Civil cases refer to legal disputes between two or more parties stemming from non-criminal matters, such as contract or property disputes, personal injury claims, or family law matters like divorce and child custody.
A man doused in hot water and stabbed in his sleep while detained in Baltimore is suing the State, Mayor, City Council and correctional officers. More
September 7, 2022
The sisters and widow of Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum allege Baldwin subjected them to online threats and harassment. More
September 1, 2022
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that religious freedom rights protect the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis from being sued by a teacher who was fired from his job at a Catholic high school for being in a same-sex marriage. More
August 31, 2022
The family of a Texas soldier who was was sexually harassed and killed at a military base near Killeen in 2020 filed a lawsuit Friday seeking $35 million in damages from the U.S. government. The family of 20-year-old Vanessa Guillen is seeking damages on the basis of sexual harassment, abuse, assault, rape, sodomy and wrongful death. More
August 12, 2022
Eight minority corrections officers who were working at the jail where a former Minneapolis police officer was awaiting trial in the death of George Floyd were awarded nearly $1.5 million Tuesday to settle a lawsuit. More
August 9, 2022
YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (Court TV) — Three days before filing an appeal to the $10.35 million judgment she was ordered to pay her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, Amber Heard’s California desert estate quietly sold, according to public property records. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom Yucca Valley home, featured in many of Heard’s Instagram posts, sits on just under 6 […] More
August 2, 2022
The ongoing trial in Austin, which is where Alex Jones’ far-right Infowars website and its parent company are based, stems from a 2018 lawsuit brought by Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son was killed in the 2012 attack along with 19 other first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School. More
August 2, 2022
A family is suing Sesame Street-themed amusement park Sesame Place for $25 million over claims of racial discrimination, alleging costumed characters ignored a 5-year-old Black girl. More
July 28, 2022
A federal judge has ordered Indianapolis Public Schools to allow a 10-year-old transgender girl to rejoin her school’s all-girls softball team while a lawsuit continues against a state law that bans transgender females from competing in girls school sports. More
July 26, 2022
Jury selection is set for Monday in a trial that will determine for the first time how much Infowars host Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook Elementary School parents. More
July 25, 2022
Amber Heard notified a Virginia court that she will appeal the $10.35 million judgment she was ordered to pay ex-husband Johnny Depp during a high-profile defamation trial. More
July 21, 2022
Twitter claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Delaware that Musk's “outlandish” and “bad faith” actions have caused the social media platform irreparable harm and sunk its stock price. More
July 13, 2022
A Virginia judge on Wednesday rejected an effort by actress Amber Heard to set aside the $10 million judgment awarded against her in favor of her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. More
July 13, 2022
In court papers filed Monday, Depp's lawyers dispute arguments from Heard's team that the jury's verdict was nonsensical and unfounded. More
July 12, 2022
A judge has consolidated hundreds of lawsuits alleging physical and sexual abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center, more than two years after the first case was filed. More
July 11, 2022
“Newly discovered facts” show Juror No. 15 in the six-week trial was not the individual summoned in April to serve in the case, Amber Heard's attorney wrote. More
July 11, 2022
RICHMOND, Va. — Amber Heard’s lawyers have asked a judge to throw out the $10.35 million verdict against her in the defamation case filed by ex-husband Johnny Depp. More
July 5, 2022
A judge has denied a motion to dismiss a civil lawsuit stemming from the death of Gabby Petito at the hands of her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. More
June 30, 2022
The tentative settlement also includes changes in police policies and training involving traffic stops like the one that resulted in Wright's death, according to a statement Tuesday night from attorneys representing Wright's family. More
June 22, 2022
A lawsuit filed by the parents of Gabby Petito against the parents of her suspected killer, Brian Laundrie, will head to court for the first time Wednesday. More
June 22, 2022
A settlement agreement has been reached on the eve of a second trial pitting the Kardashian family against former reality TV star Blac Chyna. More
June 20, 2022
In Michigan, a new federal lawsuit will be filed today by 20 Oxford High School students seeking a judge to order change before the start of the new school year. More
June 17, 2022
A North Carolina charter school violated female students' constitutional rights by requiring them to wear skirts, a federal appeals court ruled More
June 14, 2022
Amber Heard says she stands by the testimony she gave during a contentious six-week libel trial against former husband Johnny Depp, saying she has "always told the truth.” More
June 14, 2022
Amber Heard says she doesn't blame the jury that awarded Johnny Depp more than $10 million after a contentious six-week libel trial in her first post-verdict interview. More
June 13, 2022
Breonna Taylor neighbors Napper and Cody Etherton are asking a judge to move their lawsuit out of Louisville. More
June 9, 2022
Some advocates and legal experts fear Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard will have a real-world chilling effect on women coming forward with abuse claims. More
June 3, 2022
After three days of deliberations, the seven-member jury in the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard defamation trial came to a decision. More
June 3, 2022
After an explosive six-week libel trial followed by millions on social media and live TV, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard each face an uphill battle: trying to rebuild their images and careers. More
June 2, 2022
FAIRFAX, Va. (Court TV) — After nearly 13 hours of deliberation over three days – a jury of 5 men and 2 women returned verdicts that mostly favored Johnny Depp, holding Amber Heard liable for three out of three statements Depp claimed were defamatory in the Washington Post opinion piece she wrote in December of 2018. More
June 1, 2022
