Cate School Sexual Abuse Allegations Spark Sheriff’s Investigation

Aerial view of Cate School campus with text about sexual abuse allegations, urging survivors to come forward and providing a phone number to call.

Just a few weeks after news of the Thacher School sexual abuse scandal made headlines, another elite boarding school is in the news following similar sex crime allegations. Santa Barbara County’s Cate School, located in Carpinteria, is under investigation by the sheriff’s office after reports of sexual abuse and misconduct by a former employee came to light. The Los Angeles […]

Robinhood Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled After 20-Year-Old Trader’s Suicide

A news graphic with the headline “Robinhood wrongful death lawsuit settled after 20-year-old trader’s suicide” overlaid on financial imagery and the word “Wrongful Death.”.

Popular financial services company, Robinhood, has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the surviving family of a 20-year-old trader who died by suicide. Alex Kearns, a college student who traded options on the Robinhood online platform, reportedly saw a negative $730,000 account balance in June of last year. Despite making several desperate attempts to get in touch […]