Attorneys in the city of Charleston’s climate change lawsuit against two dozen oil and gas companies have until Tuesday to file proposed orders in the case, following a deadline extension granted by Circuit Court Judge Robert M. Young. The case centers on accusations that major energy firms concealed the environmental risks of fossil fuels for financial gain.
Several medical organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for its changes to vaccine policies.
Dr. Phil McGraw’s media venture, Merit Street Media, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and launched a lawsuit against its primary distribution partner, Trinity Broadcasting Network. The Fort Worth-based media company, which began operations in early 2024, cited financial hardship and failed capital raises as key reasons behind its financial collapse.
A California jury has ordered Google to pay $314.6 million after determining the tech giant secretly collected cellular data from Android users without their consent.
A New Jersey teen is suing Tesla, claiming the carmaker’s design flaws caused a deadly crash that killed his entire family. The wrongful death lawsuit points directly at Tesla’s safety systems and CEO Elon Musk’s public claims about autopilot technology.
Hunter Biden faces yet another scandal as his former attorneys at Winston & Strawn filed a lawsuit on Monday, alleging the former first son owes “substantially in excess of $50,000 in fees and interest.”
The Trump administration filed a lawsuit against all of the judges in a federal district court in Maryland this week, challenging an order preventing the deportation of illegal immigrants who file a petition for writ of habeas corpus.
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit challenging Washington’s new law, Senate Bill 5375, which requires clergy to report child abuse even when disclosed during confession. The law directly confronts the long-standing confessional privilege that has shielded such disclosures.
