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Snap Says It’s Wrongly Dragged Into Social Media Addiction Suits
Apr 19 2023 // nap Inc. says it can’t be sued for allegedly addicting young users and contributing to a mental-health crisis because its “ephemeral” messaging service is “fundamentally different” from other...
J&J Talc Unit Asks Judge to Halt Cancer Lawsuits as it Pursues $8.9B Settlement
Apr 19 2023 // A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary is again asking a U.S. judge to pause tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging the company’s baby powder and other talc products cause cancer, as it seeks to resolve the litigation in...
Fox News to Pay $787 Million to Settle Election Suit, Dominion Says
Apr 19 2023 // Fox News’s agreement to pay $787.5 million to settle a voting machine maker’s defamation lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election broadcasts leaves a similar, $2.7 billion suit by voting technology...
Minnesota Settles Lawsuit Against Juul
Apr 18 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota announced a settlement Monday in its lawsuit against Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria – the first of thousands of cases against the e-cigarette maker to reach trial – just...
Climate Activists Sue EU for Labeling Gas and Nuclear Investments as ‘Green’
Apr 18 2023 // Greenpeace and other campaign groups are set to take the European Commission to court on Tuesday, seeking to overturn European Union rules that class nuclear energy and natural gas as climate-friendly investments. The...
Nine More States Join Federal Lawsuit Against Google Over Ad Tech
Apr 18 2023 // Nine states, including Michigan and Nebraska, have joined a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google which alleges the search and advertising company broke antitrust law in running its digital...
FTX Celebrity Promoters Say Crypto Investors Cannot Sue Over Accounts
Apr 18 2023 // Celebrities who promoted FTX, including NFL quarterback Tom Brady and comedian Larry David, said an investor lawsuit seeking damages in the wake of the cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse should be dismissed. The...
Kansas Steakhouse to Pay $55K Over Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
Apr 17 2023 // A.V.I. Sea Bar & Chophouse restaurant, a Wichita, Kansas steakhouse with an attached catering service known as Corporate Caterers of Wichita, has agreed to pay $55,000 to a former employee and furnish other relief to...
Judge Clears Class-Action Suit Alleging Geico Underpaid Auto Claims
Apr 17 2023 // Geico General Insurance Co. must face a class action suit alleging it has been underpaying benefits to its insureds injured in automobile accidents. U.S. District Court Judge Dora L. Irizarry in federal court in Eastern...
Illinois Supreme Court: Union Workers Can’t Sue Under Biometric Law
Apr 17 2023 // Illinois’ top court said U.S. labor law bars unionized workers from suing their employers for violations of the state’s biometric privacy law, which can expose companies to massive penalties. The Illinois...
Maryland Gov. Moore Signs Bill to End Time Limit in Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits
Apr 14 2023 // Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation on Tuesday to end Maryland’s statute of limitations for when civil lawsuits for child sexual abuse can be filed against institutions. The bill signing comes less than a week after...
Family of Czech Billionaire Sues for Negligence in Alaska Crash Death
Apr 14 2023 // The family of a Czech billionaire who died in a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 says in a lawsuit that he survived the impact but succumbed to his injuries in the hours between the crash and when rescue personnel...
Google Asks Judge to Toss Antitrust Lawsuit, Says a ‘Superior Product’ Is Not Unlawful
Apr 13 2023 // Google argued Thursday that the U.S. Justice Department’s allegations that it broke antitrust law to build and maintain its dominance of search are flawed and that its lawsuit should be thrown out. The government,...
Trump Sues Ex-Lawyer Michael Cohen Over Alleged Breaches of Contract
Apr 13 2023 // Former President Donald Trump filed a $500 million lawsuit against his former attorney Michael Cohen for allegedly violating their attorney-client bond and spreading “embarrassing or detrimental” lies. Cohen,...
Pipeline Involved in California Spill That Caused Numerous Lawsuits Restarting
Apr 13 2023 // An offshore pipeline involved in a 2021 oil spill that fouled Southern California beaches is being put back in service, the operator said. Amplify Energy Corp. said that it received approval from federal regulatory...
Lawsuit Seeks to Uphold Closing California’s Last Nuke Plant
Apr 13 2023 // An environmental group has sued to block Pacific Gas & Electric from seeking to extend the federal operating licenses for California’s last nuclear power plant. A complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court...
Wrongful Death Suit Claims Chocolate Factory Ignored Warning Before Deadly Blast
Apr 13 2023 // A Pennsylvania candy-maker ignored warnings of a gas leak at its chocolate factory and bears responsibility for a subsequent explosion that killed seven workers and injured several others, according to a lawsuit filed...
Three Alaska Native Tribes Suing to Block Major Gold Mine Project
Apr 13 2023 // Three Alaska Native tribes have sued to block what they say would be one of the largest gold mines in the world, arguing that federal agencies failed to properly analyze health and environmental concerns for the project in...
HP Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Sales, Appeals Court Rules
Apr 12 2023 // A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit alleging HP Inc. defrauded shareholders by secretly using unprofitable tactics to boost sales of its printing supplies in 2015 and 2016. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of...
Mother Sues Maine School Over Keeping Teen’s Gender Transition Private
Apr 12 2023 // A Maine woman is suing a school district whose counselor encouraged her teen’s social gender transition, providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting parents. It’s the latest...
