Law Commentary

Scottish police are investigating visits involving former Prince Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Balmoral after receiving new information tied to the royal family's private estate. lawcommentary.com/articles/f…

A federal judge has rejected McDonald’s bid to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the fast-food giant of misleading customers into believing its McRib sandwich contains actual pork rib meat. lawcommentary.com/articles/m…

D.C., and Virginia sued President Donald Trump's administration Saturday, October 31, 2026, seeking an emergency court order to stop construction of his proposed 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery, with work beginning Nov. 5. lawcommentary.com/articles/d…

Meta has settled with two teenagers who accused Instagram and Facebook of deliberately encouraging addiction and harming their mental health, leaving Snapchat's parent company, Snap, to face a Los Angeles jury alone. lawcommentary.com/articles/m…

A federal judge has dismissed President Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over its reporting on a sexually suggestive birthday letter allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein. lawcommentary.com/articles/t…

Miami-Dade prosecutors have declined to pursue a felony strangulation charge against rapper Rick Ross, citing insufficient evidence to support the allegation that he restricted a woman's breathing during an argument at his Miami Beach home. lawcommentary.com/articles/r…

Russell Brand's wife described him as a devoted husband and father, but prosecutors urged jurors Friday to judge the comedian by the accounts of six women who accuse him of rape and sexual assault, arguing that he repeatedly ignored their refusals. lawcommentary.com/articles/r…

House Democrats are seeking to prevent taxpayer-funded bailouts for artificial intelligence companies and financial institutions exposed to the industry if the AI market collapses. lawcommentary.com/articles/d…

General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it collected and sold millions of drivers’ location information and driving habits to data brokers that supplied insurance companies, allowing them to be used in decisions about premiums. lawcommentary.com/articles/g…

Paris Jackson is challenging more than $109 million in compensation tied to Michael Jackson’s estate, accusing longtime executor John Branca of “persistent incompetence” and asking a judge to cut the management rate paid on the late singer’s income. lawcommentary.com/articles/p…

DoorDash has agreed to acquire grocery delivery rival Instacart for approximately $17 billion, a deal that would combine two of the country’s largest delivery platforms and face federal antitrust review. lawcommentary.com/articles/d…

Los Angeles prosecutors are seeking more than $7 million in civil penalties from an animal rescue accused of purchasing puppies from commercial breeders and selling them as rescued dogs, some of which allegedly became seriously ill and died shortly after. lawcommentary.com/articles/l…

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…