All articles tagged with #civil litigation
Michelle Mone, Baroness Mone of Mayfair, is facing scrutiny for allegedly selling defective PPE to the UK government through a company set up by her husband. Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is unable to answer questions regarding how the funds were transferred from the public purse to an Isle of Man trust fund. The matter is now the subject of civil litigation.
Travis Scott's attorney revealed in an ongoing civil litigation case over the 2021 Astroworld Festival that Scott's phone, which is being sought as evidence, is at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico after falling off a boat in January 2022. The attorney stated that records from Scott's manager could be provided, but retrieving Scott's phone or its data is not possible. Plaintiffs' attorneys are now relying on Scott's manager's phone and messages to gather relevant information. Scott and others involved in the festival are facing a massive multi-district litigation combining hundreds of individual suits.
Singapore's use of the death penalty for drug-related offenses has been criticized by human rights experts, who point out that a disproportionate number of minority persons are being sentenced to the mandatory death penalty. The Transformative Justice Collective believes that there are currently 54 people on death row in Singapore, with all but three of them sentenced to death for drug-related offenses. The prisoners profiled in this article are part of a group civil litigation suit against the Singapore Prison Service over private letters being released to the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
Former Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza expressed gratitude that evidence in his alleged rape case has been made public, revealing that prosecutors declined to press charges against him due to witness testimony and video evidence showing he was not present at the time of the incident. Araiza was released by the Bills following the filing of a civil lawsuit against him, but he remains a free agent and is not subject to punishment under the NFL's personal conduct policy. He faces civil litigation, but hopes that people will assess him based on the facts of the case.
Gisele Bundchen, ex-wife of Tom Brady, has characterized herself as a victim of the FTX crypto exchange collapse, in which she had a key role as head of environmental and social initiatives. Bundchen stated that she trusted the hype and regarded FTX as a sound and great thing based on what her financial advisers told her. However, their involvement has sparked a new title - defendant in civil litigation, and they may face consequences for allegedly using their celebrity to spread the hype and dupe unsuspecting consumers.