Monthly Archives: June 2023
Hotel Narrowly Escapes Liability In Sex Trafficking Death
This article is upsetting. Today, hotels are frequently used by sex traffickers to arrange for meetups with johns. In some cases, hotels have been sued on the basis of knowingly allowing sex trafficking to occur and failing to report it to authorities. These cases have largely been successful. However, they each involved living victims…. Read More »
Woman Sues Starbucks, Driver, Own Insurer, After Pedestrian Accident
A 72-year-old woman is now a millionaire after winning a nuclear verdict on the grounds of premises liability against Starbucks. She also won judgments from her own insurer and the driver who struck her. The woman claims that the layout of the Starbucks was responsible for her injury as she was forced to cross… Read More »
Victim Wins $6M After Elevator Ceiling Collapse
A plaintiff won $6 million after the panel on an elevator ceiling collapsed, striking a Florida man. The Florida man sustained a traumatic brain injury. Jurors found that the mall’s owner was largely negligent for the incident and awarded the plaintiff $6 million in damages. Jurors assigned 70% of the blame to the defendant… Read More »
Woman Sues Walgreens After Faulty Shopping Cart Injury
A Florida woman is suing Walgreens after she says she was injured by a faulty shopping cart. According to the lawsuit, the woman was pushing the faulty shopping cart when the wheels “locked up” causing a sudden jolt that made the woman fall, causing injury. The lawsuit claims that the woman suffered permanent injury… Read More »
Florida Man Charged In Cryptocurrency Fraud
A federal grand jury has formally indicted a Florida man on charges that he ran a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme. He has since been charged with eight counts of wire fraud. According to the indictment, the defendant recruited about $800,000 in investments by providing false information to investors. Specifically, he claimed he was a… Read More »
Florida Man Steals $500k Worth Of Crab
The Department of Homeland Security arrested a man who impersonated a Safeway agent in order to make off with $500k in Russian king crab. The man is facing federal charges for attempting to transport stolen property across state lines. Federal authorities accuse the man of placing fake purchase orders that were never paid and… Read More »