A Los Angeles jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a California woman who died from mesothelioma, finding the company liable for selling talc products allegedly contaminated with asbestos. The verdict, which includes $950 million in punitive damages, stands among the largest to... Read More »
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in Chiles v. Salazar, a case testing whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors violates the First Amendment. The law bars licensed therapists from attempting to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, and the justices are weighing whether that restriction... Read More »
Tyson Foods and Cargill have agreed to pay a combined $87.5 million to settle claims that they conspired to raise the price of beef sold to U.S. consumers. The proposed settlements, filed October 6 in federal court in Minnesota, mark the first consumer payouts in the beef price-fixing litigation that... Read More »
A coalition of labor unions, employers, and faith-based organizations filed a federal lawsuit on Friday challenging President Donald Trump’s order imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications. The plaintiffs argue that the administration exceeded its authority under federal law and disrupted a program created by Congress to attract... Read More »
A legal dispute has erupted between British singer-songwriter Lola Young and American producer Carter Lang, centering on songwriting credits for four of her songs. The 24-year-old artist has filed proceedings in London, alleging that Lang, known for his work with artists like SZA, Justin Bieber, and Reneé Rapp falsely claimed... Read More »
Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced on Friday to four years and two months in federal prison, marking the most severe consequence yet in the downfall of one of hip-hop’s most powerful and once-celebrated figures. The sentence comes after a jury convicted the 55-year-old music mogul of violating the Mann Act... Read More »
Two public school teachers have filed a lawsuit against the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) and its former president, Sean M. Spiller, alleging that the union improperly funneled millions of dollars in mandatory membership dues into political groups that backed Spiller’s unsuccessful run for governor. The complaint, filed September 30... Read More »
North Carolina State University has filed a lawsuit against Monsanto Company and Pharmacia LLC, alleging the companies are responsible for toxic chemical contamination that forced the closure of Poe Hall, one of the school’s main academic buildings. The complaint, filed October 1 in Wake County Superior Court, claims Monsanto and... Read More »
The New York Times has filed a lawsuit in New York state court seeking to recover more than $150,000 in attorney’s fees and costs from Justin Baldoni’s production company, Wayfarer Studios, after defeating defamation claims earlier this year. The Times argues the prior case was a baseless Strategic Lawsuit Against... Read More »
An Alabama construction worker who says he was twice detained by immigration agents despite being a U.S. citizen has filed a federal class-action lawsuit challenging workplace raids that he and his attorneys argue unlawfully target Latino workers in the state’s construction industry. The complaint, filed in the Southern District of... Read More »
YouTube will pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump after the platform suspended his account following the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The settlement was disclosed Monday in court filings, ahead of a scheduled hearing before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers... Read More »
Nirvana has once again emerged victorious in a long-running legal battle over the cover of their landmark 1991 album Nevermind. Earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Fernando M. Olguin dismissed a lawsuit brought by Spencer Elden, the man who, as a baby, was photographed naked underwater for the now-iconic album... Read More »
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act, on Monday, establishing new transparency and safety-reporting duties for companies developing the most powerful AI systems. Newsom’s office described the measure as “first‑in‑the‑nation” legislation aimed at balancing innovation with public safety. The law requires “frontier... Read More »
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit Tuesday against real estate technology firms Zillow and Redfin, accusing them of violating federal antitrust laws through agreements that eliminated competition in the online rental advertising marketplace. According to the complaint, Zillow paid Redfin $100 million in February under a “Partnership Agreement”... Read More »
Amazon reached a record $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission on September 25, ending a case over its Prime subscription practices only days after a jury trial began in Seattle. The agreement includes $1 billion in civil penalties and $1.5 billion in consumer refunds, marking the largest rule-violation... Read More »
