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SEC to Drop Controversial SolarWinds Cyberattack Lawsuit
Nov 24 2025 // The US Securities and Exchange Commission will drop its landmark lawsuit against SolarWinds Corp. that accused the company of covering up internal problems ahead of a massive cyberattack. The SEC, the software company and...
Joby Aviation Sues Air-Taxi Rival Archer in California Over Trade Secrets
Nov 24 2025 // Electric air-taxi company Joby Aviation has sued rival Archer Aviation in California state court for allegedly stealing its trade secrets, according to a complaint made public on Thursday. Joby said in the lawsuit, filed...
Tesla Sued Over Fatal Crash in Washington in Growing Scrutiny of Doors
Nov 24 2025 // Tesla Inc. was sued over a fiery crash in Washington state that left one person dead and another seriously injured after rescuers allegedly struggled to open the vehicle’s doors, the latest in a growing body of...
Starbucks Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Surprise Sales Decline
Nov 20 2025 // Starbucks must face a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders by concealing declining sales in the United States and China, its largest markets, leading to a 16% drop in its stock price after the coffee chain revealed...
Belgian Farmer Sues French Energy Giant for Damage Caused by Climate Change
Nov 20 2025 // A Belgian farmer is facing off against oil giant TotalEnergies in court on Wednesday, arguing the French company should pay for damage caused by climate change, in the latest lawsuit by environmental activists against big...
Indiana AG Sues Apartments Owners Over Alleged Uninhabitable Conditions
Nov 20 2025 // Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a civil lawsuit against the owners and property managers of Lake Castleton Apartments in Indianapolis, alleging that they have systematically failed to repair critical systems...
Families Sue Air Ambulance Company Over 2 Deaths in Philadelphia Crash
Nov 20 2025 // The families of two of the eight people killed earlier this year when an air ambulance crashed in Philadelphia filed a lawsuit on Monday, claiming the medical air transport company and others negligently caused their...
HP Seeking $1.8 Billion From Mike Lynch’s Estate After UK Autonomy Lawsuit
Nov 19 2025 // Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking nearly $1.8 billion from the estate of the late Mike Lynch over HP’s acquisition of his British tech firm Autonomy, the U.S. technology giant’s lawyers told London’s...
Former Owner of Arkansas Apartment Complex Sued for Sexual Misconduct
Nov 19 2025 // The Justice Department announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Thomas Ray Kelso, the former owner and manager of rental properties formerly known as Briarwood Apartments in Searcy, Arkansas, for engaging in sexual...
How Big Tech Is Faring Against US Antitrust Lawsuits?
Nov 19 2025 // A federal judge ruling that Meta Platforms does not hold an illegal social media monopoly handed Big Tech its first decisive win against the antitrust crackdown started in President Donald Trump’s first term. Here...
GEICO Can’t Slip Out of SC Lawsuit That Says it Owes $70M in Taxes and Penalties
Nov 19 2025 // GEICO insurance companies can’t dismiss a South Carolina lawsuit that demands they pay almost $70 million in back taxes and penalties, a federal judge ruled in a case that could ultimately affect how insurance taxes...
APCIA: House Judiciary Committee Must Pass Litigation Funding Disclosure Reforms
Nov 18 2025 // The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) continues to throw support behind two bills schedule for markup today by the House Judiciary Committee. Committee member Rep. Darell Issa, R-Calif., in February...
Biggest NJ Health Insurer to Pay $100 Million in Whistleblower Suit
Nov 18 2025 // Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey agreed to pay $100 million to resolve allegations that the health-insurance company had ripped off taxpayers by overpaying for care, in a pact made public on Friday. The...
Brockovich Group Sues Over LA Fire Alert Failure in 18 Deaths
Nov 18 2025 // A communications contractor for Los Angeles County was blamed in a lawsuit for 18 deaths in a January wildfire over its alleged failure to evacuate residents in the path of the inferno. Genasys Inc. was accused of...
Tesla Wins Bid to Undo Race Bias Class Action by Black Factory Workers
Nov 17 2025 // A California state judge has ruled that 6,000 Black workers at Tesla’s flagship assembly plant cannot sue over alleged racial harassment as a class, reversing an earlier ruling in a major victory for CEO Elon...
Arkansas-Based Restaurant Chain to Pay $300K to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Nov 17 2025 // Simply Slims, L.L.C., doing business as Slim Chickens, will pay $300,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency...
Nebraska Court Allows Data Privacy Lawsuit Against Change Healthcare to Proceed
Nov 17 2025 // Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced last week that a district court denied Change Healthcare’s motion to dismiss claims for alleged consumer protection and data privacy violations, allowing the...
Marsh Sues More Former Employees Over ‘Scheme’ to Open Howden US
Nov 17 2025 // Already suing the current CEO of Howden US and others–all former employees–broker Marsh has filed a new lawsuit against another group of former employees now at Howden US for breach of various employee...
J.M. Smucker Co. Sues Trader Joe’s Over Frozen PB&J Sandwiches Similarity
Nov 17 2025 // The J.M. Smucker Co. is suing Trader Joe’s, alleging the grocery chain’s new frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are too similar to Smucker’s Uncrustables in their design and packaging. In the...
Update: BHP Liable for 2015 Brazil Dam Collapse, UK Court Rules, in Mammoth Lawsuit
Nov 14 2025 // BHP is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London’s High Court ruled on Friday, in a lawsuit the claimants’ lawyers previously valued at up to 36 billion pounds ($48 billion). Hundreds...
