Judge sanctions Lake lawyers over claim Sanctions were imposed as "a message to those who might file similarly baseless suits in the future" Salon · Dec 2, 2022
Fox Corp CEO Lachlan Murdoch to testify in $1.6bn Dominion lawsuit Murdoch and his media company accused of allowing Fox News to spread lies that voting machine company rigged 2020 election The Guardian - US · Dec 2, 2022
Uvalde survivors file a $27 billion class-action lawsuit against police and others Parents, teachers, school staff and students who were on scene the day of the shooting are demanding redress for "the indelible and forever-lasting trauma" caused by the failures of law enforcement. WEKU · Dec 2, 2022
Uvalde school shooting victims' parents file lawsuit — but what other legal actions have families taken after US gun attacks? Families of those killed in the May school shooting begin a $US27 billion class action lawsuit against officials, a legal pathway taken by victims' relatives in other US mass shootings. ABC News · Dec 2, 2022
Uvalde sues local prosecutor over school shooting records The city of Uvalde has sued the local prosecutor’s office seeking access to records and other investigative materials on the May shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 children and two teachers dead The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022
Lawsuit blames Fauci and federal agencies for Kansas City musician’s COVID-19 death KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The widow of a popular Kansas City-area musician has filed a lawsuit accusing Dr. Anthony Fauci and the National Institutes of Health of indirectly causing her husband’s death from COVID-19 by funding coronavirus experimentation at a lab in China. Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022
Chief of staff for Florida prosecutor Andrew Warren undercuts argument in DeSantis lawsuit TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren’s chief of staff told Warren not to sign a pledge that he wouldn’t prosecute abortions, according to testimony Thursday, the third day of trial in Warren’s lawsuit challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to remove him from office. Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022
Cheerleading abuse accusations increase to 20 with new Ohio case The latest lawsuit alleging widespread misconduct across competitive cheerleading says officials permitted two choregraphers to continue working with young athletes after they were investigated for sexual abuse The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022
Appeals court wipes out Trump lawsuit over Mar-a-Lago search - Roll Call A federal appeals court on Thursday tossed out Donald Trump’s lawsuit to keep federal prosecutors from using documents seized at his club. Roll Call · Dec 1, 2022
Cheerleading abuse accusations increase to 20 with Ohio case The latest lawsuit alleging widespread misconduct across competitive cheerleading says officials permitted two choregraphers to continue working with young athletes after they were investigated for sexual abuse The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022
Cain Velasquez family lawsuit allowed to proceed after judge denies Paul Bender’s motion to stay The lawsuit filed against accused child molester Harry Goularte and family will proceed even as criminal cases are pending. USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 1, 2022
Late Sacramento priest newly accused of child sex abuse as Catholic Church lawsuits pile up SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A late clergyman who served the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento for four decades has been accused for the first time of sexually assaulting a child, joining dozens of Sacramento clergy previously implicated in the Catholic Church’s decades-old abuse scandal. Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022
Migrants flown from Texas to Massachusetts sue “Perla,” who recruited them for flights The flights, financed by Florida at the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, were filled by Perla Huerta of San Antonio, who was added to a lawsuit against DeSantis and others on Tuesday. The Texas Tribune · Nov 30, 2022
In Arizona, losing candidate points to perceived conflict Republican Kari Lake and supporters of her failed campaign for Arizona governor are attacking Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs as having a conflict of interest for overseeing the election she won The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022 Yale University sued over student mental health policies Yale University is being accused of discriminating against students with mental health disabilities, including pressuring some to withdraw from the prestigious institution and then placing “unreasonable burdens” on those who seek to be reinstated
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022 Top Florida officials added to lawsuit over Martha’s Vineyard migrant flights A civil rights group that has sued Florida governor Ron DeSantis for tricking two planeloads of South and Central American asylum seekers into boarding charter flights bound for the liberal Massachusetts community of Martha’s Vineyard has added two top Sunshine State officials as defendants in their lawsuit.
The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2022 Survivor of Walmart mass shooting in Virginia files $50m lawsuit Donya Prioleau says company should have acted on the shooter’s pattern of disturbing behavior in the Virginia store
Axios · Nov 30, 2022 The lawsuit against Leon Black is just the beginning A new law opens up a one-year window for survivors to file suit over older claims.
Fortune · Nov 30, 2022 A new lawsuit accusing Apollo co-founder Leon Black of rape underscores his connection to Jeffrey Epstein A woman alleges that the prominent private equity investor had violently raped her in 2002 in Jeffrey Epstein’s Upper East Side townhome.
The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2022 Arizona set for legal battles after county refuses to certify midterm results Republican officials face two lawsuits, likely court intervention to force their vote and potential criminal penalties
Tribune News Service · Nov 30, 2022 Billionaire investor Leon Black accused of rape in new Adult Survivor’s Act lawsuit NEW YORK — A billionaire investor with ties to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein has been accused of raping a young mother at Epstein’s Upper East Side mansion under New York’s new Adult Survivor’s Act.
Tribune News Service · Nov 30, 2022 Walmart employee sues for $50 million, says company knew about gunman’s troubling behavior VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Walmart employee who says she narrowly missed being shot as another employee opened fire inside a Chesapeake store last week filed a $50 million lawsuit against the company Tuesday, alleging it ignored her complaints about his troubling behavior in the months prior to the deadly…
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022 Lawsuits claim negligence in Massachusetts Apple store crash The family of a man who was badly hurt when an SUV crashed into an Apple store in Massachusetts have sued the company, the driver and the property owners
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022 Vet's lawsuit blaming antimalarial drug for psychosis tossed A lawsuit against the maker of an anti-malarial drug blamed for causing psychotic and neurological damage in U.S. servicemembers has been thrown out
Al Jazeera · Nov 29, 2022 US mass shooting survivor files $50m lawsuit against Walmart Lawsuit alleges Walmart failed to respond to warnings about attacker who opened fire in Virginia store, killing six.