Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges tied to the 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge as Maryland finalized a $2.25 billion settlement with the owner and operator of the cargo ship involved in the disaster. The charges announced Tuesday accuse Singapore-based Synergy Marine Pte Ltd., its affiliated maritime... Read More »
The family of a man killed during the 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University has filed a wrongful death lawsuit accusing OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot of helping the gunman plan and carry out the attack. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in the Northern District of Florida, was brought by... Read More »
General Motors has agreed to pay $12.75 million to settle a California lawsuit accusing the automaker of improperly collecting and selling sensitive driver data gathered through its OnStar connected-vehicle system. California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the settlement on Friday, alleging GM and OnStar disclosed drivers’ names, contact information, geolocation... Read More »
Cento Fine Foods is facing a proposed class action lawsuit in California accusing the company of misleading consumers by marketing some of its canned tomato products as “Certified San Marzano” tomatoes without certification from the Italian consortium tied to the protected designation. The lawsuit, filed by two California consumers, alleges... Read More »
Netflix has won a copyright dispute over footage used in its 2020 documentary series Tiger King, with a federal appeals court finding the company’s use of a cameraman’s video qualifies as fair use. In a decision issued April 30, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld a... Read More »
A Nevada judge has sentenced former actor Nathan Chasing Horse to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of multiple counts of sexual assault involving Indigenous women and girls. The sentence was issued Monday by Jessica Peterson following a jury verdict earlier this year that convicted Chasing Horse,... Read More »
Washington state officials have filed a lawsuit against grocery giant Albertsons, accusing the company of misleading shoppers through its widely advertised “buy one, get one free” promotions and collecting millions of dollars in overcharges over several years. The complaint, filed April 27 in King County Superior Court, alleges that Albertsons... Read More »
A federal judge in New Jersey has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former New Jersey Institute of Technology lecturer who claimed the university retaliated against him for controversial off campus speech, ruling that school officials are shielded from liability under the doctrine of qualified immunity. In an April 22,... Read More »
A former senior employee of the company behind MrBeast has filed a federal lawsuit alleging she was demoted and later fired after reporting workplace misconduct and taking maternity leave, citing violations of federal family leave law and wrongful termination under North Carolina law. The complaint, filed April 21, 2026, in... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Michigan’s lawsuit seeking to shut down part of the Line 5 pipeline must stay in state court, finding that Enbridge Energy missed the deadline to move the case to federal court. In a unanimous decision written by Sonia Sotomayor, the court said the company... Read More »
A federal judge in New Jersey has delayed the criminal sentencing of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma after deciding victims of the opioid crisis should be allowed to attend the hearing in person, with sentencing expected to clear the way for a settlement resolving thousands of opioid-related lawsuits. U.S. District Judge... Read More »
A Los Angeles judge has ruled that actor Alec Baldwin must face a civil trial over his conduct during the fatal 2021 shooting on the set of the film “Rust,” allowing claims of negligence and emotional distress to move forward nearly five years after the incident. In a decision issued... Read More »
Agricultural equipment manufacturer Deere & Company has agreed to pay $99 million to resolve a class action lawsuit accusing the company of limiting farmers’ ability to repair their equipment and increasing maintenance costs. The proposed settlement, filed in federal court in Chicago, would also require Deere to expand access to... Read More »
Costco is facing a proposed class action in federal court in California alleging the retailer failed to follow state rules governing automatic membership renewals, leading to charges that customers say they did not expect. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by California... Read More »
A federal judge in Los Angeles on Wednesday sentenced Jasveen Sangha to 15 years in prison for supplying the ketamine that led to actor Matthew Perry’s death in 2023, capping a two-year federal prosecution tied to his overdose. Sangha, 42, had pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges tied to the... Read More »
