Trapped Tesla Driver’s 911 Call: ‘It’s on Fire. Help Please’ February 5, 2026 By Dana Hull and Madlin Mekelburg Samuel Tremblett pleaded with a 911 operator to be rescued from his burning Tesla Inc. Model Y SUV after a...
Texas Sues Utility Company Xcel Over ‘Blatant Negligence’ in Fatal Wildfire December 17, 2025 By Josh Saul and Madlin Mekelburg Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Xcel Energy Inc., accusing the utility company of “blatant negligence” over its role in...
Suit Against OpenAI and Microsoft Blames ChatGPT for Murder-Suicide December 12, 2025 By Rachel Metz and Madlin Mekelburg OpenAI and its investor Microsoft Corp. were sued over a Connecticut murder-suicide in the latest case to blame the popular...
Tesla Sued Over Fatal Crash in Washington in Growing Scrutiny of Doors November 24, 2025 By Dana Hull and Madlin Mekelburg Tesla Inc. was sued over a fiery crash in Washington state that left one person dead and another seriously injured...
Boeing Avoids US Criminal Charge in 737 Max Jet Crash Case November 7, 2025 By Madlin Mekelburg Boeing Co. will avoid a criminal charge over two fatal 737 Max crashes after a federal judge paved the way...
Trump Bid to Deploy Troops in Chicago Again Denied by Court October 17, 2025 By Madlin Mekelburg A federal appeals court refused a request by the U.S. government to pause a judge’s order that blocked President Donald...
Illinois Sues to Block National Guard Deployment to Chicago Area October 6, 2025 By Erik Larson and Madlin Mekelburg Illinois sued the Trump administration over its plan to deploy National Guard troops to the Chicago area, setting off a...
Tesla Settles Another Fatal Crash Lawsuit Ahead of Jury Trial September 17, 2025 By Madlin Mekelburg Tesla Inc. reached a confidential deal to resolve a lawsuit by the family of a teenager who was killed in...
Musk Sues Apple, OpenAI, Saying They Hurt AI Competition August 26, 2025 By Madlin Mekelburg Elon Musk accused Apple Inc. and OpenAI in a lawsuit of unfairly favoring the artificial intelligence company across iPhones and...
Tesla Must Pay $243 Million Over Fatal Autopilot Crash August 4, 2025 By Madlin Mekelburg Tesla Inc. was told to pay $243 million in a lawsuit over a 2019 Autopilot crash in Florida that killed...