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Veterans Day is a federal legal public holiday established by Congress under 5 U.S.C. § 6103(a), observed annually on November 11. Federal employees receive paid time off, but the legal reality for private sector workers is drastically different—most Americans have zero legal entitlement to Veterans Day pay or time off. The recent 2025 White House…
A Durham County jury ordered TikTok influencer Brenay Kennard to pay $1.75 million after finding her liable for criminal conversation and alienation of affection in a lawsuit filed by Akira Montague. The verdict came Monday afternoon following testimony that Kennard had an affair with Tim Montague, Akira’s husband at the time, who worked as Kennard’s…
Yetter Coleman wiped out the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against private equity firm Welsh Carson in May 2024, delivering a stunning blow to federal regulators targeting minority investors. Judge Kenneth Hoyt ruled Welsh Carson’s 23% minority stake in U.S. Anesthesia Partners (USAP) didn’t violate antitrust law, throwing out the FTC’s “roll-up” monopolization theory. The decision protects…
The Supreme Court declined Kim Davis’s appeal on November 10, 2025, without explanation, upholding her $360,000 damages award to a same-sex couple she denied a marriage license. Davis must pay $100,000 in damages plus $260,000 in attorney’s fees to David Moore and David Ermold, whose marriage license she refused in 2015. The Court’s refusal to…
Rudy Giuliani settled his $146 million defamation case with Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss in January 2025, allowing him to keep his homes and personal belongings. He also reached a confidential settlement with Dominion Voting Systems in September 2025, ending the $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit. President Trump pardoned Giuliani in November 2025…
DePuy Attune knee lawsuits remain active in federal and state courts across the United States with no multidistrict litigation established, leaving individual plaintiffs to pursue claims against Johnson & Johnson through separate actions. More than 400,000 patients received Attune knee implants since FDA approval in 2010, but no large group settlements have been reached as…
Latest Update (November 2025): Facebook’s $725 million Cambridge Analytica privacy settlement is currently distributing payments averaging $29.43, with payouts ranging from $4.89 to $38.36 based on account activity between May 2007 and December 2022. Distribution began in September 2025 and continues over approximately 10 weeks, with approved claimants receiving email notifications 3-4 days before payment….
V Shred agreed to pay $4 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing the fitness company of sharing customers’ personal information with third parties without consent, violating federal and state privacy laws. Anyone who purchased products from V Shred, SculptNation, or Amazon between January 1, 2022 and May 13, 2025, or took V Shred’s…
Felipe Massa filed a High Court lawsuit in July 2024 against the FIA, Formula One Management, and Bernie Ecclestone, seeking $82-115 million in damages after losing the 2008 F1 championship by a single point. The Brazilian driver argues the sport failed to investigate the Singapore Grand Prix when evidence showed race-fixing, costing him the title…