Ryan Farrick is a freelance writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.


Missouri Sues Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over “Insulin Pricing Scheme”

Missouri has filed a lawsuit against nearly two-dozen pharmacy benefit manager companies, claiming that PBMs and pharmaceutical manufacturers worked together to manipulate market prices for insulin, leading to “skyrocketing prices” for the life-saving medication. “At a time when health care costs continue to soar, we are taking a stand against insulin price manipulation and fraud,”


New York Lawsuit Claims UPS “Repeatedly and Persistently” Stole Wages

“UPS built its holiday business on the backs of workers who were not paid for their time and labor,” James said in a statement. “UPS’s seasonal employees work brutal hours in the cold to deliver the holiday packages families across the country count on. Instead of compensating these workers fairly for their labor, UPS has played the Grinch. I am fighting to get these workers their money back and stop UPS from continuing its cruel and unlawful wage theft.”


Minnesota, Illinois File Separate Lawsuit Over Immigration Enforcement Operations

“We allege that DHS’s use of excessive and lethal force, their warrantless, racist arrests, their targeting of our courts, our churches, houses of worship and schools are a violation of the Administrative Procedure Act on arbitrary and capricious federal actions,” Ellison said. “And we ask that the courts will end the surge of thousands of DHS agents in Minnesota.”






Kentucky Files Lawsuit Against Character.AI

“Character.AI has been blamed for leading to at least two deaths, the 2024 suicide of a 14-year-old Florida boy and the 2025 suicide of a 13-year-old Colorado girl,” Coleman said. “Both children engaged in self-harm after prolonged exposure to the platform chatbots.”