Nation Oct 29 Judge orders Greenpeace to pay $345 million in pipeline lawsuit, cutting jury amount nearly in half By Jack Dura, Associated Press
Nation Oct 09 Drake’s defamation suit against label over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ tossed by judge Judge Jeannette A. Vargas rejected the lawsuit in a written opinion that began by citing “the vitriolic war of words” and saying the case arose “from perhaps the most infamous rap battle in the genre's history.”… By Larry Neumeister, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
Politics Jul 19 Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over story reporting on Epstein ties President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch Friday, a day after the newspaper published a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. By Alanna Durkin Richer, Larry Neumeister, Jill Colvin, Associated Press
Politics Jun 16 Redistricting trial begins in North Carolina over allegations that GOP-enacted maps erode Black voting power Republican leaders counter that lawfully partisan — and not racial — considerations helped inform their decision-making. By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press
Nation Aug 06 Musk sues advertisers over alleged boycott after Twitter takeover Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws. By Associated Press
Jun 24 Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms challenged in lawsuit By Sara Cline, Associated Press Opponents of the measure, which was signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry last week, had long warned of an impending lawsuit to fight the legislation that they say is unconstitutional. Continue reading
Feb 01 Advertising agency for OxyContin agrees to pay $350 million rather than face lawsuits By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press New York Attorney General Letitia James said Thursday that Publicis Health engaged in predatory and deceptive marketing strategies to help Purdue Pharma increase sales of its drugs. Continue reading
Dec 30 Google settles $5 billion lawsuit alleging it tracked ‘incognito mode’ activity By Associated Press Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on people who used the “incognito” mode in its Chrome browser — along with similar “private” modes in other browsers — to track their internet use. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 4:19 Giuliani ordered to pay $148 million for defamation of election workers By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan A federal jury in Washington ordered Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s former campaign attorney, to pay $148 million to two Georgia election workers for distress caused by lies he spread following the 2020 election. Geoff Bennett discussed the case with NPR's… Continue watching
Jun 12 JPMorgan reaches settlement with victims of Jeffrey Epstein By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press The lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court in November sought to hold JPMorgan financially liable for Epstein’s decades-long abuse of teenage girls and young women. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Continue reading