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Victims and Survivors Seek Justice: Lawsuit Filed Against River City Firearms After Old National Bank Shooting Tragedy

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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – The family of the victims and survivors of a shooting incident at Old National Bank has filed a lawsuit against River City Firearms, accusing the firearms retailer of negligence. The incident took place in Indiana, where the family alleges that the defendant’s failure to exercise reasonable care contributed to the shooting. The lawsuit claims that River City Firearms should have known that the buyer of the gun used in the shooting had previously been adjudicated as a mental defective. According to the family, this information would have been readily available to the … Read more

National Association of Realtors Faces Legal Battle After Missouri Jury Verdict on Commission Rules

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Kansas City, Missouri – The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is preparing to challenge a recent verdict by a Missouri jury which questioned the organization’s commission rules. This legal battle is just one among several threatening NAR’s practices. The case centers around allegations that NAR’s commission rules violate antitrust laws, suppressing competition and driving up costs for homebuyers and sellers. The jury’s decision in favor of the plaintiffs has prompted NAR to file an appeal, refusing to accept defeat. With this appeal, NAR hopes to overturn the verdict and safeguard its commission practices, which have … Read more

National Association of Realtors Found Guilty in $1.785 Billion Collusion Lawsuit

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Kansas City, Missouri – The National Association of Realtors (NAR) and other industry players have been found guilty by a Missouri jury of colluding to maintain high brokerage commissions. The jury awarded $1.785 billion in damages in this case, which is one of two lawsuits concerning brokerage commission practices. The Justice Department is also investigating a commission-sharing system that typically requires home sellers to pay a 5% to 6% cut of the sale to both their agent and the buyer’s agent. The lawsuit, filed in Kansas City, Missouri, targeted the Realtors association along with Keller … Read more

Koreatown Lawyer Indicted for $2.1 Million Bribe Involving Chinese State-Owned Oil Company and Nigerian National Petroleum Corp.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Koreatown lawyer has been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple felonies related to a $2.1 million bribe he allegedly received while working for Nigeria’s state-owned oil company. The bribe was in connection with negotiating favorable drilling rights for a subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned oil company. Paulinus Okoronkwo, a 67-year-old practicing immigration and personal injury lawyer based in Valencia, was charged in a five-count indictment on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Okoronkwo is facing charges including engaging in monetary transactions derived from unlawful activity, tax … Read more