In wake of coronavirus deaths, care homes face legal reckoning
As families flock back to nursing homes that first reopened to limited visits in April and more widely this month, thousands no longer have mothers, fathers, grandparents and siblings
Royal Caribbean, NZ tour company sued after couple sustains 'catastrophic injuries' during volcano eruption
Matt and Lauren Urey claim Royal Caribbean and ID Tours New Zealand Ltd. had failed to caution passengers about the increased dangers of the White Island volcano during the December 2019 excursion.
Bayer AG CEO ready to put Roundup legal battle in past
Bayer AG CEO says he is glad the conflict has been resolved so they can now focus on the other important issues grappling the nation.
Lawmakers split along party lines on Justice Department's pot probes
Democrats and Republicans jousted over the propriety of those probes
Nuclear verdicts in trucking cases rising at ‘exponential pace’
From 2017 to 2018 alone, the average size of verdicts grew by 483 percent.
Amazon cracks down on counterfeiters selling phony products
The “global, multi-disciplinary team” includes former federal prosecutors, investigators and data analysts.
Bayer reaches $10.5 billion settlement over weedkiller Roundup
The deal will settle tens of thousands of lawsuits with U.S. plaintiffs alleging the company's Roundup herbicide causes cancer.
Mystery 'John Doe' in Epstein-linked legal battle seeks identity protection
A mysterious figure in the scandal surrounding now-deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein has emerged as part of an ongoing legal battle over previously sealed court documents.
Inmates got coronavirus relief checks, and IRS wants them back
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in coronavirus relief payments have been sent to people behind bars across the United States, and now the IRS is asking state officials to help claw back the cash that the federal tax agency says was mistakenly sent.
Former Wirecard CEO freed on bail in missing billions case
Markus Braun was release after posting bail of $5.65 million
Justice Dept, state AGs to meet Friday on Google antitrust
The federal government and nearly all state attorneys general have opened investigations into allegations that Google has broken antitrust laws.
Johnson & Johnson loses bid to overturn baby powder verdict, but damages cut to $2.12B
A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday rejected Johnson & Johnson's bid to throw out a jury verdict in favor of women who blamed their ovarian cancer on its baby powder and other talc products.
Bill Cosby granted appeal in Pennsylvania sex assault case
In a stunning decision that could test the legal framework of #MeToo cases, comedian Bill Cosby has won the right to fight his 2018 sexual assault conviction in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Billion-dollar investment firm leaving Seattle amid 'unrest'
Seattle residents accuse Mayor Jenny Durkan of letting the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest get out of hand and turn deadly.
California can’t require cancer label for weed killer: Judge
California can’t require a cancer warning label on Roundup, the world’s most widely used weed-killer, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Ex-CEO of Wirecard arrested in case over missing billions
Braun turned himself in on Monday evening
Tom Brady's 'Deflategate' lawyer tapped by Brown University student-athletes
Brown University student-athletes have formed a legal team of high-powered attorneys that boasts past clientele including NFL legend Tom Brady.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Trump's steel tariffs
The justices declined to hear the American Institute for International Steel’s appeal of a February ruling.
Retailer Valentino sues to close boutique on New York's Fifth Avenue
The rise of e-commerce for luxury products has made it tougher for fashion houses to justify high rents when sales have slumped at the Fifth Avenue location.
Top Manhattan prosecutor leaves job after standoff with Barr
An extraordinary standoff between the Justice Department and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman ended Saturday when the prosecutor agreed to leave his job with an assurance that his investigations into allies of President Donald Trump would not be disturbed.

















