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Meatpacker JBS to Pay $1.1 Million to Settle New York Climate Suit
Nov 4 2025 // JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit by the state of New York over allegations the company misled the public about reducing the impact of its operations on the...
Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn Dallas Ordinances, Including LGBTQ+ Protections
Nov 3 2025 // Two years after state lawmakers passed a sweeping law aimed at preventing Texas cities from adopting progressive policies, that law may finally get its first major test. Three Dallas residents sued the city in Denton...
Illinois Sues State Farm for Refusal to Release Homeowners’ Insurance Data
Nov 3 2025 // The State of Illinois is suing State Farm for refusing to provide nationwide homeowners’ insurance data at the request of the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI). Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed the lawsuit on...
Florida, National Groups File Suit Over ‘Anti-Public Adjuster’ Endorsements
Nov 3 2025 // At least six property insurers in Florida have opened a new front in their battle against public claims adjusters – policy endorsements that strongly discourage property owners’ use of public adjusters...
Truckers Seek Detours Around Rising Costs and Litigation
Nov 3 2025 // Tort Reform, Safety Tech, Claims Control Seen as Best Routes The COVID-era boom in trucking is definitely over. The trucking sector is experiencing one of its most challenging times, with trucking operators’...
North Dakota Judge Says Greenpeace Must Pay $345M in Pipeline Lawsuit
Oct 31 2025 // A North Dakota judge has ordered Greenpeace to pay damages of $345 million, reducing an earlier jury award after it found the environmental group and related entities liable for defamation and other claims in connection...
Universal Music Settles Lawsuit With AI Startup Udio
Oct 31 2025 // Universal Music Group NV signed an agreement with artificial intelligence-powered music startup Udio to settle a copyright lawsuit and collaborate on a new commercial music creation and streaming service. Udio will launch...
Congress Shielded Gun Firms From Lawsuits. Some Blue States Eye Loophole
Oct 30 2025 // Two decades after a Republican-controlled Congress gave gun manufacturers immunity from being sued over crimes committed with their firearms, blue state Democrats upset about gun violence think they’ve found a way to...
FBI Searched California Real Estate Firm Linked to Bad Bank Loans, Lawsuit
Oct 30 2025 // The FBI last month searched the offices of a California real estate investment firm Continuum Analytics, which is linked to bad loans recently disclosed by Zions and Western Alliance, according to legal correspondence seen...
OpenAI Sued for Trademark Infringement Over Sora’s ‘Cameo’ Feature
Oct 30 2025 // The maker of celebrity video platform Cameo sued OpenAI in a California federal court on Tuesday, arguing that the new “Cameo” feature of OpenAI’s Sora video generation app violates its trademark...
FIO: Insurer Litigation Expenses Dipped Slightly Between 2023 and 2024
Oct 30 2025 // Insurer litigation expenses declined slightly between 2023 and 2024 and potentially benefitted from state legal reforms to address increasing litigation costs, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance...
Prediction Markets Firm Kalshi Sues NY Gambling Regulator Alleging Overreach
Oct 30 2025 // Predictions marketplace Kalshi Inc. sued New York’s gaming commission, saying the state agency is overstepping its authority by attempting to regulate sports-betting operations that fall exclusively under federal...
Trial Starts in $40M Lawsuit by Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student
Oct 30 2025 // A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school ignored multiple warnings that a 6-year-old student had a gun in the hours before he shot his teacher, an attorney for the teacher said Tuesday as trial opened...
South Dakota Survival Bunker Renters Sue Owner Over Alleged Deceptive Practices
Oct 29 2025 // A new class-action lawsuit, if successful, could require the California owner of former military munitions bunkers near Edgemont to pay more than $17 million to people who rent the so-called igloos for use as homes or...
Lawsuit Leads to Surrender of Texas Physician’s License over Gender-Affirming Care
Oct 29 2025 // A Dallas pediatrician has surrendered her medical license, a year after becoming the first target of a law that banned providing gender-transitioning hormones to minors. Last October, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton...
Florida Jury Awards $20 Million in J&J Talcum Powder Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Oct 29 2025 // A jury in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday awarded $20 million to the family of a physician who died in 2022, finding that his mesothelioma was caused by his longtime use of Johnson & Johnson talcum powder. Internal company...
US Appeals Court Revives $2.5 Billion Opioid Lawsuit in West Virginia
Oct 29 2025 // A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a $2.5 billion lawsuit against drug distributors accused of contributing to an opioid addiction crisis in West Virginia communities, overturning a 2022 victory at trial by the...
Mondelez Defeats Greenwashing Lawsuit Over ‘Climate Neutral’ Clif Bar Claim
Oct 29 2025 // A federal judge dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Mondelez International of deceiving consumers into overpaying for Clif bars that were labeled “climate neutral certified.” U.S. District Judge...
Texas Sues Tylenol Makers J&J and Kenvue, Alleging They Hid Drug’s Autism Risks
Oct 28 2025 // The makers of Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N and Kenvue KVUE.N, were sued on Tuesday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who accused them of knowingly hiding the drug’s links to autism and attention deficit...
Federal Judge Decertifies Apple App Store Class Action
Oct 28 2025 // A federal judge decertified on Monday a class action by tens of millions of Apple customers who accused the company of monopolizing the market for iPhone apps by banning purchases outside its App Store, leading to higher...
