Americans spend around $13 trillion on consumer products every year. We are consistent buyers of “things.” We buy things for work, things for recreation, things for our home, things that we need to survive, etc. Importantly, Americans purchase their material...

Keith Raniere, founder of the company Nxivm (pronounced nexium), has been sentenced to 120 years in prison following a 2019 conviction on federal charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, sexual exploitation of a child, child pornography possession, and human trafficking. “Keith...

Four months after being charged with multiple counts of rape and kidnapping, producer David Guillod was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault in Sherman Oaks Wednesday. The Los Angeles Police Department issued a news release confirming that on October 21,...

Most of us remember the day we heard about the helicopter crash leading to the tragic deaths of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna. Kobe Bryant was a worldwide basketball legend, cultural icon, and inspiration to many (particularly here in...

Extortion charges against La Luz del Mundo megachurch leader, Naasón Joaquín García, were dismissed yesterday in Los Angeles Superior Court. Citing insufficient evidence, Judge Stephen A. Marcus ruled that the state attorney general’s office failed to demonstrate that García had...

Injured workers can greatly benefit from hiring an experienced workers’ compensation attorney to handle the numerous, complex facets of a work comp claim. Though hiring an attorney is not required, it can make a significant difference in the likelihood that...

On September 27, Azerbaijani forces launched air and artillery attacks on Artsakh – also known as the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic – an enclave home to over 150,000 ethnic Armenians. Despite agreeing to an October 10 ceasefire, Azerbaijan resumed shelling attacks and...

Sexual abuse of people with disabilities has been called “the sexual assault pandemic no one talks about” by National Public Radio. People with disabilities are at a greater risk of sexual abuse than the rest of the population, yet such...

Late last month, Governor Gavin Newsom officially signed AB 2043 and AB 2165 into law, two key pieces of the California Farmworker COVID-19 Relief Package that passed the Legislature in August. Chair of the Assembly Agriculture Committee, Robert Rivas, and...

Quid pro quo sexual harassment involves a proposed exchange: “If you (the survivor) do a sexual act for me… Then I (the perpetrator) will do something for you.” Directly translated, the Latin phrase “quid pro quo” means “this for that.”...