Category: lawsuit

Gabby Petito’s Family Plans to File $50 Million Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Police

SALT LAKE CITY—Gabby Petito’s family on Monday notified Utah officials of plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that police failed to recognize their daughter was in a life-threatening situation last year when officers investigated a fight between her and her boyfriend. The fight happened weeks before authorities say the boyfriend killed her while…


New Legal Battles in Michigan Over State’s ‘Trigger’ Law Criminalizing Most Abortions

In a victory for the pro-life cause and the rights of local government, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled on Aug. 1 that county prosecutors could prosecute violators of a 1931 state law banning most abortions. The statute, known as Michigan Compiled Law 750.14, was rendered moot for 49 years by the Roe v. Wade…


Elon Musk Says Twitter May Become an Accurate, Relevant News Source

Elon Musk said Twitter could become an accurate and relevant news source just like an “old-school version of The Economist” or Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” when it was hosted by Jon Stewart. A Twitter thread Sunday night raised speculation that Musk was preparing to take over the firm. The billionaire tech mogul, who said…


Ohio Leads Class-Action Lawsuit Against Facebook

A federal judge has named Ohio the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit that seeks to represent all Facebook investors who lost money  in the wake of revelations about the company. Filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the suit accuses Facebook of violating federal securities laws by publicly misrepresenting its…


Trump Claims ‘Absolute Immunity’ From Jan. 6 Civil Suits

Former President Donald Trump asserted “absolute immunity” to shield him from civil lawsuits over his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. In a July 27 filing (pdf), Trump’s attorneys Jesse Binnall and Molly McCann urged a federal appeals court in Washington to entirely dismiss the former commander-in-chief as a defendant in civil suits linked to…


Nick Sandmann Defamation Lawsuits Against Media Dismissed by Federal Judge

Libel lawsuits brought by Nick Sandmann against a string of media outlets were dismissed by a U.S. District Court in Eastern Kentucky this week, which ruled that statements that he “blocked” a Native American man were “protected opinions.” Sandmann filed lawsuits against ABC, CBS, CNN, Gannett, NBC, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and The…


Judicial Watch Sues Secret Service Over Hunter Biden’s Records

Advocacy group Judicial Watch has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alleging that the agency is slow-rolling a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to turn over records tied to President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. Judicial Watch filed the FOIA suit against DHS on July 17 at the U.S. District Court for…


German Consumer Group Files Lawsuit Against Tesla Over Privacy Concerns, CO2 Ads

BERLIN—Germany’s largest consumer protection group VZBV has filed a lawsuit against Tesla in a Berlin court over alleged misleading advertising and data protection violations, the group said on Tuesday. The group said Tesla made misleading statements on how much carbon-dioxide emissions consumers save when purchasing a Tesla electric vehicle. The car’s sentry mode, which records…


Man Continues His Fight for Milwaukee’s 2020 Election Records

A legal battle has been quietly unfolding in the Milwaukee County Circuit Court over a citizen’s request to examine Milwaukee’s voting records from the 2020 presidential election. In the months following that poll, Peter Bernegger filed four major requests under the Wisconsin Open Records Law to obtain, examine, and copy information—such as absentee ballot applications,…


Judge Grants Request for Discovery Phase in Social Media Collusion Lawsuit Against Biden Admin

A federal court has granted a request by Missouri and Louisiana officials to obtain information and documents from top-ranking officials in the Biden administration over its alleged collusion with social media giants in an effort to censor and suppress free speech. Eric Schmitt, Missouri’s Republican attorney general, announced on social media on July 13 that Terry Doughty,…