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1 month ago | 
legalexaminer.com | Piper Castillo |Katy Boose |Katherine Snow Smith |Yvette C. Hammett
Every day, more than 45,000 planes take off in the U.S. Most aircraft land without incident, but the minority that don’t can end in tragedy. In 2023, there were more than 1,216 accidents involving civilian aircraft, and 327 people died in these crashes. Many of these crashes involve smaller aircraft, but larger planes aren’t immune from misfortune, as recent disasters involving commercial jets indicate. Almost 90 people have died in airplane crashes in 2025 so far.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
legalexaminer.com | Libby Baldwin |Piper Castillo |Lauren Schlaht
The Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California has made headlines for years due to allegations of rampant inmate abuse involving prison employees. Now the prison just north of San Francisco is permanently closed, and, on December 17, a settlement was reached between the federal government and more than 100 women who filed lawsuits against FCI-Dublin. Under the settlements, the Justice Department will pay approximately $1.1 million to each woman.
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May 15, 2024 | 
legalexaminer.com | Libby Baldwin |Piper Castillo |Lauren Schlaht |Elaine Silvestrini
The Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California (FCI-Dublin) served as the sole women-only federal prison east of the Rocky Mountains for decades, and its list of former residents includes Heidi Fleiss, Patty Hearst, Squeaky Fromme, and Felicity Huffman. However, in recent years, FCI-Dublin has been linked to horrific tales of prisoner abuse.
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
legalexaminer.com | Piper Castillo
It seems there is a pressing conversation echoing across the country. It concerns the potential need for more governmental regulations over social media. We are just three months into 2024, and already three events have occurred: Members of the U.S. Senate have clashed over how to update Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, created in 1996, to support the development of the Internet, which was still in its infancy stage.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
legalexaminer.com | Piper Castillo |Libby Baldwin |Katy Boose
Former Boy Scouts who selected a quick payout option in the 2022 sex abuse settlement appear to have inadvertently cost themselves a much higher award. The settlement, the largest relating to sex abuse in U.S. history at $2.46 billion, included a “quick pay” option that would help plaintiffs avoid a years-long claims process by accepting a flat $3,500 payment. The deadline for that option passed last November.
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Feb 14, 2024 | 
legalexaminer.com | Piper Castillo |Nick Carroll
At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on January 31, five Big Tech executives were brought face-to-face with grieving parents holding up pictures of their children who had died. The message was clear. The mothers and fathers put responsibility for their children’s deaths on the executives, all leaders of some of the most powerful social media platforms in the world.
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
legalexaminer.com | Piper Castillo |Libby Baldwin
A landmark settlement intended to compensate NFL players for brain injuries sustained on the field is falling short of expectations, according to an in-depth investigation by The Washington Post. The 2015 settlement ostensibly resolved the league’s “concussion crisis,” pledging substantial awards for retired players who develop neurological diseases linked to concussions later in life. Awards would cover medical expenses, long-term healthcare, and present or future lost wages.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
legalexaminer.com | Libby Baldwin |Piper Castillo
Plane passengers are filing lawsuits against Boeing and Alaska Airlines after an incident last month that they say caused emotional distress. On Jan. 5, a Boeing 737 MAX 9 door plug blew out in the middle of an Alaska Airlines flight 16,000 feet above ground, leaving a gaping hole in the plane that led to an emergency landing.
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Jan 24, 2024 | 
legalexaminer.com | Piper Castillo |Libby Baldwin |Katy Boose
As the United States Tennis Association (USTA) navigates a federal lawsuit involving alleged sex abuse against a female tennis player, it has launched an official review of its safeguarding policies with the help of two high-profile lawyers. In an announcement posted on the USTA’s website on Jan. 4, executive director Lew Sherr said the organization hired Mary Beth Hogan and David O’Neil from the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton.
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Nov 13, 2023 | 
legalexaminer.com | Piper Castillo
A recent decision by Hawaii’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal by lawyers representing Big Oil. It perhaps pushed the plaintiffs, the city and county of Honolulu, towards achieving something that has not been done before – having a lawsuit against fossil fuel companies go to trial for their alleged part in extreme climate change. On Oct. 31, Hawaii’s Supreme Court weighed in on a climate accountability lawsuit brought on by the city and county of Honolulu against close to a dozen oil companies.
