Trump Sues Ex-Lawyer Michael Cohen Over Alleged Breaches of Contract April 13, 2023 By Erik Larson Former President Donald Trump filed a $500 million lawsuit against his former attorney Michael Cohen for allegedly violating their attorney-client...
Fox Judge Says It’s ‘CRYSTAL Clear’ Election Claims Were False April 3, 2023 By Erik Larson and Jef Feeley Ever since Fox News was hit with a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit over reports falsely accusing a voting-machine company of...
Biogen Agrees to Pay $900M to Resolve Kickback Claims September 27, 2022 By Erik Larson A Biogen Inc. whistle-blower will collect almost $250 million for bringing to light a kickback scheme the company agreed to...
Juul Reaches $439 Million Settlement Over Marketing to Children September 6, 2022 By Erik Larson, Rachel Butt and Malathi Nayak Juul Labs Inc. reached an agreement in principle to pay $438.5 million to 33 states to resolve a two-year bipartisan...
Equifax May Face Class-Action Suit After Credit-Score Glitch August 5, 2022 By Erik Larson Equifax Inc., the second-biggest global credit bureau, was hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit after a report that it provided...
Tobacco Firms Sued for $133 Million in Missed Settlement Payouts July 29, 2022 By Erik Larson Philip Morris USA, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and more than a dozen other tobacco companies were sued by Iowa’s attorney...
Gunmakers Face New Legal Threat From Families of Mass Shooting Victims June 30, 2022 By Erik Larson and Francesca Maglione Families of children and teachers killed in last month’s Texas school massacre face a formidable legal battle if they decide...
D.C. Sues Zuckerberg Over Cambridge Analytica Data Breach May 24, 2022 By Erik Larson The District of Columbia said it sued Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg for his alleged role in...
Zuckerberg Deposition Blocked by Judge in D.C. Privacy Case March 18, 2022 By Erik Larson A request to depose Mark Zuckerberg as part of Washington, D.C.’s data-privacy lawsuit against Facebook drew a blistering denial from...
Judge Rules Dominion Defamation Suit Against Fox News Can Move Forward December 17, 2021 By Erik Larson Fox News probably had enough information after the 2020 presidential election to know a conspiracy theory claiming Dominion Voting Systems...