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A Multnomah County jury has awarded two Oregon teenagers a combined $550,000 over a 2024 amusement park malfunction that left them — and 26 other riders — hanging upside down, roughly 100 feet in the air, for 25 terrifying minutes. What the Jury Decided On August 19, 2026, jurors in Multnomah County Circuit Court awarded…
Wells Fargo ESOP Settlement — Key Facts Field Detail Settlement Amount $84,000,000 Claim Deadline None — automatic distribution Who Qualifies 401(k) Plan participants/beneficiaries with ESOP Fund holdings, 9/27/2016–12/30/2022 (~425,000 people) Estimated Payout Varies by individual holdings — no flat per-person figure Proof Required No — calculated from Plan records Settlement Status Final approval granted; payments…
If you’ve ever wondered whether your insurance company’s lawyers are actually reading the cases they cite in court — this one’s for you. In Meni-Siliga v. As Contractor Inc., et al., No. 24CMCV01105, State Farm’s outside law firm admitted that AI-generated legal filings included seven court cases that don’t exist. The case is headed to…
A Cole County judge ruled on August 19, 2026, that Missouri voters cannot use the state’s referendum process to challenge the Republican-drawn congressional map, clearing the way for the new district lines to stay in place for the November 2026 midterms. The case now moves to the Missouri Supreme Court on an expedited basis. Here’s…
If you’ve paid extra for salmon or tuna on Amazon because the listing called it “sustainable” or “dolphin safe” — you weren’t imagining that it mattered. In Rogow, et al. v. Amazon.com Inc., No. 2:26-cv-02702, filed in Seattle federal court, plaintiffs claim those exact labels broke Washington consumer protection law. Here’s what that means if…
Check your eye drops before you use them again. Three separate recalls this year — Clear Eyes, Rohto Cooling Eye Drops, and K.C. Pharmaceuticals store-brand tears — cover tens of millions of bottles nationwide. All three share the same problem: the manufacturers can’t guarantee the products are free of bacteria or fungus. Here’s how to…
A 25-year-old Christian metal band just took on one of the biggest streaming companies in the world — over its own name. Demon Hunter, the Seattle-based band, filed a trademark lawsuit against Netflix, Netflix Studios, and concert promoter AEG Presents on August 18, 2026, in the Central District of California. The claim: Netflix’s animated hit…
A family from Stockholm, New Jersey, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Franklin Sports, Inc., after their 6-year-old daughter, Lucy Morgan, died from injuries caused by a badminton racket that came apart during ordinary play. The lawsuit, filed August 17, 2026, in York County Superior Court in Maine, says the racket was defective and…
Sixty-six homeowners just sued the man who owns their resort. The homeowners’ association at Four Seasons Resorts Nevis filed suit on August 11, 2026, in Delaware Chancery Court against Nevis Peak Holdings, the entity that owns the property. Nevis Peak is controlled by Cascade Investment LLC — Bill Gates’s private investment firm, which also holds…