Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
University Of Idaho Settles Students’ $90K Lawsuit
Dec 14 2022 // _ The University of Idaho will pay $90,000 to settle a lawsuit from members of a Christian law students’ organization who claimed their freedom of speech was violated when the school’s civil rights...
Montana Woman Sues Over Rape, Pregnancy at Age 11
Dec 14 2022 // A Montana woman has filed a lawsuit against the state child and family services agency saying it failed to protect her from her mother’s boyfriend, who was eventually convicted of raping and impregnating her when she...
Meta Platforms Accused in Lawsuit of Amplifying Hate Speech in Africa
Dec 14 2022 // Meta Platforms Inc. is facing a lawsuit in Kenya’s high court accusing the company of failing Africans by amplifying hate speech and incitement to violence on Facebook and calling for about $2 billion in...
Google Defeats One Suit Over Chrome Data Privacy Practices
Dec 14 2022 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google defeated a privacy lawsuit by consumers who accused the company of snooping on them even after they opted out of sharing their web activity. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Monday...
New York Politician Who Ran for Mayor Sues Sex Misconduct Accuser for Defamation
Dec 14 2022 // A veteran New York City politician filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct, claiming the decades-old allegation was false and derailed his campaign for mayor. Former state...
Bored-Ape NFT Investors Are Suing Bieber, Madonna and Other Celebrity Promoters
Dec 13 2022 // The creator of the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club collection of NFTs and its promoters, including Madonna, Paris Hilton and Justin Bieber, were sued by investors claiming they were duped into buying the collectibles by...
Students Sue University of Vermont Over Response to Sexual Assaults
Dec 13 2022 // Three women are suing the University of Vermont, saying the school failed to adequately respond after they reported they had been sexually assaulted while students on the Burlington campus. The civil suit, which is seeking...
Proposed Class Action Alleges Liberty Mutual Website Violates Pennsylvania Law
Dec 12 2022 // Liberty Mutual Insurance is the target of a proposed class action alleging that the company uses spyware on its website that violates Pennsylvania’s electronic surveillance law. The suit claims the company uses...
New Jersey Sues Town That Defied Ban on Repairing Eroded Beach
Dec 12 2022 // NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A sand storm at the Jersey shore is escalating. New Jersey is suing a coastal town that repaired beach erosion from a fall storm in defiance of a state order not to do so. And the town, North...
Latest Twitter Lawsuit Says Company Targeted Women for Layoffs
Dec 8 2022 // Twitter Inc has been hit with another lawsuit stemming from the recent purging of half its workforce, this one accusing the social media company of disproportionately targeting female employees for layoffs. The proposed...
Credit Suisse Clears 1st Hurdle Toward $440M Greensill Lawsuit Against SoftBank
Dec 8 2022 // Credit Suisse Group AG cleared the first hurdle toward kick-starting a long-awaited $440 million lawsuit against SoftBank Group Corp. stemming from the spectacular collapse of finance firm Greensill Capital. A London judge...
Cosby, NBC, Studio Face New Sex Abuse Lawsuit Under New York’s Filing Extension
Dec 8 2022 // Five women who have long accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them early in their careers have filed the latest lawsuit against the 85-year-old comedian — and this one calls NBCUniversal, a studio and a production...
Class Action Lawsuit Against California Cannabis Companies Alleges Lower Than Advertised THC Content
Dec 8 2022 // A class action lawsuit against two California companies on Tuesday alleges they sold products in which the THC content was misrepresented as being higher than it actually is. Law firm Dovel & Luner announced it filed a...
Mall of America Settles Lawsuit Over Boy Thrown From Balcony
Dec 7 2022 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis said Monday that it will toughen its trespassing policies as part of a settlement with the family of a boy who was severely injured when a man with a history...
Apple Sued By Women Who Say AirTag Lets Stalkers Track Victims
Dec 6 2022 // Apple Inc. has been sued by two women who said its AirTag devices have made it easier for their former partners and other stalkers to track down victims. In a proposed class action filed on Monday in San Francisco federal...
Parents of Gunman in Deadly Pennsylvania State Trooper Shooting Settle Suit
Dec 6 2022 // The parents of a gunman who killed a Pennsylvania state trooper and permanently disabled another eight years ago in an ambush of a police barracks have settled a lawsuit that accused them of partial responsibility for the...
Uvalde Shooting Victims Seek $27B, Class Action in Lawsuit
Dec 5 2022 // Victims of the Uvalde school shooting that left 21 people dead have filed a lawsuit against local and state police, the city and other school and law enforcement officials seeking $27 billion due to delays in confronting...
Gunmaker Sig Sauer Faces Suit by Police, Veterans, Others Vowing Gun Goes Off by Itself
Dec 5 2022 // Police and federal law enforcement officers are among 20 people from multiple states saying they were wounded by a popular type of Sig Sauer pistol, the latest lawsuit alleging that the gun is susceptible to going off...
New Mexico Sues Tobacco Companies over Settlement Payments
Dec 2 2022 // New Mexico is suing more than a dozen tobacco companies, accusing them of conspiracy and breach of contract. Attorney General Hector Balderas announced the legal challenge this week, claiming that the companies have been...
Vet’s California Lawsuit Blaming Antimalarial Drug For Psychosis Tossed
Dec 1 2022 // – A federal judge threw out a lawsuit against the maker of an anti-malarial drug blamed for causing psychotic behavior and neurological damage to U.S. servicemembers, ruling that the case had no right to be filed in...
