Nation Apr 28 Students injured in Brown University shooting sue school over alleged security failures By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press
Nation Feb 09 Landmark trial accusing tech giants of harming children with addictive social media begins The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements for the first, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, began on Monday. By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Nation Oct 29 Judge orders Greenpeace to pay $345 million in pipeline lawsuit, cutting jury amount nearly in half The case stems from protests in 2016 and 2017 against the Dakota Access oil pipeline and its crossing of the Missouri River near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s reservation. 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
Jun 16 Redistricting trial begins in North Carolina over allegations that GOP-enacted maps erode Black voting power By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Republican leaders counter that lawfully partisan — and not racial — considerations helped inform their decision-making. Continue reading
Aug 06 Musk sues advertisers over alleged boycott after Twitter takeover By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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