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Waves of JUUL Nicotine Addiction Lawsuits Expected in Multidistrict Litigation In anticipation of increasing numbers of injury and addiction claims against JUUL Labs, a federal judge approves of the direct filing of JUUL lawsuits into the JUUL federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) instead of separate state courts. Currently, several dozen lawsuits against JUUL Labs, manufacturers of […]

Complaint Urges IRS to Strip the Mormon Church of its Nonprofit Status After Reports of Tithing Mismanagement The former investment manager the Mormon Church’s investment division filed a complaint to the IRS alleging the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has stockpiled $100 billion intended for charitable purposes. The complaint, received November 21, claims […]

Victims Claim Hotels Ignored Sex Trafficking to Maintain Profits According to nearly two dozen lawsuits scattered across the U.S., hotels have been turning a blind eye to sexual trafficking and sex slavery in order to keep up their profits. The most recent to hit the media is a personal injury filed on behalf of a […]

Investigators Suspect LDS Bishop May Have Sexually Abused Children A Latter-day Saints bishop has been arrested for owning thousands of images of child pornography, and investigators suspect he may have sexually abused children, as well. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Timothy James Hallows, a Mormon bishop from Kaysville, Utah, was booked October 16 into […]

Salesian School Covered Tracks of Predator Priests at Expense of Children More stories of Catholic priests abusing children come into the light as a Californian Catholic school comes under fire for allegations of covering up child sex abuse. CNN investigated the Salesians of Don Bosco and discovered priests and teachers at Don Bosco College, otherwise […]

Simple Process for Filing a Civil Suit Many clients wonder, "What does the process of filing a lawsuit even look like?" "What steps are involved in filing a lawsuit?" At AVA Law Group, we want to remove any confusion from this process so you can focus on healing and recovery. We created this infographic for […]

Lawsuits Continue to Climb Against Allergan for Rare Breast Implant-Caused Cancer Since Allergan recalled makes and models of their BIOCELL breast implants in July for causing a rare form of cancer, hundreds of women who underwent breast implant surgery are finding their cancer diagnoses were caused by defective Allergan breast implants. A recent breast implant […]

Head of Brooklyn Diocese Denies Sex Abuse Claim Against Him The bishop heading up the Brooklyn Diocese stands accused of child sex abuse just a month after his appointment to investigate clergy sex abuse allegations upstate. According to the New York Post, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio allegedly molested the now 56-year-old Mark Matzek while he was […]

Who Do I Sue? Mormon Church Sexual Abuse Lawsuits After surviving sexual abuse, it can be frightening to face the crimes of the past, let alone decide to file a claim against for your abuse. If you were sexually abused by an elder or member of the Mormon Church, your abuser could be one person […]

First Three Bard Hernia Mesh Trials to be Scheduled for 2020 As thousands of Bard Hernia Mesh lawsuits pend in the federal court system, the U.S. district judge in change of the Bard federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) recently outlined the process for selecting several trial dates as part of the court’s “bellwether” process.   Currently […]