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lawsuit

[law-soot] / ˈlɔˌsut /


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Last week, Ellison threatened to move the company out of California if the state's attorney general, Rob Bonta, did not negotiate on his lawsuit.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Thursday’s dismissal of the Trump Administration’s antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard suggests that such consequences will be rare.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The environmental nonprofit Surfrider Foundation also filed a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration, alleging that the FAA failed to properly assess the Boca Chica facility’s environmental impact on the local ecosystem.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

He died about 19 hours after checking into the facility, the lawsuit says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

They could attempt to stop HeLa research through a lawsuit, arguing that it’s impossible to anonymize Henrietta’s cells, which contain their DNA.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

“These two lawsuits are the only barrier to closing this transaction.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

He has filed meritless lawsuits against media companies and social media platforms and extorted large monetary settlements.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

That’s in part because last month, Bare and other opponents filed two lawsuits challenging the data center, including one that required they sue their own neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

It shields these organizations from lawsuits when they enforce rules involving athlete compensation, revenue sharing, eligibility, recruiting and transfers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

In other words, patients don’t file lawsuits because they’ve been harmed by shoddy medical care.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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