This is a fact! Life insurance policies will typically include something known as a suicide provision, or suicide clause. This provision generally prohibits the payout of insurance benefits if the policyholder commits suicide. The provision is typically valid for two years, meaning that if the policyholder dies by suicide within the first two years of the policy, then the insurance will not pay out the...
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Eating the Evidence is Almost Never Good for a Criminal Suspect
The Pedophile Judge Who (Probably) Ate an SD Card Judge Jonathan Gray of Maryland was accused of recording students bathing in his hunting cabin. A young student saw the camera while bathing, so he took pictures with his cell phone and, with the help of his parents, reported it to the FBI. The judge, who was also a former prosecutor, completely denied the allegations. Police...
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Do Teachers Have to Use Preferred Pronouns? No, Teachers Have a First Amendment Right Not to
Answer: No, teachers do not have to use preferred pronouns. At least in Loudoun County, Virginia, where a teacher, Tanner Cross, spoke out against the school system’s proposed gender policy. That policy requires that “LCPS staff shall allow gender-expansive or transgender students to use their chosen name and gender pronouns that reflect their gender identity.” Mr. Cross stated that he would not use preferred...
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Personal Injury Lawsuits Against Tesla
There are at least 24 pending lawsuits currently filed against Tesla. Many of the lawsuits allege that Tesla’s Autopilot feature caused Tesla cars to swerve into the wrong lanes or even off the road. Most of the car-specific lawsuits against Tesla involve their Model X, but there will undoubtedly be more lawsuits involving the Model 3 as more are sold. Since 2016, at least three...
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Fact or Fiction: Stormy Daniels’ Former Lawyer Tried to Extort Nike
This is a fact! Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who once represented adult porn star Stormy Daniels Avenatti in a suit against President Donald Trump to invalidate a confidentiality agreement, was convicted and sentenced to two and a half years in prison for trying to extort one the world’s biggest companies – Nike. According to the New York criminal complaint, Avenatti had told Nike he would have...
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Federal Court Rules the U.S. Cannot Consider Sex or Race in Distributing Pandemic Relief Funds to Restaurants
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that President Biden’s administration cannot distribute COVID-19 relief funds to restaurants based on the sex or race of the applicants. The lawsuit, introduced by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty on behalf of Antonio Vitolo, who owns Jake’s Bar and Grill in Harriman, Tennessee. The suit alleges that from May 3 – May 24, the $28.6...
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Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Nicki Minaj’s Father is Sued, But How Many Fleeing Drivers Get Caught?
Nicki Minaj’s family is suing a driver who struck the rapper’s father and fled the scene of the crash. But how many hit-and-run drivers are actually caught or identified? The Starships rapper’s mother, Carol Maraj, is suing Charles Polevich for killing her husband in a hit-and-run crash in February 2021. Nicki Minaj was born Onika Tanya Maraj. Minaj’s mother is seeking $150 million in damages. Polevich is accused of......
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Why Trespassing on Private Property Can Get You Arrested
Trespassing is a legal term used to refer to entering or staying on someone else’s property without permission. Illegally entering private property or staying there after being asked to leave can get you arrested. That’s what happened to Kelly Sills, a Baton Rouge resident, during his five-day trip to Florida with his family. Sills was arrested at a Disney resort in Florida after refusing to leave. WHY......
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The Parents of a 20-year Old Amateur Trader Sue Robinhood Following His Suicide Caused by Trading Losses
The parents of Alexander Kearns, who killed himself after thinking he had lost $730,000 on stock trading app, Robinhood, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Robinhood. The 20-year-old young man died by suicide in June 2020 shortly after reaching out to Robinhood’s customer service to help him understand why his account showed a negative balance of $730,000 on the stock trading platform. What is...
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Will Centuries Old Laws Limit Cruise Line Liability in Covid-19 Lawsuits?
It may depend where the victim died! The Death on the High Seas Act Drastically Limits Recovery for Victims and Their Families The Death on the High Seas Act (“DOHSA”), applies “when the death of an individual is caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default occurring on the high seas beyond three nautical miles from shore of the United States”. 46 U.S.C. §30302. If DOHSA...
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