Law Commentary

The DOJ sued Google on Thursday, October 29, 2026, accusing the technology giant of stripping an Army reservist of his job responsibilities after a year of military service and later firing him while he was on another approved military leave. lawcommentary.com/articles/d…

A Delaware judge has ruled that a trust established by Notorious B.I.G.'s late mother, Voletta Wallace, is entitled to more than $12.5 million from the company managed by the rapper's widow, Faith Evans. lawcommentary.com/articles/f…

The EEOO has withdrawn guidance advising employers against using arrest and conviction records in ways that discriminate against job applicants, ending a 14-year-old federal policy governing criminal background checks in employment decisions. lawcommentary.com/articles/e…

The DOJ has issued federal grand jury subpoenas to California election officials as part of a criminal investigation into alleged noncitizen voting, ordering three Los Angeles County employees to testify one day after the November 3 midterm elections. lawcommentary.com/articles/d…

Police in Greenville, South Carolina, have closed their investigation into Hayden Panettiere’s death without filing charges, more than two months after the actress died from an accidental overdose involving fentanyl and other drugs. lawcommentary.com/articles/h…

Lyft has won a Georgia appeals court ruling in a lawsuit brought by a passenger who was beaten unconscious by his driver, despite receiving two complaints about the driver's conduct in the eight days before the attack. lawcommentary.com/articles/l…

Celsius is facing a class action lawsuit accusing the energy drink company of misleading consumers with claims that its beverages burn body fat and accelerate metabolism, while placing important qualifications in small print on the back of its packaging. lawcommentary.com/articles/c…

Political streamer Hasan Piker has filed a $72.5 million defamation lawsuit against Scott Jennings, accusing the commentator of using manipulated video footage and a misleading quotation to falsely portray him as advocating the lynching of Black Americans lawcommentary.com/articles/h…

A songwriter who accused Drake of stealing the chorus of his hit song "Janice STFU" has withdrawn his federal copyright lawsuit just 11 days after filing it, ending the case without a court ruling on the allegations. lawcommentary.com/articles/d…

A California appeals court has upheld Danny Masterson's convictions for raping two women and his sentence of 30 years to life in prison, rejecting the former That 70s Show actor's claims that judicial bias against Scientology deprived him of a fair trial. lawcommentary.com/articles/d…

Buc-ee’s has amended its federal trademark lawsuit against Beaver’s Mini Mart in Ohio, placing greater emphasis on the store’s name after initially challenging similarities between their cartoon beaver mascots. lawcommentary.com/articles/b…

CNN, MS NOW and Politico expanded their lawsuit against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, accusing the White House of continuing to exclude their journalists from presidential events despite a federal judge's order restoring their press credentials. lawcommentary.com/articles/c…

The parents of a 31-year-old woman who died after stopping her epilepsy medication have sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT created a plan to discontinue the drug and instructed her to hide the changes from her doctors. lawcommentary.com/articles/o…

BIC Corporation has filed six federal lawsuits against California gas stations, vape shops, and wholesalers, accusing them of selling counterfeit pocket lighters bearing the company’s logos and designs. lawcommentary.com/articles/b…

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration's emergency attempt to block California from counting ballots tied t o more than 20,000 voters suspected of being noncitizens, warning that the move would create chaos before midterms. lawcommentary.com/articles/j…

My Chemical Romance has agreed to stop dressing its backup dancers in costumes resembling the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' signature uniforms, resolving an immediate trademark dispute over a staged gunfight during the band's Hollywood Bowl residency. lawcommentary.com/articles/m…

Jay-Z and J. Cole are urging a federal judge to release Lil Durk from jail after his September acquittal on murder-for-hire charges, joining a renewed bail request. lawcommentary.com/articles/j…

Universal Music Group has won a court ruling allowing it to pursue ownership of a rare 1962 Beatles demo tape that a former Abbey Road engineer allegedly rescued from destruction and kept for decades. lawcommentary.com/articles/u…

Keurig Green Mountain must face trial over claims that it used exclusive contracts and other business practices to keep rival coffee pods out of the K-Cup market and preserve higher prices after key patents protecting its brewing system expired. lawcommentary.com/articles/k…

Tony Robbins, Fox Entertainment and several film producers are facing a federal lawsuit accusing them of pushing a longtime collaborator out of a planned movie adaptation of Viktor Frankl's bestselling Holocaust memoir, "Man's Search for Meaning." lawcommentary.com/articles/t…