Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit Sports betting addiction lawsuits are being investigated for college students and young adults who developed gambling problems after using apps like FanDuel and DraftKings, alleging that the platforms failed to warn about the addictive nature of their features and marketing practices.
Nitrous Oxide Lawsuit Individuals who suffered harm, or families who lost a loved one after using nitrous oxide products may be eligible for financial compensation through a nitrous oxide lawsuit.
Hair Relaxer Lawsuit Regular exposure to chemicals in hair relaxer may cause uterine cancer, ovarian cancer and other injuries. Women diagnosed with cancer may be eligible for settlement benefits.
Depo-Provera Lawsuit Depo-Provera lawsuits are being investigated for women who developed meningioma brain tumors after receiving Depo-Provera birth control shots, claiming that Pfizer failed to adequately disclose side effects.
Ozempic Lawsuit Lawyers are pursuing Ozempic lawsuits, Wegovy lawsuits and Mounjaro lawsuits over gastroparesis or stomach paralysis, which can leave users with long-term gastrointestinal side effects
Suboxone Tooth Decay Lawsuit Lawsuits are being pursued by users of Suboxone who experienced tooth loss, broken teeth or required dental extractions. Settlement benefits may be available.
Change Healthcare Lawsuit Lawyers are reviewing Change Healthcare class action lawsuits for individuals who had their personal information stolen due to the data breach.
Bard PowerPort Lawsuit Serious and life-threatening injuries have been linked to problems with Bard PowerPort. Lawsuits are now being pursued by individuals who suffered injuries from the implantable port catheter fracturing or migrating.
AngioDynamics Port Catheter Lawsuit Serious and life-threatening injuries have been linked to problems with Bard PowerPort. Lawsuits are now being pursued by individuals who suffered injuries from the implantable port catheter fracturing or migrating.
Processed Food Lawsuit Lawsuits are being pursued against the food industry over their manufacturing and advertising of ultra-processed foods, which have caused a generation of children to face an increased risk of developing childhood diabetes and other chronic illnesses.
Omegle Settlement For Child Sex Trafficking Shuts Down Video Chat Service Critics say the video chat website regularly paired children with sexual predators, resulting in instances of harassment, rape and child sex trafficking. November 13, 2023 Irvin Jackson Add Your Comments Omegle has agreed to shut down, as part of a sex trafficking lawsuit settlement reached with the family of a young girl, who claimed the video chat service lacked proper safeguards to protect children from online predators. Omegle found Leif K-Brooks published a statement on the service’s website last Thursday, announcing an end to operations after being in service since 2009. The decision reportedly came as part of the resolution of a 2021 Omegle sex trafficking lawsuit filed against the company by the family of am 11-year girl who was sexually abused by an adult she was connected to through the website. The girl was blackmailed and harassed into sending obscene content to Ryan Fordyce in 2014, the lawsuit indicated. Fordyce was in his late 30s at the time, and the lawsuit claimed Omegle’s most common use was for live sexual activity, but lacked adequate age verifications and actively marketed its services to young children. After failing to have the lawsuit dismissed, the girl’s attorneys and family say the shutdown was part of an Omegle settlement agreement reached to resolve the case. The rest of the details of the settlement have not been disclosed. K-Brooks, who says he himself is a childhood rape survivor, launched Omegle when he was only 18. He claims Omegle connected people around the world from the safety of their own homes, as the means of making the world a “global village.” However, in his statement he acknowledges that Omegle was also used for harmful purposes, but claims the service has been unfairly targeted in recent years. “The only way to please these people is to stop offering the service. Sometimes they say so, explicitly and avowedly; other times, it can be inferred from their act of setting standards that are not humanly achievable,” K-Brooks wrote. “Either way, the net result is the same.” He indicated operating Omegle is no longer sustainable financially or psychologically. Critics, however, say Omegle lacked basic protections for its users. Because it is a web-based service and not an app, users are harder to track. It lacked age verification to ensure either children were not using it, or to make certain children were not being paired with adults by the service, which used an algorithm to anonymously connect strangers to talk to one another. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Omegle was linked to more than 600,000 reports of “apparent child pornography”, child sex trafficking and online child enticement in 2022 alone. Social Media Safety Concerns The announcement came just a couple weeks after a group of states filed a social media addiction lawsuit against Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, alleging the company purposefully uses features it knows will get children and teens hooked on the services. This leads them to engage more frequently, which can have serious mental health ramifications, the states’ attorneys general claim. The lawsuit also accuses Meta of unlawfully collecting the personal data of millions of children without their parents’ knowledge or consent. Sexual Assault Lawsuits Were you a victim of sexual assault? If you or a loved were a victims of sexual assault, new laws removing the statute of limitations may allow you to pursue compensation. Learn More SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR COMPENSATION Sexual Assault Lawsuits Were you a victim of sexual assault? If you or a loved were a victims of sexual assault, new laws removing the statute of limitations may allow you to pursue compensation. Learn More SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR COMPENSATION The complaints join a number of other social media addiction lawsuits brought against Meta and other internet companies, such as Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, YouTube LLC, Snap. Inc., TikTok Inc. and ByteDance Inc., each raising similar claims that the platforms are intentionally designed to manipulate and maximize user time and engagement, as well as the type of content they view. The lawsuits claim these tactics cause addiction and self-destructive behavior among teens, resulting in anxiety, depression, eating disorders and psychological damage that has led to attempted or actual suicides, especially among young girls. Each of the social media platform giants have been accused of ignoring clear evidence about the harmful consequences of their behavior, indicating that they have refused to do anything to prevent the addiction and emotional distress, since it would directly impact the profits generated. 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