In September of 2017, Equifax announced a data breach that exposed the personal information of 147 million people. The company has agreed to a global settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection…
Reports indicate the pentagon failed to secure the personal information of at least 30,000 U.S. military and civilian personnel. A data breach was discovered on October 4th, 2018 however suspected to have actually occurred months…
Legal Trends: LIBERTAD Title III Civil Lawsuits Explained On April 17, 2019, President Trump effectively constituted the presumed U.S. embargo against Cuba. By allowing Title III waivers to expire in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity…
LAWSUIT ALLEGES THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK SCHEMED TO TRICK SEX ABUSE VICTIMS OUT OF SUING CHURCH N.Y. State Supreme Court – NY County (INDEX NO.:151683-2019) In 2016, the Archdiocese of New York established a…
Northern District of Illinois (Case Number: 1:18-cv-01465) Rick Butler is a prominent youth volleyball coach and the founder of Sports Performance Volleyball Club in Aurora, Illinois. Butler has been accused of having had sexual relationships…
In July 2018, the Department of Justice announced that 3M Company had agreed to pay $9.1 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly sold the dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2 (CAEv2) to the United…
WHAT IS A HERNIA MESH? A screen-like surgical implant used to repair hernias. WHEN DOES A HERNIA OCCUR? A hernia occurs when an organ, intestine or fatty tissue squeezes through a hole or a weak…
THE FIGHT FOR OUR DATA, PRIVACY All 50 states including the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands has legislation requiring businesses to notify individuals of security breaches when involving personally identifiable…
Approximately 1.8 million adolescents in the U.S. have been the victims of sexual assault, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Often times perpetrators are exploiting a position of trust, and victims fear they won’t…
TOP VOLLEYBALL COACH SEXUAL ASSAULTED TEENAGE ATHLETES, LAWSUIT ALLEGES Northern District of Illinois (Case Number: 1:18-cv-01465) Rick Butler is a prominent youth volleyball coach and the founder of Sports Performance Volleyball Club in Aurora, Illinois….