Nearly 200 Class Action Suits Filed Against Volkswagen
Summary: Since Volkswagen revealed it manipulated numbers on emissions tests last month, close to 200 class action lawsuits have been filed…
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GM’s Actions Allegedly Cause Death of 174 People
Summary: Due to intentional omissions of safety concerns, GM may be liable for the deaths of 174 individuals. According to…
Death of Freddie Gray: Charges Remain against Officers
Summary: The first hearings in the Freddie Gray case have established that charges will proceed against the officers involved, and…
FBI Arrests 243 Individuals for False Medicare Billing
Summary: The largest Medicare fraud bust in history was carried out earlier this week. According to FBI.gov, over 240 individuals…
Five Major Banks Hit With a $5 Billion Fine and Felony Charges
Summary: The Department of Justice slams five major banks with the largest antitrust violations fines for rigging the US dollar…
Department of Justice to Investigate Entire Baltimore Police Department in Response to Freddie Gray’s Death
Summary: The Department of Justice has announced that it will launch a civil rights investigation into the Baltimore Police Department’s…
Comcast and Time Warner to Discuss Merger with Department of Justice
Summary: Comcast and Time Warner Cable are scheduled to meet with the Department of Justice this week to discuss a…
Federal Judge Steps Down from Panel over Evidence Rules
Summary: Judge Jed Rakoff has resigned from an advisory committee after the Justice Department determined it could not examine the…
Marshall Wythe School of Law Receives $250,000 Grant from DOJ
Summary: The Marshall Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary has been awarded a $250,000 grant from…
Two Law Firms Announce Major Partner Additions
Summary: The law firms of Seyfarth Shaw and Lowenstein Sandler announced major partner additions to their firms on Monday morning. A…
SunTrust Agrees to $1 Billion Agreement over Mortgage Loan and Foreclosure Abuses
The US Department of Justice announced this week that the DOJ, The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the…
Sallie Mae Settles with DOJ for $60 Million over Student Loans to Servicemen
The federal government’s first lawsuit under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) was settled as soon as it was filed…