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.
The parents of a five-time champion on the game show "Jeopardy!" are accusing a Las Vegas-area hospital where he underwent abdominal surgery of causing his death in February 2021. Brayden Smith, who died at 24, was one of the last "Jeopardy!" contestants to appear with host Alex Trebek before Trebek died in November 2020 after battling pancreatic cancer. More
January 11, 2022
The sister of a slain federal security officer is suing Facebook, alleging the tech giant played a part in the radicalization of two men who are accused of planning the killing on its platform. David Patrick Underwood was fatally shot and his partner was wounded while guarding a federal building in Oakland on May 29, 2020, when a large demonstration over the police killing of George Floyd was underway nearby. More
January 7, 2022
The Duchess of Sussex will receive a nominal 1-pound ($1.35) payment for invasion of privacy plus undisclosed damages for copyright infringement, under an agreement that ends her long-running dispute with Britain's Mail on Sunday over the tabloid's publication of a letter she wrote to her father. More
January 5, 2022
A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit of a 30-year-old man who alleged that the image of him nude as a 4-month-old on the 1991 cover of Nirvana's "Nevermind" album is child pornography. More
January 4, 2022
A new federal court order says a Mississippi city must allow construction of a mosque, two months after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a discrimination lawsuit against the city on behalf of two Muslim men who want to develop the place of worship. More
January 4, 2022
A firearms store and gun range in suburban Kansas City refused to let a Muslim woman use the range unless she removed her hijab, a Muslim civil rights organization alleged in a federal lawsuit. More
January 4, 2022
Retail giant Walmart illegally dumps more than 1 million batteries, aerosol cans of insect killer and other products, toxic cleaning supplies, electronic waste, latex paints and other hazardous waste into California landfills each year, state prosecutors alleged Monday in a lawsuit that the company labeled "unjustified." More
December 20, 2021
The Chicago Blackhawks have settled a lawsuit by a former player who said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach during the team's 2010 Stanley Cup title run. More
December 15, 2021
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Broward County, Florida, school district will pay more than $26 million to the families of 17 people killed and some of those injured in the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Board members approved the two legal settlements on Tuesday. A total of $25 million […] More
December 15, 2021
Joseph Centanni, a landlord accused of demanding sex from his low-income tenants under threat of eviction or in exchange for helping them receive rent assistance, will pay more than $4 million to settle a federal lawsuit. More
December 14, 2021
Attorneys in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case have reached a tentative settlement under which one of the organization's largest insurers would contribute $800 million into a fund for victims of child sexual abuse. More
December 13, 2021
Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for $150 billion accusing it of failing to stop hate speech that incited violence against the Muslim ethnic group by military rulers and supporters in Myanmar. More
December 7, 2021
A $50 million lawsuit was filed against a utility company over an explosion that killed two people and damaged several homes in Flint Michigan. More
December 6, 2021
Carole Baskin - founder of Florida big cat sanctuary featured in "Tiger King" series - is suing Netflix and a production company to prevent interviews and footage involving her in sequel. More
November 9, 2021
Two California couples gave birth to each others' babies after a mix-up at a fertility clinic and spent months raising children that weren't theirs before swapping the infants. More
November 8, 2021
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County agreed Tuesday to pay $2.5 million to two families who lost relatives in last year’s helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven other people. The Board of Supervisors approved a settlement of two federal lawsuits filed by the Altobelli and Mauser families alleging they suffered […] More
November 2, 2021
Jury seated in civil trial to determine whether white nationalists who planned 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville will be held responsible for the violence. More
October 27, 2021
Lawsuit alleges Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park recklessly caused girl's death by failing to train operators of the Haunted Mine Drop ride despite previous problems with its seat belts. More
October 20, 2021
Families of the 17 people killed in the 2018 Florida high school massacre most of the wounded and others traumatized have reach $25 million settlement with Broward County school district. More
October 18, 2021
Bill Cosby accuser artist Lili Bernard filed suit over a 1990 hotel room encounter in Atlantic City New Jersey before the state's two-year window to file older sexual assault claims expires. More
October 14, 2021
Robert DuBoise was freed from prison in August 2020 after long-shelved, untested DNA evidence from a rape kit proved he was innocent. More
October 12, 2021
U.S. Capitol Police officers attacked beaten Capitol riot filed lawsuit against former President Donald Trump + allies + far-right extremist groups violent mob Jan. 6 disrupt certification. More
August 26, 2021
Spencer Elden 30-year-old man who appeared nude at 4 months old in 1991 on the cover of Nirvana's "Nevermind" album is suing the band alleging the image is child pornography. More
August 25, 2021
Jeffrey Epstein accuser sued Prince Andrew saying he sexually assaulted her when she was 17. Lawyers for Virginia Giuffre filed the lawsuit in Manhattan federal court. More
August 9, 2021
LONDON (AP) — Former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon said Wednesday that he’s “heart and soul” against letting the band’s songs be used in an upcoming television drama about the pioneering punk outfit, dismissing the TV series as “nonsense.” Lydon, formerly known as Johnny Rotten, is being sued by guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul […] More
July 21, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore’s $95 million lawsuit targeting comedian Sacha Baron Cohen filed after Moore complained he was tricked into an interview that lampooned sexual misconduct accusations against him. Judge John Cronan wrote that Moore signed a clear disclosure agreement that prohibited any […] More
July 14, 2021
SURFSIDE, Fla. — A Miami-Dade Circuit Judge has accepted a tentative plan from the insurance carrier for the Champlain Towers South condo association. The agreement includes up-front payments to resolve damage claims resulting from a class-action lawsuit filed on June 24. Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman, who placed the condo association board into receivership, appointed Michael […] More
July 2, 2021
William Jennette repeatedly told deputies he could not breathe. More
May 25, 2021
The grandmother of a 2-year-old girl who was beaten and starved to death wants to file a wrongful death lawsuit against three caseworkers who oversaw the girl's care. More
April 28, 2021
LONDON (AP) — A British court on Thursday refused Johnny Depp permission to appeal a judge’s ruling that he assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard. Two Court of Appeal judges said the Hollywood star cannot challenge the High Court’s rejection of his libel lawsuit against publisher of The Sun newspaper for labeling him a “wife beater” in […] More
March 25, 2021
