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To Ban or Not to Ban: Supreme Court to Hear Violent Video Game Case

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

On Monday April 26, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear a case it had been holding for months. The Court will hear the case of Schwarzenegger v. Video...

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Supreme Court to CountryWide: Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Ignorantia juris non excusat or Ignorantia legis neminem excusat. One case decided by the Supreme Court this week had a decidedly everyman theme to...

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Supreme Court Supports 'Crush Videos' as Protected Speech

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

An unusual configuration of the Supreme Court handed down an opinion on April 20 finding that a federal law barring the sale of animal "crush" videos was...

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Wells Fargo to Pay $200M in Overdraft Fee Case

By Jason Beahm | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Question: What happens when a bank uses slight of hand to routinely turn single overdrafts into multiple overdrafts, exponentially increasing fees? Answer: A...

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$10.5M Accutane Verdict Overturned

By Jason Beahm | Last updated on March 21, 2019

It's not over in a recent Accutane acne drug case, ruled a New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Judge, despite a $10.5 million jury verdict. The judge ordered...

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Univision to Pay $1M to Settle 'Pay for Play' Charges

By Jason Beahm | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Payola. It is frequently used as an antiquated term to describe a time when managers and record labels paid DJs to play their music. This practice is also...

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