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Court: Unpaid Interns Don't Get Paid
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Student interns don't usually expect to get paid, but Patrick Velarde wasn't that kind of intern. Velarde attended a beauty school, and performed cosmetology...
Sony and UMG Face Terminated Copyright Class Action
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
A recently filed pair of proposed class action lawsuits in the New York District Court seek to hold Sony and UMG liable for ignoring the copyright termination...
Woody Allen Sues Amazon Over Movie Deal
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Love him or hate him, there's no denying Woody Allen always gets into awkward situations. His off-beat, deer-in-the-headlights look has been the face of his...
Now Convicted, Will 'El Chapo' Spend the Rest of His Life in Prison?
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman will surely be sentenced to life in prison, but will he stay there? After a jury convicted the Mexican drug lord of all counts in a...
NAACP Prison Gerrymandering Case Heating Up
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
Last summer, the NAACP filed a lawsuit against the state of Connecticut over prison gerrymandering, and recently, the federal district court rejected the...
EPA Sued for Toxic Paint Stripper
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
More than 50 people have died from common paint strippers, and laborers are suing the Environmental Protection Agency to stop the deadly trend. The EPA...