently filed in Broward County alleging that a pressure cooker exploded causing severe injuries to a Florida woman. The pressure cooker was manufactured by Tristar Products, Inc, a Colorado-based company. On March 16, 2019, the pressure cooker allegedly exploded without warning shooting the contents across the room of the plaintiff who… Read More »
Subaru Faces Lawsuit Concerning Defective Airbag
Subaru was unable to get a class-action lawsuit against them dismissed. The case involves a Virginia woman who says that after getting into a minor accident with her Subaru Outback, she sustained serious injuries. She claims that her vehicle made minor contact with a tree which resulted in minor damage to her fender. But… Read More »
Family Appeals $4 Verdict in Sheriff’s Deputy Slaying
The family of a man who was shot to death by a St. Lucie County sheriff’s deputy was shocked when a federal jury ruled that the victim was 99% responsible for his death. They then proceeded to award the family $4 in compensatory damages, which shocked and saddened the family. They later appealed that… Read More »