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Wife of Murdered Doctor Must Pay Stepkids $200M

But so far, no criminal charges against Rebecca Schwartz for 2014 killing of Steven Schwartz

(Newser) - The spouse of a doctor found murdered in his Florida mansion more than a decade ago will have to open her wallet for the deceased physician's adult kids. WFLA reports that Rebecca Schwartz, 64, was ordered earlier this month by a civil court to pay her three stepchildren nearly...

Whistleblower's Mom Blames Boeing for His Death
Dead Whistleblower's
Family Sues Boeing
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Mar 21, 2025 9:37 AM CDT

Dead Whistleblower's Family Sues Boeing

John Barnett's family says Boeing launched 'campaign of harassment, abuse, intimidation'

(Newser) - The family of Boeing whistleblower John Barnett alleges the company's conduct led him to take his own life in March 2024, and they're suing to that end. The Guardian reports that in a wrongful death lawsuit filed in federal court, the family claims that after the longtime quality...

Judge Tosses Lawsuit Over Mariah Carey's Holiday Hit
Judge Agrees
Holiday Hit
Is Special
Mar 20, 2025 6:40 PM CDT

Judge Agrees Holiday Hit Is Special

Songwriters argued 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' is their creation

(Newser) - A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Mariah Carey did not steal her perennial megahit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" from other songwriters. Judge Mónica Ramírez Almadani granted Carey's request for summary judgment on Wednesday, giving her and co-writer and co-defendant Walter...

Suit: Man Suffered Fatal Head Trauma on Six Flags Coaster

Christopher Hawley, 22, collapsed immediately after his X2 ride at Magic Mountain, family says

(Newser) - A California mom purchased tickets for her two sons to "have a fun day" at Six Flags Magic Mountain that proved fatal for one. Christopher Hawley, 22, suffered fatal head trauma on the popular X2 roller coaster, which promises to "keep your mind in full thrust," according...

Lawsuit: Girl Scout Cookies Infused With Lead, Pesticide
Woman Sues Over 'Dangerous
Toxins' in Girl Scout Cookies
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Mar 16, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

Woman Sues Over 'Dangerous Toxins' in Girl Scout Cookies

Proposed class-action complaint says all cookies tested were positive for lead, glyphosate

(Newser) - Most people love a good Thin Mint, but a recent lawsuit against the Girl Scouts puts a damper on that affection for at least one New York woman, who claims the presence of heavy metals and pesticides in some of the organization's famous cookies, reports WJLA . The suit filed...

Ex-NFL Star Sues Over Filmed Clash With Favre
'80s NFL Star Sues
ESPN for $25M
Mar 14, 2025 8:43 AM CDT

'80s NFL Star Sues ESPN for $25M

Mark Gastineau says network didn't have consent to record clash with Brett Favre, which led to ridicule

(Newser) - New York Jets legend Mark Gastineau is suing ESPN over a viral documentary clip he says was "intentionally and maliciously" edited to portray him in a bad light. The clip, showing Gastineau angrily accusing NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre of "taking a dive" in 2002 so...

CBS Wants Trump's $20B Lawsuit Tossed

Paramount lawyers call it an 'affront to the First Amendment'

(Newser) - CBS News' parent company is trying to get President Trump's $20 billion l awsuit against the network thrown out, arguing that it is an "affront to the First Amendment and is without basis in law or fact." Paramount filed two motions in the US District Court for...

UK Teen: Parents Tricked Me, Left Me in Ghana

He'll stay in boarding school for now as judge rules in favor of parents fearing for his safety at home

(Newser) - A 14-year-old British citizen sent to an African boarding school against his will has lost his legal battle against his own parents. The unnamed boy had sent an email to the British Consulate in Ghana, "begging to go back to my old school." He told London's High...

Lawsuit: Psych Hospital Faked Records to Boost Profits

Woman says she was held against her will at DC facility after husband lied to police

(Newser) - A Washington, DC, woman who says she had a nightmarish experience at a psychiatric hospital after her husband claimed she was suicidal is suing the for-profit institution and its corporate owner, United Health Services. In the proposed class-action suit, the woman says doctors at the Psychiatric Institute of Washington falsified...

Judge Declines to Restore AP's White House Access

But he urges Trump administration to reconsider ban

(Newser) - A federal judge on Monday declined to immediately order the White House to restore the Associated Press' access to presidential events, saying the news organization had not demonstrated it had suffered any irreparable harm. But he urged the Trump administration to reconsider its two-week-old ban , saying that case law "...

This Trial Could Bankrupt Greenpeace
This Trial Could
Bankrupt Greenpeace
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Feb 24, 2025 1:03 PM CST

This Trial Could Bankrupt Greenpeace

Big Oil's Energy Transfer wants $300M from activist group over pipeline protests

(Newser) - One of the most well-known environmental activist groups in the world says it will face bankruptcy if a judge fails to rule in its favor in a trial beginning Monday in conservative North Dakota. Greenpeace faces a $300 million civil lawsuit brought by Dallas-based Energy Transfer, which accuses the group...

The AP Sues 3 Trump Staffers Over Freedom of Speech
The AP Sues 3 Trump Officials
Feb 22, 2025 9:01 AM CST

The AP Sues 3 Trump Officials

The news agency has been banned from attending press events at the White House and Mar-a-Lago or flying on Air Force One

(Newser) - The AP sued three Trump administration officials Friday over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the blocking of its journalists. "We'll see them in court," responded White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is named in the lawsuit...

Venezuelans Sue Trump Over Lost Legal Protections

They say rescinding TPS protections extended by Biden is unprecedented and illegal

(Newser) - Venezuelans with temporary legal protections allowing them to live and work in the US are suing President Trump, alleging his administration has illegally stripped them of those protections due to racial hostility. Before leaving office, President Biden extended Temporary Protected Status for 600,000 Venezuelans who are unable to return...

She Gave Birth After IVF, Then Had to Give Up Baby

Krystena Murray files suit after fertility clinic implanted someone else's embryo inside her

(Newser) - A Georgia woman who gave birth a little over a year ago to a long-hoped-for baby had to give him up just months later—because the fertility clinic that had helped her get pregnant implanted another couple's embryo. That's per a new civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in state...

'This Was Preventable': Claims Filed Over Potomac Crash

'I don't know who caused this crash, but I know the passengers sure didn't',' family's lawyer says

(Newser) - The family of Connecticut man Casey Crafton has filed what are believed to be the first legal claims against the federal government over the Potomac plane crash. "I don't know who caused this crash, but I know the passengers sure didn't, and the families are entitled to...

14 States Sue Trump, Musk, DOGE
14 States Sue
Trump, Musk, DOGE
Feb 14, 2025 6:09 AM CST

14 States Sue Trump, Musk, DOGE

Coalition claims the president is violating the Constitution

(Newser) - Elon Musk's efforts to "delete" government agencies and fire thousands of workers is unconstitutional, a coalition of 14 states alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday against Musk, his Department of Governmental Efficiency, and President Trump. New Mexico is leading the coalition of states, which claims the unelected billionaire'...

After Hippo Kills Wife, NJ Man Sues Safari Operator

Craig Manders says African Portfolio failed to give proper warnings about the territorial animal

(Newser) - A New Jersey man who says he watched as his wife was brutally killed by one of the most dangerous animals on Earth has filed a lawsuit, which, to be clear, is not against the hippopotamus. Rather, Craig Manders is suing the Connecticut tour operator that arranged for him and...

Even Elon Musk Can't Escape Trump Litigation

X.com agrees to pay Trump $10M to settle suit over past ban following Capitol riot

(Newser) - Elon Musk's X.com has agreed to pay about $10 million to settle with President Trump, who sued the site formerly known as Twitter and its ex-CEO, Jack Dorsey, for censorship after he was banned from the platform after the Jan. 6 riot. "It's resolved," a...

Couple Win Refund Over $40M Moth-Infested Mansion

Seller 'concealed' the problem from the buyers, who found the pests on their toothbrushes

(Newser) - A wealthy couple who sued a developer, claiming the mansion they'd bought for $40 million was infested with moths, have won the right to a very big refund. Iya Patarkatsishvili, the daughter of a Georgian billionaire, and her pediatric dentist husband Yevhen Hunyak, purchased Horbury Villa in west London'...

Inspectors General Fired by Trump Sue Him
Watchdogs Fired
by Trump Sue Him
Feb 12, 2025 10:30 AM CST

Watchdogs Fired by Trump Sue Him

8 IGs say their firings were unlawful, would like their jobs back

(Newser) - Eight government watchdogs have sued over their mass firing that removed oversight of President Trump's new administration. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington asks a judge to declare the firings unlawful and restore the inspectors general to their positions at government agencies. They said in the...

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