Apr. 12—AUGUSTA — The House of Representatives on Thursday night advanced a bill to allow civil lawsuits against gun manufacturers who irresponsibly market and sell firearms. It’s the first major piece of gun legislation to receive a floor vote since the mass shooting in Lewiston, when Robert Card Jr. used an assault-style semi-automatic gun to […]
Hip-hop artist Drake has been dismissed from a lawsuit over the 2021 Astroworld festival in Houston in which 10 people were killed, a judge has ruled. Drake was a special guest of rap superstar Travis Scott, who had headlined the festival. He performed with Scott at the end of the concert on November 5 2021, […]
Beset by hundreds of abuse lawsuits, the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in federal court Monday, a move designed to allow the diocese to provide settlements to plaintiffs. The diocese, which previously announced its plans for the filing, said the move came “as it faces more than 250 lawsuits alleging […]
Details of lawsuits filed in recent weeks in federal court by former Dolton and Thornton Township employees cite a pattern of unlawful firing and retaliation by Tiffany Henyard in her roles as mayor and township supervisor. They portray Henyard as vindictive against any perceived enemies, and during an attempt to recall her through a village […]
A Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed board and Disney settled Wednesday lawsuits over who controls the governing district of Disney World’s theme parks and resorts. The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s board voted to accept the deal, which ends much of the litigation between Disney and Florida officials. The agreement stipulates that development agreements and covenants approved […]
A federal investigation involving Sean “Diddy” Combs has been opened after a series of lawsuits since November related to a host of allegations, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News. It’s the latest legal entanglement involving the rap mogul, who has been accused of sexual assault and harassment, sex trafficking, rape and physical […]
A federal investigation involving Sean “Diddy” Combs has been opened after a series of lawsuits since November related to a host of allegations, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News. It’s the latest legal entanglement involving the rap mogul, who has been accused of sexual assault and harassment, sex trafficking, rape and physical […]
Following the largest wildfire in Texas history, Xcel Energy, which services many areas of the Texas Panhandle, is now facing multiple lawsuits for its alleged negligence prior to the lawsuits filed in relation to the Smokehouse Creek Fire. Xcel Energy was already facing more than 280 lawsuits from the 2021 Marshall fire in Colorado, which […]
WASHINGTON — Attorneys for Donald Trump asked a judge Tuesday evening to stay proceedings in various civil cases that seek to hold the former president liable for damages stemming from the Jan. 6 riot, once again seeking to stave off the legal consequences of his actions in the aftermath of his 2020 election loss as […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor has approved an overhaul of social media laws meant to protect children as the state fends off multiple lawsuits challenging their constitutionality. Republican legislative leaders announced at the start of this year’s 45-day work session that they would prioritize revising a pair of policies passed last year that […]
BALTIMORE — Dozens of women filed lawsuits on Tuesday accusing a Baltimore County facility for troubled youth of sexual abuse and blaming Maryland state agencies for failing to protect them. In total, 39 women joined the lawsuit against the agencies that contracted Good Shepherd Services, a facility ran by a Catholic religious order that operated […]
Jordan Willis, the Kansas City Chiefs watch party host whose friends were found mysteriously dead in his snowy backyard, is considering a defamation lawsuit against the men’s families after they publicly aired their theories that he was involved in his friends’ deaths, a source close to him said. Meanwhile, as the men’s families await answers […]