Trial

Resale Retailer Challenges $4 Million Counterfeiting Verdict: WGACA Appeals for New Trial Against Chanel in High-Stakes Legal Battle

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New York — In a high-stakes clash of luxury and legality, What Goes Around Comes Around (WGACA), a prominent reseller of luxury goods, is challenging a federal court ruling that left the company owing Chanel $4 million in statutory damages for counterfeit activities. This legal battle, which first emerged in 2018, has reached new heights as WGACA seeks to overturn the jury’s decision that found it guilty of willful infringement of Chanel’s trademarks, along with charges of false advertising and unfair competition. The conflict began when Chanel accused WGACA of selling non-authentic Chanel products and … Read more

Decades-Old Mystery Heads to Court: Lancaster Man Faces Trial for 1984 Disappearance of Estranged Wife

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Lancaster County, Pa. — After nearly four decades, the trial of Jere Bagenstose, a Lancaster County man accused of murdering his estranged wife in 1984, is set to commence. The long-awaited trial follows the disappearance and presumed death of Maryann Bagenstose, sparking a case that has lingered in the community’s memory. On Thursday, the final phase of jury selection concluded with 12 jurors and three alternates being chosen, setting the stage for the trial to begin tomorrow morning. Bagenstose, now 70, faces charges of homicide linked to the mysterious vanishing of his wife, at a … Read more

Legal Battles Over Roundup Weedkiller Cool Down in Philadelphia as Court Trial Schedule Clears

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Litigation centers across the United States have seen numerous cases related to Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup. Recently, notable shifts have emerged in the concentration of these legal battles. For several years, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas served as a primary venue for mass tort litigation involving Roundup. These cases frequently revolved around allegations that the glyphosate-based weedkiller was linked to cancer. However, a significant development occurred when the court completed its most recent scheduled Roundup trial in November and, as of now, no further trials concerning the herbicide are slated in Philadelphia. The cessation of … Read more

Oklahoma Prosecutor Suspended for Secret Monitoring of Jury During Murder Trial

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — A former assistant district attorney in Oklahoma has been handed a six-month suspension after he was found watching a live feed of jury deliberations in a high-profile murder case. The state’s highest court finalized the suspension of Isaac Seth Brantley Shields on March 25, following events that challenged the integrity of the courtroom. The incident, which took place on July 1, 2022, during the trial of Robert Kent Kraft of Chouteau, Oklahoma, involved Shields observing a jury as they deliberated over a case in which Kraft was accused of fatally stabbing … Read more