Ruggs, who was released by the Las Vegas Raiders after the crash, had pleaded guilty to reduced charges after his legal team raised questions about how the police gathered a blood sample.
Category: Decisions and Verdicts
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Eagles’ Josh Sills Found Not Guilty on Rape and Kidnapping Charges
Sills, 25, a Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman, was indicted in Ohio in February.
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Woman With ‘Doomsday’ Beliefs Gets Life Without Parole in Her Children’s Deaths
In May, Lori Vallow Daybell was convicted in the murders of two of her children and of conspiring to murder her husband’s previous wife in Idaho’s district court.
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Trump’s $475 Million Defamation Suit Against CNN Is Dismissed
The network’s statements were opinion, the ruling said, and did not support a claim of libel and slander.
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Judge Rejects Johnson & Johnson’s Effort to Limit Talc-Related Liabilities
A bankruptcy court’s ruling was the second time the company was rebuffed in its attempt to settle thousands of lawsuits that claim its products caused cancer.
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Jury Awards $800,000 to a Girl Burned by a Chicken McNugget
The 7-year-old deserved to be compensated by McDonald’s for a second-degree burn caused by a wayward piece from a Happy Meal when she was 4, a Florida jury decided this week.
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G-String, Thong and Brazilian Bottom Swimwear Is In This Summer
More women are adopting the “less is more” philosophy.
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Crypto Industry Secures Early Victory in Legal Battle With Regulators
A judge ruled that the sale of the cryptocurrency XRP on public exchanges did not violate securities law.
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F.D.A. Approves First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
The price of the pill, which has not been announced, will determine how affordable it will be when it becomes available in early 2024.
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F.T.C.’s Lina Khan Faces Fresh Questions After Microsoft Ruling
Lina Khan has said a fear of defeat should not deter the agency from suing big tech companies. But after Microsoft won a ruling this week, her critics say that strategy is flawed.
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Four Pages Found in a Couch Are Ruled Aretha Franklin’s True Will
In deciding a family dispute over her estate, a jury in Michigan ruled that a handwritten document found in a couch at Franklin’s home after her death represented her last wishes.