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Northwestern Settles Hazing Scandal Lawsuit With Former Football Coach
Aug 25 2025 // Northwestern University has reached a settlement with former longtime football coach Pat Fitzgerald two years after he sued the prestigious school amid a team hazing scandal, attorneys and the school announced...
Musk, X Corp to Settle $500M Lawsuit Over Twitter Firings
Aug 25 2025 // Elon Musk and his social media company X Corp have reached a tentative agreement to settle a lawsuit filed by former Twitter employees who said they were owed $500 million in severance pay. Attorneys for X Corp and the...
North Carolina Supreme Court Says Bars’ COVID Lawsuits Against State Can Continue
Aug 25 2025 // The North Carolina Supreme Court issued favorable rulings Friday for bars and their operators in litigation seeking monetary compensation from the state for COVID-19 restrictions first issued by then-Gov. Roy Cooper that...
Two Workers Sue Over New York City Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak
Aug 22 2025 // Two construction workers who contracted Legionnaires’ disease while working at a site in New York City have filed lawsuits against two construction management firms they allege should be held responsible for the...
Minnesota Sues TikTok Over Addictive Algorithms
Aug 21 2025 // Minnesota on Tuesday joined a wave of states suing TikTok, alleging the social media giant preys on young people with addictive algorithms that trap them into becoming compulsive consumers of its short videos. “This...
Google Settles YouTube Children’s Privacy Lawsuit for $30 Million
Aug 21 2025 // Google will pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated the privacy of children using YouTube by collecting their personal information without parental consent, and using it to send targeted ads. A preliminary...
Litigation Funder’s Plan to Invest in Law Firms Called ‘Bad Policy,’ With Big Impacts
Aug 21 2025 // With more states adding or considering restrictions on third-party funding of lawsuits, one of the largest litigation finance firms is now planning to invest directly in some law firms. “We are pursuing strategic...
Transgender Runner Sues NCAA and College for Removal From Track Team
Aug 21 2025 // Long-distance runner Evie Parts has sued the NCAA and Swarthmore College as well as members of its athletic department, saying they illegally removed her from the track team because she is a transgender...
Delta, United Sued for Selling Windowless ‘Window Seats’
Aug 20 2025 // Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were sued on Tuesday by passengers who claimed they paid extra money to sit in “window” seats, only to find themselves placed in seats next to a blank wall. Proposed class...
Tesla Drivers Can Pursue Class Action Over Self-Driving Claims, Judge Rules
Aug 20 2025 // Tesla must face a certified class action by California drivers who said Elon Musk misled them for eight years about the self-driving capabilities of his company’s electric vehicles. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin said...
New York Marijuana Shops Sue State Over Mistaken Openings Too Close to Schools
Aug 19 2025 // A group of marijuana dispensaries in New York sued the state on Friday after cannabis regulators admitted they accidentally allowed pot shops to open too close to schools, putting the future of the businesses in...
CVS Not Covered by Insurance for Opioid Lawsuits, Delaware Supreme Court Rules
Aug 19 2025 // CVS Health is not entitled to coverage from insurers, including AIG and Chubb, against thousands of lawsuits over its role in the nation’s opioid crisis, Delaware’s highest court ruled on Monday. The Delaware...
DOJ Sues California to End Enforcement of Emissions Standards for Trucks
Aug 15 2025 // The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it has sued California in a bid to end the state’s enforcement of emissions standards for trucks. The DOJ said it filed two complaints this week in federal courts against...
NFL Appealing Nevada High Court Ruling Allowing Gruden’s Lawsuit to Proceed
Aug 15 2025 // The NFL will appeal the Nevada Supreme Court’s ruling that former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden can proceed with his lawsuit and not go through the league for arbitration. The league will request a rehearing...
Australia Pension Fund Mercer Sued Over Customer Disclosures
Aug 14 2025 // Australia’s financial regulator is suing A$70 billion ($46 billion) pension fund Mercer Super, accusing it of failing to report multiple investigations into serious member services issues. In a Federal Court filing,...
New York AG Sues Zelle, Claims Lax Security Led to $1 Billion Consumer Fraud Losses
Aug 14 2025 // Zelle was sued on Wednesday by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who said the electronic payment platform’s refusal to adopt critical safety features enabled fraudsters to steal more than $1 billion from...
Nevada Court Clears Way for Former Raiders Coach Gruden to Sue NFL Over Emails
Aug 13 2025 // A Nevada court apparently cleared the way for a 2021 lawsuit filed by former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden to proceed against the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell, alleging that a “malicious and orchestrated...
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Florida Complex Where Airman Was Shot by Deputy
Aug 13 2025 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against a Florida apartment complex where a member of the U.S. Air Force was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy. The judge said the unnamed apartment employee who called...
Navigating The Challenging US Liability Litigation Environment
Aug 13 2025 // The liability litigation environment in the U.S. continues to be challenging, driven by increases in nuclear and thermonuclear verdicts, rising attorney representation rates and evolving litigation...
5-Year Cost of Litigation Funding to Commercial Insurers Could Top $25B
Aug 12 2025 // “Are you being serious?” Christopher Swift, chair and chief executive officer of The Hartford, was taken aback by a question from an analyst during the company’s second-quarter earnings call about the...
