Five people were killed amidst a protest and labor strike by taxi drivers in South Africa over new vehicle impoundment regulations. The strike officially ended Thursday. The protests and strike arose over... Read more »
This June, the Environmental Law Clinic filed two new lawsuits on behalf of Communities for a Better Environment and Center for Biological Diversity, challenging two major projects in the East Bay to convert defunct... Read more »
Case Name: Kendolyn Wright v. Richard Williams et al. Case Number: BC635319 Verdict Date: 2018-11-14 Outcome Type: Settlement Court: Judicate West, 1851 E. First St., Ste. 1600 Santa Ana, CA 92706 Incident... Read more »
Qui tam is a law passed by Congress that allows a private individual with knowledge of fraud committed against the federal government to act as a government whistleblower and bring about a... Read more »
Case Name:
Justin Kiluk v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Case Number:
G056344
Outcome Type:
Settlement
Court:
Superior... Read more »
The Marin County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a conservation ordinance on Tuesday to protect one of the most important remaining watersheds for coho salmon and steelhead in the state. The ordinance—prompted... Read more »
The Defense Base Act (DBA) is a federal law that provides Worker’s Compensation and Death Benefits for civilian employees working outside the United States on U.S. military bases or under a contract... Read more »
Surgical mesh is a medical device designed to provide support for tissue and organs that have been weakened or damaged. Among the main types of surgical mesh that are used in different... Read more »
Anyone who drank and bathed in contaminated water at Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina between 1953 to 1987 and suffered injuries or death from exposure... Read more »
