Panera’s Caffeine Lawsuit

Posted by Elizabeth Fernandez. This article discusses a lawsuit against Panera for their highly caffeinated beverages that took the life of a UPenn college student. In September 2022, Sarah Kratz passed away because of what seemed to be no reason. Later it was found Kratz had a large charged lemonade from Panera which, “contains more …

SpaceX Countersues Justice Department, Seeking to Dismiss Hiring Discrimination Case

Posted by Diego Fernandez. SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk, has initiated a legal counterattack against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), filing a lawsuit in a Texas federal court. This action is in response to the DOJ’s allegations of hiring discrimination by SpaceX against refugees and individuals granted asylum in the United …

Internet Law: Laws and Regulations for Artificial Intelligence

Posted by Derek Diskant. This article talks about artificial intelligence and the laws and regulations that should be put into place. Different parts of artificial intelligence are creating problems for law and society. For example, it mentions that “Generative AI creates not only new text, code, audio, or video, but problems with deepfakes, plagiarism, and …

End of an Era: McDonald’s on Front Street Closes Amidst San Francisco’s Economic Shifts”

Posted by Nasser Coutinho. The closure of the McDonalds on Front Street in downtown San Francisco signifies more than just the shutdown of a fast food outlet. It serves as a testament to the transformations occurring in urban areas following the COVID-19 pandemic. Having been in operation for thirty years, this establishment ultimately fell victim …

Are Social Media Companies Actually the Ones at Fault for the Increase of Mental Health Issues Amongst the Youth in America?

Posted by Angelina Carlisle. There has been debate going around about whether or not social media companies are a result of the increase in mental health issues amongst the youth. Now, there are numerous laws that defend against this allegation, specifically Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects online platforms from what content …

FTX Debacle

Posted by Avery Smith This is the Business Law breakdown and today I will be talking about the article After a year in FTX’s shadow, the crypto industry is delighting in Bankman-Fried’s conviction written by Allison Morrow of CNN. The article was updated on Saturday November 4th, 2023. It is about the downfall of FTX founder Sam …

White Collar Crime Finally Pays

Posted by Navith Rangel It is no secret that the FTX debacle has been rather scandalous to say the least. Defrauding millionaires and enlisting in A-List celebrities to promote his cryptocurrency, Sam Bankman-Fried definitely did not think that being convicted of fraud was in his list of possibilities. Oftentimes in America, white collar crime goes …

Left Alone

Posted by Alessia Goncalves Several leading US teaching hospitals are under scrutiny due to allegations made by doctors about a risky practice: surgeons scheduling multiple operations simultaneously and then billing Medicare for work they didn’t do. These claims have emerged from various federal and state lawsuits, shedding light on concurrent surgeries, bribery, kickbacks, and improper …

Will Artificial Intelligence Systems Take Over the Law Field?

Posted by Maria J. Gomez. In a world where Artificial Intelligence is taking a big hit and influencing many fields, I don’t believe that many thought it would also take on the legal field. For some context, after the AI scared many by showing how easily it could come up with well acquired things within …