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#1 The Battle Over J&J’s Bankruptcy Plan to End Talc Lawsuits

Jul 8 2024 // Eron Evans died in 2016 at 41 of ovarian cancer, leaving behind two daughters. Her grieving mother, Darlene, blames Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder – and she’s pursuing a lawsuit her daughter started a...

#2 Sotheby’s, Russians, Theft: Insurer Must Defend in High-End Miami Realty Suit

Feb 23 2024 // In the glittering world of high-end south Florida real estate, One Sotheby’s International Realty is known as one of the biggest players in the market. This month, the firm is handling the rental of NBA superstar...

#3 Low-Income Tenants Sue Omaha Housing Authority Over Bed Bug Infestations

Jan 8 2025 // A class-action lawsuit filed Monday alleges the Omaha Housing Authority ignored and failed to eliminate bed bug infestations at high-rise apartments for low-income residents.The new lawsuit, brought by a pioneering firm in...

#4 Maryland Settles Lawsuit With Tri-Gas & Oil Over Fuel Leak at Storage Facility

Jan 25 2024 // Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the settlement of a lawsuit against an Eastern Shore fuel storage facility, including a $600,000 penalty for pollution to groundwater and a nearby creek.The settlement...

#5 Mother of Disabled Girl Allegedly Raped Sues Pittsburgh School District, Starbucks

Jan 26 2024 // The mother of an intellectually disabled girl who was allegedly led from school grounds by three male students and sexually assaulted in a Starbucks bathroom and a nearby empty building filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing...

#6 FTC Sues to Block Kroger’s $24.6 Billion Albertsons Deal

Feb 27 2024 // The US Federal Trade Commission, eight states and Washington DC sued to block Kroger Co.’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos. Monday, arguing the tie-up would lead to lower wages for workers and higher...

#7 Job Cuts, Fleeing Investors: How Anti-DEI Lawsuits Take a Toll on Targets

Mar 1 2024 // Elizabeth Gore is fighting for survival.Just six months ago, the founder of financial technology startup Hello Alice was getting ready to close an investment round to grow its business offering grants and networking...

#8 Family of Florida Woman Killed by Alligator Sues Housing Complex for Negligence

Jan 29 2024 // WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The family of a Florida woman killed by an alligator last year as she walked her dog in her backyard is suing the housing complex’s owner, alleging its employees fed the gator and...

#9 Fate of Most Remaining Zantac Lawsuits Weighed by Delaware Judge

Jan 26 2024 // GSK, Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies are urging a judge in Delaware this week to find that evidence plaintiffs’ lawyers want to use in about 72,000 lawsuits claiming that the discontinued heartburn drug...

#10 Farmworker Who Survived Mass Shooting at California Mushroom Farm Sues Company

Apr 9 2024 // A migrant farmworker who survived a mass shooting last year at a Northern California mushroom farm has filed a lawsuit against the farm and one of its owners, saying they failed to keep him safe from the colleague who...

#11 Karen Read Seeks Delay in Wrongful Death Civil Lawsuit Until Murder Trial Is Done

Oct 7 2024 // Karen Read is seeking to delay a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of her Boston police officer boyfriend until her criminal trial in connection with his death is done.The lawsuit filed last month blames the death...

#12 Parents of Student Disciplined for Using AI Sue School

Oct 25 2024 // The parents of a high school senior in Massachusetts argued in federal court in Boston on Tuesday that their son was unfairly punished for using artificial intelligence while researching a history project, harming his...

#13 Lawsuit Alleges Decades of Child Sexual Abuse at Illinois Juvenile Detention Centers

May 8 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — Child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades, according to disturbing accounts in a lawsuit filed Monday by 95 men and women housed at the youth centers...

#14 Lawsuit Claims Isolation and Abuse at Wyoming Boys School

Mar 5 2024 // Staff at Wyoming’s state youth detention facility locked juveniles in solitary confinement for weeks at a time, repeatedly buckled one in a restraint chair for up to 12 hours a day and poked fun at another while...

#15 Class Action Opposes Limiting Ship’s Liability for Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Apr 26 2024 // A Baltimore small business has filed a class action against the owner and operator of the cargo ship Dali that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month.The suit, filed Thursday by the Karen Austin, the founder...

#16 Iowa and Iowa State Athletes File Lawsuit Against State Over Gambling Sting

May 6 2024 // Attorneys for more than two dozen Iowa and Iowa State athletes who were ensnared in a state gambling sting filed a civil lawsuit seeking unspecified monetary damages from the state and its public safety and criminal...

#17 Dozens More Former Youth Inmates Sue Over Alleged Sexual Abuse at Illinois Detention Centers

Jun 5 2024 // Dozens more former youth inmates filed lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in damages for sexual abuse they allegedly endured at Illinois detention centers dating back to the late 1990s.Thirteen women and 95 men filed two...

#18 Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Mexico’s Suit Against American Gun Companies

Oct 8 2024 // The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by U.S. gun maker Smith & Wesson SWBI.O and firearms wholesaler Interstate Arms to throw out Mexico’s lawsuit accusing them of aiding the illegal trafficking...

#19 Police Officer’s Family Sues Girlfriend Accused of His Death and Bars That Served Her

Aug 27 2024 // Karen Read, whose recent high-profile trial for the death of a Boston police officer she was dating ended in a mistrial, is now facing a wrongful death suit brought by the late officer’s family that alleges she...

#20 Facebook, Nvidia Ask Supreme Court to Spare Them From Securities Fraud Suits

Nov 4 2024 // The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider bids by two tech giants – Meta’s Facebook and Nvidia – to fend off federal securities fraud lawsuits in separate cases that could make it harder for private litigants to...