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Justice companies hit with three more civil lawsuits

West Virginia Record

Justice companies hit with three more civil lawsuits

Chris Dickerson
10 hrs ago

LEWISBURG – Three new civil lawsuits against companies owned by U.S. Senator Jim Justice and his family allege fraudulent property transfers and unpaid bills tied to The Greenbrier.

Fla. justices nix Publix slip-and-fall after plaintiff lied

Florida Record

Fla. justices nix Publix slip-and-fall after plaintiff lied

Chris Dickerson
Updated 9 hrs ago

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Supreme Court has wiped out a slip-and-fall lawsuit against Publix after the plaintiff was caught lying under oath.

Hospital execs accused of poaching employees, trade secrets

Louisiana Record

Hospital execs accused of poaching employees, trade secrets

Kyla Asbury
10 hrs ago

NEW ORLEANS — Post Acute Medical (PAM) has filed a federal lawsuit against two former executives of its Covington rehabilitation hospital, all…

FDA, others sued for injuries from spinal cord stimulator

St. Louis Record

FDA, others sued for injuries from spinal cord stimulator

Kyla Asbury
10 hrs ago

KANSAS CITY — A Missouri woman has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a Nevro spinal cord stimulation device implanted to treat chronic bac…

Reitz sworn in as U.S. Attorney for Southern District

Southeast Texas Record

Reitz sworn in as U.S. Attorney for Southern District

Chris Dickerson
10 hrs ago

HOUSTON –Aaron Reitz has been sworn in as the new U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas.

IL parents can’t sue teachers unions over illegal strikes: Appeals panel

Cook County Record

IL parents can’t sue teachers unions over illegal strikes: Appeals panel

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Jul 10, 2026

CHICAGO — Parents do not have legal rights to sue teachers unions for calling illegal strikes, which allegedly lead to learning loss and other…

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Worries grow that CA antitrust law rewrite will spawn biz-harming lawsuits

Northern California Record

Worries grow that CA antitrust law rewrite will spawn biz-harming lawsuits

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Jul 10, 2026

SACRAMENTO — Despite pronounced and growing concerns over its potential to unleash a torrent of new lawsuits in California courts and stifle i…

Fired Walgreens manager alleges discrimination, retaliation

St. Louis Record

Fired Walgreens manager alleges discrimination, retaliation

Kyla Asbury
Updated Jul 10, 2026

ST. LOUIS — A former Walgreens store manager has filed a federal lawsuit against the pharmacy chain, alleging he was subjected to race and sex…

Court backs Texas tuition ban for illegal foreign nationals

Southeast Texas Record

Court backs Texas tuition ban for illegal foreign nationals

Bethany Blankley
Updated Jul 10, 2026

(The Center Square) – Nearly one year after a lower court ruled that Texas universities prov…

Murrill announces Cash App settlement, goes after robocalls

Louisiana Record

Murrill announces Cash App settlement, goes after robocalls

Chris Dickerson
Updated Jul 10, 2026

BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has announced a multistate settlement w…

Couple sues daycare, worker for ‘manhandling’ autistic son

West Virginia Record

Couple sues daycare, worker for ‘manhandling’ autistic son

Chris Dickerson
Updated Jul 10, 2026

HUNTINGTON – A Putnam County couple says a daycare worker physically abused their 2-year-old…

Groups urge court to uphold block of Fla. terrorism law

Florida Record

Groups urge court to uphold block of Fla. terrorism law

Chris Dickerson
Updated Jul 10, 2026

MIAMI – Seven nonprofit groups have filed a brief urging a federal appeals court to uphold a…

Federal judiciary approves fee hike for PACER users

Federal Courts

Federal judiciary approves fee hike for PACER users

Phil Davidson
Updated Jul 10, 2026

WASHINGTON — Starting next year, the federal judiciary is implementing a “modest temporary i…

Court: J&J not at fault in talc case, so $22M punishment is out

Pennsylvania Record

Court: J&J not at fault in talc case, so $22M punishment is out

John O’Brien
Jul 10, 2026

PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania appeals court won’t punish Johnson & Johnson with an eight-figure damages award reached by a jury that also co…

Calif. law ends lawyer-doctor ‘phantom damages’ game - for Uber and Lyft

Northern California Record

Calif. law ends lawyer-doctor ‘phantom damages’ game - for Uber and Lyft

Daniel Fisher
Updated Jul 10, 2026

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -A new California law sharply curtails some of the most lucrative practices in personal-injury law, by prohibiting lawyers …

Ex-property manager claims discrimination, retaliation

Louisiana Record

Ex-property manager claims discrimination, retaliation

Kyla Asbury
Updated Jul 10, 2026

NEW ORLEANS — A former property manager has filed a federal lawsuit against Southern Choice …

AGs want FCC to crack down even harder on robocalls

West Virginia Record

AGs want FCC to crack down even harder on robocalls

Chris Dickerson
Jul 10, 2026

CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey and 48 other AGs are calling on th…

CA lawmakers advance law to limit predatory privacy lawsuits

Northern California Record

CA lawmakers advance law to limit predatory privacy lawsuits

Michael Carroll
Updated Jul 9, 2026

SACRAMENTO —A bill to reduce predatory privacy lawsuits against California small businesses …

Judge nixes Trump DOJ’s bid for quick block on California ‘Glock Ban’

Southern California Record

Judge nixes Trump DOJ’s bid for quick block on California ‘Glock Ban’

Jonathan Bilyk
Jul 9, 2026

LOS ANGELES — A Biden-appointed federal judge has refused, for now, the Trump administration…

IL ‘assault weapons’ ban survives at appeals court, for now

Madison-St. Clair Record

IL ‘assault weapons’ ban survives at appeals court, for now

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Jul 9, 2026

CHICAGO — Even as the U.S. Supreme Court signals such gun bans may be on borrowed time, a fe…

Florida woman accuses law firm of age discrimination

Florida Record

Florida woman accuses law firm of age discrimination

Jessica M. DeBois
Updated Jul 9, 2026

FORT MYERS, Fla. – A Collier County woman alleges the law firm she worked for terminated her employment because of her age and complaints she …

Judge tosses three claims in disabled school abuse lawsuit

St. Louis Record

Judge tosses three claims in disabled school abuse lawsuit

Kyla Asbury
Updated Jul 9, 2026

SPRINGFIELD — A federal judge has dismissed three claims from a lawsuit alleging that a severely developmentally disabled child was physically…

Texas Supreme Court wipes $4.3M award in roofer injury case

Southeast Texas Record

Texas Supreme Court wipes $4.3M award in roofer injury case

Updated Jul 9, 2026

HOUSTON — The Texas Supreme Court has ruled independent contractors cannot recover in premis…

Ex-Adidas retail manager sues over alleged discrimination

Florida Record

Ex-Adidas retail manager sues over alleged discrimination

Jessica M. DeBois
Updated Jul 9, 2026

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Florida man, who worked at an Adidas retail store in Broward Count…

Affirmative-action critic can sue Pitt for #RetractRacists campaign

Pennsylvania Record

Affirmative-action critic can sue Pitt for #RetractRacists campaign

Daniel Fisher
Jul 9, 2026

PITTSBURGH - A University of Pittsburgh cardiologist can sue the university, two colleagues …

W.Va. leads push for EPA to delay Tier 4 emission standards

West Virginia Record

W.Va. leads push for EPA to delay Tier 4 emission standards

Chris Dickerson
Jul 9, 2026

CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is leading a 23-state coalition in…

Justice companies hit with three more civil lawsuits

Fla. justices nix Publix slip-and-fall after plaintiff lied

Hospital execs accused of poaching employees, trade secrets

FDA, others sued for injuries from spinal cord stimulator

Reitz sworn in as U.S. Attorney for Southern District

IL parents can’t sue teachers unions over illegal strikes: Appeals panel

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Justice companies hit with three more civil lawsuits

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Worries grow that CA antitrust law rewrite will spawn biz-harming lawsuits

Fired Walgreens manager alleges discrimination, retaliation

Court backs Texas tuition ban for illegal foreign nationals

Murrill announces Cash App settlement, goes after robocalls

Couple sues daycare, worker for ‘manhandling’ autistic son

Groups urge court to uphold block of Fla. terrorism law

Federal judiciary approves fee hike for PACER users

Court: J&J not at fault in talc case, so $22M punishment is out

Calif. law ends lawyer-doctor ‘phantom damages’ game - for Uber and Lyft

Ex-property manager claims discrimination, retaliation

AGs want FCC to crack down even harder on robocalls

CA lawmakers advance law to limit predatory privacy lawsuits

Judge nixes Trump DOJ’s bid for quick block on California ‘Glock Ban’

IL ‘assault weapons’ ban survives at appeals court, for now

Florida woman accuses law firm of age discrimination

Judge tosses three claims in disabled school abuse lawsuit

Texas Supreme Court wipes $4.3M award in roofer injury case

Ex-Adidas retail manager sues over alleged discrimination

Affirmative-action critic can sue Pitt for #RetractRacists campaign

W.Va. leads push for EPA to delay Tier 4 emission standards

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