U.S. government lawsuit accuses Rite Aid of unlawful opioid prescriptions The DOJ alleges prescriptions were filled despite clear "red flags." Axios · Mar 14, 2023
Jury rejects lawsuit over alleged Toyota Camry design defect, stinky bacteria growth in AC system A Miami jury on Friday cleared Toyota Motor Corp. of charges that design flaws in 2012-14 Camrys caused mold to grow in the cars’ air conditioning systems that could potentially sicken drivers. Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023
VP Harris lauds Texans asking court to remind doctors that abortion is legal in emergency WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday lauded the five “courageous” women pressing in court to clarify the Texas abortion ban after doctors — fearing prosecution — refused to end their pregnancies despite medical emergencies. Tribune News Service · Mar 13, 2023
Abortion pill hearing made public after transparency concern A judge is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit that poses a threat to the nationwide availability of medication abortion The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
Tribe to reopen Lac du Flambeau roads in temporary deal A Native American tribe and a northern Wisconsin town have reached an agreement to temporarily reopen four barricaded roads that are the subject of a decadelong dispute and a recent lawsuit The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
Wife of man killed by Oregon police gets apology, settlement A lawsuit over the death of a man who was killed by Oregon State Police outside his home in southern Oregon in 2015 has been settled for $1.6 million after a lengthy legal odyssey The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
Nashville sues over Tennessee law halving metro council size Nashville officials have filed a legal challenge over a new Tennessee law that will cut the Democratic-leaning city’s metro council in half The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
Right-wing troll who sexually harassed AOC on steps of US Capitol sues her for blocking him on Twitter AOC blocked Alex Stein in July 2022 when the far-right provocateur shouted lewd and derogatory comments at her as she walked up the steps of the US Capitol The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
Man sues Buffalo Wild Wings claiming its boneless wings are no more than nuggets The disgruntled wing eater from Chicago, US, launched the class-action lawsuit claiming customers are being misled by the 'boneless wings' label because there's no wing in there Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023
Man sues ex's friends over abortion pill Husband seeks damages from women who allegedly helped his ex-wife obtain the medications to terminate her pregnancy Salon · Mar 13, 2023
Democratic attorneys general sue Biden administration over FDA abortion pill regulation A group of 12 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Feb. 23, 2023, arguing that the agency’s regulations on the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone violate state sovereignty by limiting the… Ballotpedia · Mar 13, 2023
Man sues three women for helping his ex-wife get an abortion in 'outrageous' lawsuit Marcus Silva claims that three Texas women who assisted his ex-wife in a self-administered abortion aided a murder and is seeking $1million (£830,000) in damages Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023
Ex-Haiti mayor accused of killing, torture faces civil trial The former mayor of a small Haitain town accused of terrorizing his political opponents is heading to trial in federal court in Boston The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
Legislature has little appetite to fund Ken Paxton’s settlement with whistleblowers A lack of lawmaker support jeopardizes the attorney general’s $3.3 million settlement, which would resolve a lawsuit alleging Paxton fired high-ranking deputies who accused him of misconduct. The Texas Tribune · Mar 13, 2023
Orlando Sentinel · Mar 13, 2023 Parents sue Airbnb after fentanyl killed a 19-month-old girl at a South Florida vacation rental ORLANDO, Fla. — It was supposed to be a peaceful Florida vacation for a couple and their five children at a lake house in Wellington, but it ended in a nightmare, a lawsuit says.
The Guardian - US · Mar 13, 2023 Tucker Carlson firestorm over Trump texts threatens to engulf Fox News The network is facing a $1.6bn false-claims lawsuit – and its top star’s private texts about the ex-president are causing anguish
The Guardian - US · Mar 13, 2023 Fox News braces for more turbulence as second defamation lawsuit advances New York court greenlights $2.7bn suit against news channel by election company Smartmatic over 2020 presidential election lies
The Guardian - US · Mar 13, 2023 Trump-appointed judge limits information on medication abortion lawsuit The suit could determine whether US women can access abortion drugs, but judge is trying to limit disruptions and protests
Tribune News Service · Mar 12, 2023 NYC courtroom cops mask up for COVID under judge’s order despite end of mandates NEW YORK — Mask mandates are a thing of the past for nearly all New Yorkers outside the health care industry — but a group of New York City Police Department officers caught up in a class action lawsuit over conditions at borough courthouses remain under a federal judge’s order…
Tribune News Service · Mar 12, 2023 Idaho rape victim sues former Reps. Aaron von Ehlinger, Priscilla Giddings BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho woman who was a legislative intern when she was raped by former Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger, a Lewiston Republican, has filed a lawsuit against him and former Rep. Priscilla Giddings.
Axios · Mar 11, 2023 3 Texas women sued for allegedly helping friend access abortion pills Marcus Silva has sued the three women for wrongful death for allegedly assisting his now ex-wife.
The Guardian - US · Mar 11, 2023 ‘Lachlan’s in the mire’: Fox News case spells trouble for Murdoch heir Rupert Murdoch’s eldest son, who oversaw the network’s slavishly pro-Trump line, features prominently in evidence revealed in the Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuit
WEKU · Mar 11, 2023 Texas man sues ex-wife's friends for allegedly helping her get abortion pills A wrongful death lawsuit filed by a Galveston County man accuses three women of helping his ex-wife obtain abortion pills used to terminate her pregnancy last year.
The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023 Records in Fox defamation case show pressures on reporters Documents from a defamation lawsuit against Fox News illustrate the pressures its journalists faced in the weeks after the 2020 presidential election
Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2023 Activist’s hands raised when shot by troopers near training center site, family says ATLANTA — An independent autopsy showed Manuel Teran’s hands were raised when the activist was fatally shot by state troopers in January near the site of the planned public safety training center, attorneys for the family said.