Judge sides with SIG Sauer in accidental shooting lawsuit
A judge ruled that a lawsuit against gun manufacturer SIG Sauer failed to prove the company was aware of a pistol defect at the time a man accidentally shot himself.
Bed Bath & Beyond CFO who leapt to his death accused of 'pump and dump' to inflate company's stock value
Bed Bath & Beyond chief financial officer Gustavo Arnal and GameStop Chairman Ryan Cohen were both named as defendants in a class-action lawsuit alleging a "pump and dump" scheme.
17 Lyft drivers, passengers sue rideshare company over assaults that occurred using app
Eighteen new lawsuits were filed against rideshare app Lyft on Wednesday on behalf of drivers and passengers who say they have been assaulted while using the app.
Walmart ordered to pay Oregon man $4.4M for racial profiling
An Oregon grand jury has ordered Walmart to pay $4.4 million in damages to a man who sued the store claiming he was racially profiled and harrassed by one of its employees.
Facebook parent Meta reaches $37.5M settlement in social media giant's location tracking lawsuit
Meta Platforms reached a $37.5 million settlement in its lawsuit over accusations the company violated users' privacy by tracking users via their smartphones without permission.
Rappers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland sue Triller for $28 million
Rappers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz filed a lawsuit against video platform Triller for $28 million over the sale of their popular web series.
T-Mobile settles suit over massive hacking for $350M
T-Mobile is paying $350 million to settle lawsuits surrounding a data breach that affected more than 76 million customers.
Alabama lawsuit accuses Regions Bank, trustees of mismanaging trust founded by late secretary of state
Regions Financial has been accused in a lawsuit of allegedly overcharging fees and mismanaging a trust.
Lawsuit claims that Skittles are 'unfit for human consumption'
Mars Inc has been sued by a consumer who claims that Skittles are unfit to eat because they contain a known toxin that the company had pledged to phase out.
Uber sued by more than 500 female passengers over sexual assaults, other attacks on rides
Rideshare company Uber has been hit with a class action lawsuit involving hundreds of women who claim they were attacked by drivers due to lax security.
California lawsuit leads to Allergan, Teva receiving $54 million fine
Allergan and Teva, two popular opioid distributers, have agreed to pay $54 million in cash and overdose reversal drugs to settle a federal lawsuit.
US Supreme Court takes no action on Bayer bid to nix weedkiller suits
The US Supreme Court did not address Bayer's appeal to dismiss customer legal claims that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, hinting that justices might hear it.
Complaint: McDonald's intentionally sold Muslim family bacon
A Muslim family is seeking monetary damages from McDonalds after they claim the fast-food workers intentionally put bacon in a sandwich the mother had ordered for her children.
Texas parents sue Apple over AirPods, alleging Amber Alert damaged son’s hearing
A lawsuit against Apple states a Texas child suffered hearing loss from using the company's AirPods in the middle of an Amber Alert.
Pennsylvania family of girl who died trying social media challenge sues TikTok
The family of a child killed attempting a social media "blackout challenge" is suing social media app TikTok. The challenge is to choke oneself long enough to lose consciousness.
Judge to decide how much pharmacies owe over opioid crisis
Back in November, a jury in U.S. District Judge Dan Polster’s courtroom sided with the counties and agreed that the way the pharmacies dispensed pain medication played an outsized role in creating a public nuisance.
Ex-pharmacist gets 10 years in prison for $180M health care fraud
A former Mississippi pharmacist was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison for a healthcare fraud that resulted in more than $180 million in false billings being submitted to private insurers and the federal TRICARE program for military service members, of which more than $50 million was paid out by the government.
NJ man sues Dunkin’ over hot coffee, alleges 'permanent injury' when drink spilled
A New Jersey man and his wife are suing Dunkin' for serving coffee they say caused him permanent injury.
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $302M in pelvic mesh case
California appeals court has ruled that Johnson & Johnson must pay penalties after deceptively marketing mesh implants for women.
Purdue’s Sacklers, states reach Opioid deal valued at up to $6 billion
Members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma LP and grew wealthy from sales of OxyContin agreed to pay up to $6 billion to settle lawsuits accusing them of helping fuel the opioid-addiction epidemic, earning the unanimous support of state attorneys general to resolve the family’s liability and end the drugmaker’s bankruptcy case.