U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
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Jubilant DraxImage seeks to keep trade secrets private in patent dispute with ITC
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A Canadian company that manufactures radiopharmaceuticals is seeking a declaration that some of its trade secret information be kept redacted in an intellectual property dispute. -
Federal government seeks $4 million in treble damages from JD Equipment de Mexico over fraud claims
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The United States of America alleges agricultural machinery retailers and exporters defrauded it with the submission of false and fraudulent documents and is seeking $4 million in treble damages. -
Exxon uses revived Helms-Burton law to sue Cuban companies for holdings confiscated in the 1960s
The first prominent company to take legal action against the Cubans is Exxon. In a suit filed May 2 in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, Exxon is seeking damages in the amount of $71,611,002.90 plus interest of 6 percent since July 1,1960. -
Woman seeks $10 million from Uber after she allegedly was sexually assaulted by driver
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A woman is seeking $10 million in damages from ride-hailing company Uber after she allegedly was sexually assaulted by a driver. -
DOJ, FBI failed to fully comply with congressional 9/11 mandate, lawsuit alleges
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Lawyers’ Committee for 9/11 Inquiry, Inc. and Architects & Engineers (AE) for 9/11 Truth are suing federal officials in an effort to have the defendants fully comply with a five-year-old mandate from Congress pertaining to 9/11. -
Pharmaceutical company questions FDA's decision to delay approval of anti-opioid drug
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A Pennsylvania-based pharmaceutical company is suing the Food and Drug Administration, acting FDA Commissioner Norman E. Sharpless, the Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar II for allegedly delaying the approval of a drug product it claims would combat the opioid crisis. -
Attorneys general seek to halt OSHA workplace reporting rule change
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Attorneys general from six states have filed a lawsuit to try and halt the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) new rule regarding employer's public reporting of workplace injuries and illness from being implemented. -
Associated Press, other news organizations seek records relating to Roger Stone
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A group of news organizations has requested access to warrants from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election. -
Vanda Pharmaceutical files suit over FDA order regarding studies for tradipitant
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A pharmaceutical company has filed a suit against the Food and Drug Administration to challenge the agency's imposition of a hold prohibiting it from continuing a human study of a drug to treat a gastrointestinal disease. -
Natural Resources Defense Council alleges federal agencies failed to designate habitat for endangered bumble bee
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A nonprofit organization focused on protecting endangered species alleges two federal agencies have failed to designate habitat for a species of bumble bee listed as endangered in 2017. -
Feds seek to enjoin merger between Gray Television, Raycom Media
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The federal government alleges that a proposed merger between two independent local television station owners would cause harm to competition. -
Sierra Club challenges DHS waivers for border wall as unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Two organizations, one environmental and another that advocates for the southern border communities, are suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen over waivers of laws in regard the construction of a wall on the country's southern border. -
Unions allege Department of Veterans Affairs infringes on employees' right to freely associate
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Two labor unions allege a federal agency has violated the constitutional rights of some of its employees. -
U.S. alleges male restaurant supervisor stalked, cornered female employees
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal agency is suing SOL Mexican Grill over allegations it subjected female employees to lewd comments, stalking and other sexual harassment by a supervisor. -
It's possible that 'professional plaintiff' suing over sugar in ONE protein bars never actually ate one
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – ONE Brands, sued over the amount of sugar in its line of nutrition bars, says it has been targeted by a professional plaintiff who has never actually eaten one of its products and a law firm that failed in its first try to pursue these allegations. -
Nonprofits allege Department of Health and Human Services is unreasonably delaying rule implementation
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Several medical nonprofits have filed suit against a federal agency over delays in implementation of a final rule. -
Freedom Watch alleges Facebook, others are censoring content 'for purely political reasons'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A nonprofit corporation based in Washington, D.C. alleges that social media companies are using their "position of influence and great market power" to "re-craft the nation into their leftist design," according to a complaint filed in federal court this month. -
Organizations allege FDA failed to respond to petition concerning drug
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Two nonprofit, public-interest research, litigation and advocacy organizations allege a federal agency has unlawfully failed to respond to its petition concerning a bulk drug substance. -
Feds say CRH Americas acquisition of West Virginia quarries would 'lessen competition' for aggregate, asphalt concrete in state
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The federal government has filed a civil antitrust action against three companies to enjoin a proposed acquisition of aggregate quarries in West Virginia. -
Lawsuit claiming Project Veritas Action Fund used spy posing as Hillary supporter will continue
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A company’s motion to dismiss claims it infringed on federal and state wiretap statutes was denied in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.