The Latest Breaking News from Lawsuit

'We won': Murdoch drops defamation suit against Crikey

Media mogul Lachlan Murdoch has dropped his defamation lawsuit against the publishers of Crikey, who have claimed his withdrawal as a victory for free speech.

AAP · Apr 21, 2023

Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation proceedings against independent Australian publisher Crikey

Move comes days after Fox reached a $US787.5m settlement with the voting equipment company Dominion in a separate defamation lawsuit

The Guardian - AU · Apr 21, 2023

California wildfires grew worse. The Forest Service dropped more retardant. Did it help?

Greg Bolin has watched the colorful spray of fire retardant fall from airplanes over the canyon near his home. He has also had wildfires come close to his back door.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 20, 2023

Settlement reached in Maryland lawsuit against EPA, Pennsylvania over inadequate Chesapeake Bay cleanup

Maryland and other plaintiffs have reached a proposed settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in their 2020 lawsuits arguing the agency did not adequately enforce the Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan in Pennsylvania.

Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023

California could protect sex assault victims facing lawsuits

The California Assembly has voted to advance a bill to protect sexual assault survivors from retaliatory lawsuits

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Optus data breach class action launched for millions of Australians caught up in cyber attack

Slater and Gordon lawyers say they will pursue "substantial" compensation for up to 10 million current and former Optus customers whose data was exposed in the recent hack.

ABC News · Apr 20, 2023

Professional Duty to Warn Clients About Risk of Reputational Harm from Filing Lawsuit?

"Plaintiff was not informed by his legal counsel prior to filing suit of the potential for immediate disclosure of his name if his Motion to Proceed Under Pseudonym was denied."

Reason · Apr 20, 2023

‘Lawsuit time’: Elon Musk explodes after Microsoft’s Twitter ad snub

Musk appeared to accuse Microsoft and OpenAI of “illegally” training A.I. models on Twitter data.

Fortune · Apr 20, 2023

Parents' Lawsuit Against School Social Worker Can Go Forward

The social worker had reported the parents for educational neglect; the parents argue this was knowingly false, because the social worker knew the parents "were in compliance with their statutory obligation to educate their child" by home schooling.

Reason · Apr 20, 2023

National Motorcycle Museum Hit With Lawsuit Over Evel Knievel Display

K & K Productions, Inc. filed a lawsuit against the National Motorcycle Museum regarding displays and merchandise that it says are trademark infringements.

RideApart · Apr 20, 2023