A federal judge in California has narrowed a proposed class action accusing PayPal of using unfair rules that raise prices for online shoppers, giving consumers one final chance to revise their claims. The lawsuit was filed by a group of online buyers who say PayPal’s merchant rules prevent retailers from... Read More »

A Virginia jury has awarded $10 million to former first-grade teacher Abigail Zwerner, who was shot by a six-year-old student in her classroom at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News. The verdict concludes a closely watched civil negligence case against former assistant principal Ebony Parker, whom Zwerner accused of failing... Read More »

Spotify has been hit with another class action lawsuit now accusing the streaming giant of operating what plaintiffs call a “modern form of payola” through its Discovery Mode feature, a tool Spotify markets as a way to personalize listening recommendations for users. Filed Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan and... Read More »

Alan Niven, the former manager of Guns N’ Roses, has filed a lawsuit against the band, alleging that they attempted to block the publication of his forthcoming memoir, Sound N’ Fury: Rock N’ Roll Stories. The book, which recounts Niven’s time managing the group during their early rise to global... Read More »

Allstate Indemnity Company has filed a federal lawsuit against Whirlpool Corporation, alleging that one of its dishwashers sparked a fire that destroyed part of a residential property in Broomall, Pennsylvania. The insurer claims Whirlpool failed to design and manufacture the appliance safely, leading to a blaze that caused more than... Read More »

A former Apple employee who managed workplace investigations has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court accusing the company of discrimination, retaliation, and failing to accommodate his mental health needs. The complaint, filed October 29, 2025, by James Fornes, claims Apple ignored repeated disclosures that he was suffering from... Read More »

Eric Dwayne Collins, the Long Beach rapper known as RBX, has filed a class action lawsuit against Spotify, accusing the company of allowing fake streams that he claims deprived artists of millions in unpaid royalties. The lawsuit, filed on November 2, 2025, in the United States District Court for the... Read More »

A federal judge has formally dismissed Justin Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit against Blake Lively, ending one of several legal disputes between the It Ends With Us co-stars. The ruling formally ends Baldoni’s countersuit, which challenged the legal protections provided under California’s survivor protection statute in defamation-related claims. Judge Lewis Liman... Read More »

Offset is facing a new lawsuit alleging that he physically assaulted a security guard during an altercation at a Los Angeles cannabis dispensary earlier this year. The complaint, filed Oct. 29 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, claims the Migos rapper struck a guard in the face without provocation outside... Read More »

Five people injured in a rooftop fire at Navy Pier are suing the operator of the Sable Hotel and its restaurants, claiming the company failed to ensure guest safety during a private corporate event where an employee allegedly poured a flammable liquid onto an open flame. The complaint, filed in... Read More »

Two federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island have ordered the Trump administration to resume funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the ongoing government shutdown, ruling that federal officials must draw from existing contingency funds to keep the nation’s primary food aid program operating. The decisions came just... Read More »

A Virginia teacher who survived a classroom shooting by a six-year-old student has taken the stand in the civil negligence trial against a former assistant principal accused of ignoring staff warnings about a firearm on campus. The proceedings began earlier this week in the Virginia state court. Abigail Zwerner was... Read More »

Drake has formally launched an appeal to overturn the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, escalating his legal battle over the distribution of Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy-winning diss track “Not Like Us.” The rapper’s legal team filed the notice of appeal on Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, confirming... Read More »

Pfizer Inc. is facing federal lawsuits from women who claim its birth control injection Depo-Provera caused them to develop brain tumors known as intracranial meningiomas. The cases have been consolidated before Judge M. Casey Rodgers in the Northern District of Florida as part of a new multidistrict litigation involving Depo-Provera... Read More »

The Campbell’s Company is facing a proposed class action in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, alleging that the food manufacturer misled consumers by labeling its Cape Cod Kettle Cooked Potato Chips as containing “No Artificial Colors, Flavors or Preservatives.” The lawsuit, filed on October 23, claims that despite those... Read More »