Page 2 - Lawsuits

American Bar Association sues Trump admin for threatening lawyers' freedom

The American Bar Association, a voluntary organisation for lawyers, accused Trump of threatening the independence of lawyers and attempting to intimidate them from challenging him in court

Ex-AAP MLA's wife files defamation suit against FM Sitharaman in Delhi

A Delhi court on Thursday fixed on June 26 the criminal defamation complaint filed by Lipika Mitra, wife of former AAP MLA Somnath Bharti, against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for allegedly making statements over their marital discord. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal deferred the hearing on the request of Sitharaman's counsel. The judge also directed Mitra's counsel to provide a copy of the complaint to the opposite party. "Time sought by the proposed accused side to file vakalatnama (document regarding hiring of the lawyer). "Although the summons have been received back duly served. The proposed accused side has sought a copy of complaint. The complainant side agrees to supply the soft copy of the same along with the link of the purported defamatory material/interview. Matter be fixed for consideration/arguments on June 26, 2025," the judge said. Sitharaman has been accused of making "defamatory, false, and malicious statements" at a press conference

Israeli spyware firm NSO to pay WhatsApp $168 mn in damages, rules court

A US court has ordered NSO to pay Meta $168 million for exploiting a WhatsApp bug used to surveil journalists, dissidents and political targets

19 states challenge Trump election order; 4th lawsuit filed in a week

The executive order, which was signed just a week ago, included stricter regulations and required documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in elections

Infosys sues Cognizant, claims unfair trade practices in US court fight

Infosys has escalated its legal battle against Cognizant, accusing the US-based firm of anti-competitive practices and monopolisation in the healthcare software market

Lawsuit claims Musk failed to make payments for 2024 petition signatures

A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Pennsylvania accuses billionaire Elon Musk and the political action committee he started of failing to pay a suburban Philadelphia man more than USD 20,000 for getting people to sign a petition in favour of free speech and gun rights. The lawsuit seeking class-action status claims the man, referred to as Bucks County resident John Doe and requesting to remain anonymous, received hourly pay for canvassing ahead of the November presidential election, but that he was not fully paid for the petition referrals. It claims John Doe has repeatedly tried to obtain payment but has not been successful. He says he has been in touch with others who have the same complaint. There's been a lot of discussion and concern from people who were not paid what they understood they were going to be paid, Shannon Liss-Riordan, a lawyer for John Doe, said in a phone interview late Tuesday. The lawsuit was first reported by The New York Times. Musk's America PAC offered to

Musk loses bid to block investor lawsuit over Twitter stock manipulation

A Manhattan federal judge on Friday said investors can move forward with claims that Musk committed securities fraud by failing to make timely disclosures to the US Securities and Exchange Commission

'X's allegations of censorship are groundless': Centre on Musk's lawsuit

Elon Musk-owned X filed a lawsuit seeking to quash the government's Sahyog portal, which notifies tech companies about harmful online content

Infosys to pay $17.5 million to settle data breach case in BPM unit

McCamish, bought by Infosys BPM in 2009, is a platform-based BPO firm that provides life insurance and retirement software solutions and service offerings in the US

Musk-led DOGE asked to release records on ops run in 'unusual secrecy'

The decision by the US district judge is one of a kind and has marked a sign of early victory for the advocates, who have been trying to force DOGE to become more transparent

USAID contractors warn of shutdowns and lawsuits with millions owed

On Tuesday afternoon, a judge ordered the US government to pay what it owes by midnight Wednesday, a decision the US government appealed a few hours later

J&J begins critical court hearing over $10 billion baby powder settlement

The judge will listen to supporters and opponents of J&J's bankruptcy proposal in a marathon court hearing that will last until the end of February

Trump at WH: With over 70 lawsuits filed, 7 important cases to watch

The cases, brought by nonprofits, state attorneys general, civil rights groups and private citizens, challenge Trump's directives to freeze trillions of dollars in federal funding

Elon Musk's bid to control OpenAI complicates for-profit transition

Musk, who has since launched a rival AI firm, has fired off angry posts about Altman on his social media platform, filed two lawsuits against the company for straying from its founding principles

Boston judge to consider bid to block Trump's birthright citizenship order

A federal judge in Boston said on Friday he would take under advisement a request from 18 state attorneys general to block President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin was the third federal judge this week to hear arguments in lawsuits seeking to block the order. It was unclear when Sorokin, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, would issue a decision on the request but it was not expected to come Friday. The state attorneys general, along with the cities of San Francisco and Washington, asked Sorokin to issue a preliminary injunction. Millions of Americans who were born to immigrant parents and hundreds of millions can trace their citizenship back to immigrant ancestors ancestors who built our country and fueled our economy under the protections of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, ...

Exposed wires may have contributed to LA's Eaton fire, claims law firm

Robertson and experts with his firm captured the images of SCE's equipment by hiking to SCE towers along the ridge of foothills near Altadena and deploying drones earlier this month

Elon Musk blames Don Lemon's 'invasive' interview for cancelling show on X

Now Musk is trying to get Lemon's lawsuit dismissed in California Superior Court, arguing that the relationship between X and Lemon 'went sour' after the interview

Indian media giants join legal battle against OpenAI over copyright issues

The ChatGPT creator has been accused by authors, news outlets, and musicians worldwide of using copyrighted works to train AI models and sought the removal of their content

Donald Trump announces DOGE advisory group, attracting instant lawsuits

Failed Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was a co-chair but has left to run for elected office, Trump spokesperson Anna Kelly said

Lyft wins dismissal of shareholder lawsuit over earnings report error

The judge found no proof that the San Francisco-based company and its top executives intended to defraud anyone by reporting an incorrect profit margin