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U.S. District Judge Anne Conway ruled May 21, 2025 that Character.AI chatbots constitute products subject to product liability claims rather than protected speech under the First Amendment, allowing wrongful death lawsuits to proceed after teens died by suicide following interactions with AI companions. The Social Media Victims Law Center filed three new lawsuits in September…

A federal bankruptcy judge approved a one of great $7.4 billion settlement on November 14, 2025, requiring Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family to pay for their role in the opioid crisis. The agreement, reached in January 2025 after the Supreme Court rejected a prior $6 billion settlement in June 2024, represents the nation’s largest…

Dumpster diving identity theft occurs when criminals search through residential and commercial trash to find discarded documents containing personal information—Social Security numbers, bank account details, credit card information, medical records, and tax documents. The average individual throws away about 860 pounds of paper annually, often printed with account numbers, dates of birth, and Social Security…

Firearm hunting legal requirements vary dramatically by state, with regulations covering minimum calibers, magazine capacity, firearm types, hunter education certification, licensing, and safety equipment. In Georgia, deer hunters must use center-fire firearms .22 caliber or larger with expanding bullets, while Texas imposes no magazine capacity restrictions except for migratory birds. California banned all lead ammunition…

Lawyers made a median salary of $145,760 in 2023, but this figure masks a stunning reality: average attorney salaries range from $104,259 to over $200,000 depending on practice area, location, and firm size. First-year BigLaw associates now earn $215,000-$225,000 while public defenders start around $50,000—a gap of $175,000 for the same degree. Geographic location alone…

Yes, pennies remain legal tender indefinitely under 31 U.S.C. § 5103, which states that “United States coins and currency are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues.” The U.S. Mint struck its final circulating penny on November 12, 2025, ending 232 years of production, but approximately 240-250 billion pennies still in circulation…

Peptides exist in a complex legal gray area where some are FDA-approved prescription drugs, others are legal for cosmetic use, and many popular compounds remain unapproved for human consumption. The FDA has not approved BPC-157 or most other peptides for any use in humans, and beginning in October 2023 and culminating in February 2024, the…

The U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission filed an amended complaint on May 31, 2024, against telehealth company Zealthy Inc. (also operating as Gronk Inc.), its founder Kyle Robertson, and executive German Echeverry, M.D., in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Case No. 1:24-cv-21376-JLK). The lawsuit alleges deceptive billing…