Federal Judge Denies Hotel Chains’ Motions for Summary Judgment in Landmark Human Trafficking Case September 27, 2025 Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio rejected efforts by hotel defendants to escape liability in a federal human trafficking case (Civil Action 2:19-cv-00849). In a Court Opinion and Order filed Monday, September 22, 2025, Judge Marbley emphasized that the case centers on whether hotels that rented rooms […] Read More
Social Media on Trial: Judge Finalizes Pool of First Addiction Cases to Be Tried in Landmark Mass Litigation July 2, 2025 By LP News Editor, Sara G. StephensJuly 2, 2025 A federal judge has finalized the first group of lawsuits to go to trial in the massive social media addiction multidistrict litigation (MDL). These early cases, called bellwether trials, will help show how juries respond to the evidence and legal claims in the growing number of […] Read More
From Hashtags to Harm: Social Media’s Dangerous Influence on Eating Disorders June 5, 2025 It started with a single click. At just eleven years old, Alexis Spence downloaded Instagram after classmates mocked her for being the only one without it. She was too young—two years shy of the minimum age requirement—but found step-by-step guides from other users showing how to bypass parental controls. Alexis even disguised the app as […] Read More
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