Tag: lawsuit

Christian Doctor Fired for Refusing to Use Trans Pronouns Cites Genesis, Appeals to European Court

A Christian doctor in the UK was fired for refusing to use hypothetical transgender pronouns for patients during a training session. A court ruling followed by two separate appeals supported his being terminated; it is believed to be the first time in the history of English law where a judge ruled that free citizens must engage…


Gen Z Climate Change Activists Call on the Court to Force Montana to ‘Go Green’

A group of Gen Z climate change activists is calling on the court to force the Montana government to go green in a fight over the state’s climate laws and regulations. In Held v. Montana, 16 kids, ranging from ages 5 to 22, from across Montana argue that state legislators have put the interests of…


UK Judges to Be Given More Powers to Throw out Strategic Lawsuits

Judges in England and Wales are to be given more power to throw out lawsuits which allegedly help wealthy and powerful individuals and corporations gag the media. In March 2022, the then Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke out about the “chilling effect” of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), which he said were being used…


Apple, Amazon Must Face Consumer Lawsuit Over IPhone, iPad Prices: US Judge

Apple and Amazon.com must face a consumer antitrust lawsuit in U.S. court accusing them of conspiring to artificially inflate the price of iPhones and iPads sold on Amazon’s platform, a federal judge in Seattle ruled on Thursday. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge John Coughenour rejected bids from Apple and Amazon to dismiss the prospective…


Jury Returns $63 Million Verdict After Finding Chevron Covered up Toxic Pit on California Land

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—A California jury has returned a $63 million verdict against Chevron after finding the oil giant covered up a toxic chemical pit on land purchased by a man who built a house on it and was later diagnosed with a blood cancer. Kevin Wright, who has multiple myeloma, unknowingly built his home directly…


Texas Sheriff Files Felony Charges Connected to Flights for Illegal Immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard Arranged by DeSantis

A Texas sheriff’s office announced felony charges had been filed surrounding illegal immigrant flights from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts organized by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last fall. The investigation was launched in September by Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, a Democrat endorsed by the hard-left Texas Organizing Project, which opposes the deportation…


Merck Sues Biden Administration Over ‘Sham’ Drug Price Negotiation Program

Merck & Co. filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on June 6, saying that Medicare’s new program, established under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), is a “sham” that violates the First and Fifth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. President Joe Biden signed the IRA into law in August of last year, allowing Medicare to…


3 Bodies Recovered in Iowa Building Collapse; Lawsuit Accuses City and Owners of Negligence

The bodies of three men have been removed from the site of a collapsed six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, about a week after part of the century-old structure tumbled to the ground, the city’s police chief announced Monday. “We don’t have any other information at this time that there are any additional people missing,”…


3 Killed in Iowa Building Collapse; Lawsuits Say Owner Didn’t Warn Residents of Danger

DAVENPORT, Iowa—The bodies of three Iowa men have been removed from the site of a collapsed six-story apartment building about a week after part of the century-old structure tumbled to the ground, the city of Davenport’s police chief announced Monday. “We don’t have any other information at this time that there are any additional people…


Hugh Grant’s Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Snooping by the Sun Tabloid Cleared for Trial

LONDON—A London court on Friday rejected an attempt by the publisher of The Sun tabloid to throw out a lawsuit by actor Hugh Grant alleging that journalists and investigators it hired illegally snooped on him. Justice Timothy Fancourt said a trial will have to determine whether Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) carried out unlawful…