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Yes, the death penalty is legal in California under state law, but Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2019 executive order instituted a moratorium halting all executions while he remains in office. As of April 2025, 589 people remain on death row—down nearly 10% from 2024—though no one has been executed since 2006. California voters have repeatedly rejected…
Spotify won a pivotal federal lawsuit in January 2025 when Judge Analisa Torres ruled the company could legally slash songwriter payments by reclassifying its Premium service as a bundle—potentially cutting royalties by $150 million annually. Days later, rapper RBX filed a class-action lawsuit claiming Spotify ignored “billions” of fraudulent Drake streams generated by bots between…
Lil Durk secured a major legal victory as the United States District Court dismissed a $12.5 million fraud lawsuit from investment firm Exceed Talent Capital with prejudice, meaning the claims cannot be refiled. The lawsuit accused the Chicago rapper and his Only The Family (OTF) label of fraudulently selling recording rights to his track “Bedtime”…
Progressive Insurance faces multiple class action settlements exceeding $200 million combined, with cases alleging the company systematically underpaid total loss vehicle claims by applying improper valuation adjustments to reduce payouts below actual cash value. The largest settlement, approved in New York in March 2025, provides $48 million to approximately 93,000 policyholders who received total loss…
The viral story claiming a Chicago man (or Thomas Rivera, Jason Miller, David Walker—the name keeps changing) was sued for $400,000-$500,000 after catching a falling baby is entirely fabricated. No court records, verified news reports, or legal proceedings exist to support this claim. Fact-checkers including Reuters, Snopes, and Creative Learning Guild have confirmed this story…
Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Polamalu was named as a defendant in a federal class action lawsuit filed in April 2019 by former Alliance of American Football (AAF) employees and players after the startup league abruptly collapsed. The lawsuit alleged Polamalu, serving as AAF Head of Player Relations, and other executives violated federal labor…
TikTok influencer Cierra Mistt claims PepsiCo tried to sue her over trademark infringement, alleging the beverage giant sent cease-and-desist letters demanding she stop using her online name. She further claims PepsiCo’s trademark lapsed, allowing her to purchase the rights—and that this forced PepsiCo to rebrand Sierra Mist as Starry. But here’s the truth: no lawsuit…
In April 2025, Yahoo faces a new federal class action lawsuit (Caplan v. Yahoo Inc., Case No. 1:25-cv-02943) alleging the company secretly tracked 300 million users through its ConnectID technology without consent, circumventing browser privacy protections to build comprehensive user profiles for targeted advertising. Simultaneously, Canadian Yahoo users can still file claims until December 27,…
Selling Sunset star Bre Tiesi faces a $12.75 million lawsuit filed by three former employees alleging workplace harassment, discrimination based on sex and sexual orientation, threats of physical violence, and California Labor Code violations. In July 2024, Tiesi filed a motion to dismiss the case, denying all allegations and claiming her conduct was “privileged, justified,…