The families of the victims of the 2015 San Bernardino, California, mass shooting filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Twitter, Facebook and Google, accusing the companies of knowingly supporting ISIS. According to the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Los Angeles on behalf of their attorneys, the families of Sierra Clayborn, Tin Nguyen and Nicholas Thalasinos, all of whom were killed in …
A Lakeland man’s federal lawsuit alleges thousands of people are in danger of radioactivity, living in communities developed on top of former phosphate mines. Jeff Jerue filed the lawsuit last week against Alabama-based Drummond Company on behalf of property owners of the Oakbridge and Grasslands developments. According to Jerue, the picturesque neighborhood he grew to love is now harboring a …
In the wake of a devastating lawsuit and a proposed selloff of its holding company to Univision, Gawker.com will shut down next week, ending almost 14 years of independent — and at times inflammatory — publishing. Gawker filed for bankruptcy protection in June, after a jury ordered it to pay celebrity wrestler Hulk Hogan $140 million in damages for the publication of a sex tape in which he is …
A social media app is now the center of a lawsuit after a teen driver’s car crash left another driver with severe injuries. Christal McGee is accused of trying to capture her alleged 100 mile-per-hour speed for a Snapchat post while gunning her father’s Mercedes C230 in Atlanta last December. McGee, who was 18 at the time, crashed into another …
Flint, Michigan, residents have filed a $220 million class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, claiming it was negligent in the toxic water crisis that contributed dangerous levels of lead to the city’s water supply. An administrative complaint representing 513 residents was filed Monday claiming property damage consisting of “irreparable impairment” of water …