Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Space War: Marsh Sues Willis Over Aviation Insurance Hires Soliciting Clients
May 12 2025 // Insurance broker Marsh USA is asking a New York court to stop several former employees and rival Willis Towers Watson from preparing to steal its aviation and space insurance clients using confidential information. In a...
Drug Companies Paying Hawaii $700 Million to Settle Plavix Blood Thinner Suit
May 12 2025 // Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle its lawsuit over the efficacy and safety of the blood thinner Plavix, the state attorney general’s office announced. A court ruling last year...
Google Settles $1.4B Lawsuit With Texas Over Data Privacy Violations
May 12 2025 // Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims the company collected users’ data without permission, the state’s attorney general announced Friday. Attorney General Ken Paxton described the settlement...
Minnesota YMCA to Pay $140K to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
May 9 2025 // The St. Cloud Area Family YMCA will pay $140,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced this week. The...
FTX Lawsuit Against Tom Brady, Stephen Curry, Others Is Narrowed
May 9 2025 // A federal judge narrowed but stopped short of dismissing a lawsuit by investors seeking to hold celebrities like sports stars Tom Brady, Stephen Curry and Shohei Ohtani liable for promoting the collapsed cryptocurrency...
Shedeur Sanders Fan Sues NFL for $100M Over Quarterback’s Draft Slide
May 9 2025 // When quarterback Shedeur Sanders slid to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, many football fans were left shocked that the much-hyped University of Colorado product was passed over time and again. Now one fan is suing...
EU Plan to Water Down ESG Rules Risks Wave of Litigation, Legal Scholars Warn
May 9 2025 // The European Union’s plan to slash the scope of new ESG regulations opens the door to a wave of litigation, as companies would no longer be required to act in a way that lives up to the bloc’s climate law. The...
Family Sues Over Florida Deputy’s Shooting of Airman at Apartment
May 8 2025 // The family of a U.S. airman who was shot by a Florida sheriff’s deputy inside his own home sued the deputy, the sheriff and the owner of the airman’s apartment complex on Tuesday, saying they want to ensure...
UnitedHealth Sued by Shareholders Over Reaction to Backlash From Executive’s Killing
May 8 2025 // UnitedHealth Group was sued on Wednesday for allegedly concealing how backlash from the killing of a top executive was damaging its business, causing its stock to nosedive after the insurer lowered its 2025 outlook. In a...
New York School District Sues Two Insurers Over Coverage for Child Victim Claims
May 8 2025 // A Long Island school district is accusing two insurers of ducking their responsibilities to defend and indemnify it against lawsuits by former students claiming they were sexually abused by an elementary school teacher...
American Airlines Sues Chicago Over O’Hare Gates for United
May 7 2025 // American Airlines Group Inc. sued the city of Chicago in a fight with rival United Airlines Holding Inc. over valuable gate space at O’Hare International Airport. The airport is a hub for both airlines, making it the...
Delta Must Face Passenger Lawsuit Over Massive CrowdStrike Computer Outage
May 7 2025 // Delta Air Lines must face a proposed class action by passengers who said it refused to offer full refunds after delaying or canceling their flights following a massive computer outage last July, a federal judge ruled on...
Burger King Must Face Lawsuit Over Whopper Ads
May 6 2025 // Burger King must face a lawsuit claiming it misleads customers with advertisements that make its Whopper sandwich and other products appear larger than they are. In a decision on Monday, U.S. District Judge Roy Altman in...
Mother of Dead Inmate Sues Troubled Wisconsin Prison
May 5 2025 // The mother of an inmate who died of dehydration and malnutrition at Wisconsin’s oldest maximum security prison last year has filed a federal lawsuit, marking the fourth action brought by relatives of inmates who have...
Marsh Sues Aon, Ex-Team Leader Over Exit of 20 Construction Surety Employees
May 5 2025 // Global insurance broker Marsh USA filed suit against competitor Aon and a former Marsh team leader for allegedly poaching key members of Marsh’s construction surety team who resigned and moved to Aon in March. A...
EEOC Sues Illinois Shipping Company Under Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
May 5 2025 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued R&L Carriers Shared Services, LLC, a freight transportation and logistics company, to enforce a subpoena that the EEOC issued during their investigation of a...
Insurance Brokers File More Poaching Lawsuits Against Former Leaders and Competitors
May 5 2025 // USI Insurance Services, one of the largest brokerages in the country, has filed suit against a former sales team leader and another powerhouse broker, Lockton, accusing them of poaching employees and harming client...
Florida Lawmakers Vote to Repeal ‘Free Kill’ Law Affecting Med Mal Suits
May 2 2025 // Adult children and parents of young adults who died under medical care will soon be able to recover punitive and pain-and-suffering damages in medical malpractice lawsuits if Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill into...
California Attorney General Suing Cleaning Company Over ‘No-Poach’ Deals
May 2 2025 // California’s Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against a national sanitation company for allegedly using “no-poach” agreements. California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the lawsuit this week...
Trump Administration Sues Michigan to Halt State’s Fossil Fuel Lawsuit Plan
May 1 2025 // The Trump administration sued Michigan and Hawaii seeking to block the states from suing oil companies for damage caused by climate change, less than two months after the US Supreme Court rebuffed a Republican bid to...
