George Nyavor
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A federal judge has ruled in favor of Mariah Carey in a copyright lawsuit that alleged her holiday hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” infringed upon an earlier song of the same name. The lawsuit, brought by songwriters Andy Stone and Troy Powers, was dismissed after the court found insufficient similarity between Carey’s…
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Lumberton Township Mayor Gina LaPlaca was arrested on March 17, 2025, for allegedly driving under the influence with her young child in the vehicle. The arrest followed reports from a concerned driver who recorded LaPlaca’s vehicle swerving erratically and nearly colliding with a utility pole. Authorities later traced the vehicle to LaPlaca’s home, where they…
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The family of Zareef M. Fawaz has submitted notice of their intent to file a wrongful death lawsuit against Madison County Jail, alleging that officers failed to provide him with life-saving medication. This failure, according to the family, resulted in Fawaz’s death on May 31, 2023. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing the family, condemned…
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Eugene Henley Jr., also known as “Big U,” a longtime leader of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips and an entertainment entrepreneur, has been charged in a federal complaint alleging that he led a criminal enterprise involved in murder, extortion, human trafficking, fraud, and other racketeering crimes, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Henley, 58, of…
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Former NFL player Marcellus Wiley, who is married to ex-Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Annemarie Wiley, is facing a second rape allegation. The lawsuit, recently filed by an anonymous woman, accuses Wiley of sexual assault at Columbia University in 1994 when he was a student-athlete. New Allegations Surface According to court documents obtained by…
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Dr. Amos Akinbiyi, a Nigerian-born obstetrician-gynecologist based in Canada, last month filed a lawsuit against the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), alleging breach of contract, intimidation, conspiracy, and defamation. The case stems from a 2017 incident in which he was reportedly compelled to perform an emergency delivery on his own daughter while she was in critical…
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A recent California jury verdict ordering Starbucks to pay $50 million to a delivery driver, Michael Garcia, for severe burns sustained in a drive-through accident raises significant legal questions about corporate liability, negligence, and consumer safety. The case underscores key principles of tort law, particularly regarding product handling and premises liability. This article examines the…
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Legal Implications of Handling Human Remains: The Joanna Kathlyn Kinman Case In a bizarre and unsettling case out of Victoria, Australia, Joanna Kathlyn Kinman avoided jail time after pleading guilty to offensive conduct involving human remains. The 48-year-old, who worked as a ranger at an animal shelter, attempted to sell human toes that had been…
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Raymond Childs III, now 21, has been sentenced to 360 years in prison for the brutal killing of six family members, including an unborn child, following an argument about his curfew. The sentencing concludes a case that started in 2021, and one that shocked the Indianapolis community and drew national attention to the tragic consequences…
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Louisiana carried out its first execution in 14 years on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, putting Jessie Hoffman to death using nitrogen gas after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene. The execution marked the state’s return to capital punishment and was conducted under Gov. Jeff Landry’s initiative to reinstate the death penalty as part of…
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