Tobacco Firms Sued for $133 Million in Missed Settlement Payouts July 29, 2022 By Erik Larson Philip Morris USA, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and more than a dozen other tobacco companies were sued by Iowa’s attorney...
Gunmakers Face New Legal Threat From Families of Mass Shooting Victims June 30, 2022 By Erik Larson and Francesca Maglione Families of children and teachers killed in last month’s Texas school massacre face a formidable legal battle if they decide...
D.C. Sues Zuckerberg Over Cambridge Analytica Data Breach May 24, 2022 By Erik Larson The District of Columbia said it sued Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg for his alleged role in...
Zuckerberg Deposition Blocked by Judge in D.C. Privacy Case March 18, 2022 By Erik Larson A request to depose Mark Zuckerberg as part of Washington, D.C.’s data-privacy lawsuit against Facebook drew a blistering denial from...
Judge Rules Dominion Defamation Suit Against Fox News Can Move Forward December 17, 2021 By Erik Larson Fox News probably had enough information after the 2020 presidential election to know a conspiracy theory claiming Dominion Voting Systems...
After Deadly Houston Concert, Fight Over Who’s to Blame Begins November 9, 2021 By Erik Larson Live Nation Entertainment Inc. is being targeted by more than a dozen lawsuits over the deadly crush of concertgoers at...
Unvaccinated Pilots Costing It Millions in Paid Leave, United Airlines Tells Judge October 27, 2021 By Erik Larson United Airlines Inc. told a federal judge the company is spending millions on paid leave for unvaccinated pilots because their...
Judge Allows Suits Over New York Police Handling of 2020 Racial Protests July 12, 2021 By Erik Larson A federal judge rejected a request by New York City to dismiss lawsuits claiming police violated the constitutional rights of...
Key States Agree to Purdue Pharma’s Opioid Deal With Sacklers Paying More July 8, 2021 By Erik Larson and Jeremy Hill Purdue Pharma LP won the support of more than a dozen states that had opposed its $4.5 billion bankruptcy plan...
Judge Wants NRA to Name Insurance Witnesses in Claims Against New York April 30, 2021 By Erik Larson A judge ordered the National Rifle Association to provide the names Lloyd’s of London agents or employees who the gun...