San Diego is joining other lawsuits filed nationwide against Southwest Airlines for flight cancellations during the holidays and this new lawsuit is focusing specifically on the airline’s inability to provide services.
The Senate is preparing to take a bill to the floor that would require the federal government to recognize same sex marriage if it was legal in the state where it was performed. It’s garnered support from some Senate Republicans after amendments to protect religious freedom were added, but others say it still infringes on […]
HARTFORD, Conn.—Search giant Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users’ locations, state attorneys general announced Monday. The states’ investigation was sparked by a 2018 Associated Press story, which found that Google continued to track people’s location data even after they opted […]
Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement on Tuesday over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold at its pharmacies, becoming the latest major drug industry player to promise major support to state, local and tribal governments still grappling with a crisis in overdose deaths. The retail giant’s announcement follows similar proposals on Nov. 2 […]
Dozens of lawsuits against Merck & Co. allege plaintiffs suffer severe side effects after taking its HPV vaccine. The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued an order on Aug. 4, consolidating over 30 cases so they’ll be seen by the same judge.
Libel lawsuits brought by Nick Sandmann against a string of media outlets were dismissed by a U.S. District Court in Eastern Kentucky this week, which ruled that statements that he “blocked” a Native American man were “protected opinions.” Sandmann filed lawsuits against ABC, CBS, CNN, Gannett, NBC, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and The […]
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries on Tuesday announced a $4.35 billion proposed nationwide settlement that could resolve thousands of lawsuits over the drugmaker’s alleged role in the U.S. opioid epidemic. The proposal calls for Teva to pay state and local governments up to $3.7 billion in cash over 13 years plus a contribution of $1.2 billion worth […]
An Arizona judge has tossed lawsuits that attempted to disqualify Reps. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) from holding office. The suits, which also took aim at state Rep. Mark Finchem, a Republican, failed because the U.S. Constitution does not provide for private action to enforce Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment, Superior […]
Washington state has moved to prohibit people from filing lawsuits against abortion providers and people who seek the abortion. The move is designed to counter recently-passed laws in Texas and Idaho that allow private citizens to file lawsuits against abortion providers. Gov. Jay Inslee, who signed the measure into law on Thursday, said that the […]
The House passed a bill on Monday that would ban the use of forced arbitration in lawsuits involving sexual assault and harassment claims. Lawmakers passed the bill on a bipartisan basis, 335–97. In total, 113 Republicans joined with all Democrats in support of H.R.4445, also known as the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual […]
