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Judge Allows Parents’ Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Prep School to Proceed in Teen’s Suicide Case

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ROCKVILLE, Md. — A judge in Montgomery County has advanced a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the parents of a teenager who committed suicide after withdrawing from an all-boys preparatory school in Maryland. The parents allege that the Landon School should have foreseen their son’s distress, potentially preventing his death. Montgomery County Circuit Judge Louis Leibowitz stated schools have a duty to mitigate risks of self-harm among students, aligning with community efforts toward detection and early intervention. The decision enables the suit, primarily focusing on the wrongful-death claim, to proceed toward a trial scheduled for next … Read more

Alec Baldwin’s Manslaughter Trial Set to Proceed Despite Dispute Over Damaged Evidence

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Santa Fe, NM – In a recent court ruling, actor Alec Baldwin’s quest to have his involuntary manslaughter charge dismissed was denied, setting the stage for his impending trial concerning the unfortunate death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film “Rust.” The trial is slated to commence in just under two weeks. Baldwin’s legal representatives had moved to discard the case citing damage to the primary piece of evidence, a .45-caliber Colt revolver, during its analysis at an FBI lab. They argued that the damage inflicted during testing comprises Baldwin’s right to … Read more

Judge Rules SEC’s Major Charges Against Binance Can Proceed, Dismisses Part of Case

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WASHINGTON — In a pivotal legal ruling, the District Court for the District of I Columbia has decided that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) can proceed with multiple charges against the global cryptocurrency platform Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao. The court, under Judge Amy Berman Jackson, upheld the SEC’s allegations concerning unregistered securities offerings and other regulatory breaches, though it dismissed some charges related to secondary market activities. The SEC’s lawsuit claims that Binance, along with its U.S. counterpart Binance.US, has been operating without the proper registration, offering services equivalent to those of … Read more

BitMEX Co-Founder’s ‘God Access’ Trading Desk Under Legal Scrutiny: Judge Orders Suit to Proceed

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Wilmington, Delaware – The co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, Arthur Hayes, has been ordered by a judge to defend himself in a lawsuit over allegations of facilitating illicit trading activities. The lawsuit accuses Hayes and his colleagues of creating a “God Access” trading desk that provided unfair advantage to certain users. The ruling comes after a federal judge in Delaware denied Hayes’ motion to dismiss the case. The judge stated that the plaintiffs had presented sufficient evidence to move forward with their claims. The lawsuit was filed by BMA LLC, a former client of BitMEX, … Read more