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Civil Plaintiff
Jury Awards $120 Million to Man in a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Medical Center in New York
A state Supreme Court jury this week returned a $120 million verdict against Westchester Medical…
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Civil Plaintiff
Illinois Jury Orders Egg Suppliers to Pay $17.7 Million in Damages for Price Gouging in the 2000s
A federal jury in Illinois ordered $17.7 million in damages — an amount tripled to…
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Civil Plaintiff
Sprint Will Pay $3.5 Million to Settle a Pension Plan Lawsuit
Sprint Communications will pay $3.5 million to settle an ERISA lawsuit by former employees who…
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Consumer Law
DOJ Says Tennessee’s Penalties for HIV-Positive People Are Discriminatory
Tennessee’s decades-old aggravated prostitution statute violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S. Department of…
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Consumer Law
Father of Slain 6-Year-Old Palestinian American Boy Files a Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Landlord
The father of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy fatally stabbed in what authorities allege was…
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Consumer Law
Federal Judge Blocks Montana’s State-Wide Ban of TikTok
A federal judge in Montana has blocked a law that would have resulted in a…
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Criminal Law
Illinois Appeals Court Upholds Actor Jussie Smollett’s Convictions, Jail Sentence
An appeals court upheld the disorderly conduct convictions Friday of actor Jussie Smollett, who was…
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Criminal Law
Ex-U.S. Ambassador Arrested Over Accusations of Serving as Agent of Cuba
A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in…
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Criminal Law
Inmate Who Stabbed Derek Chauvin in Prison is Charged With Attempted Murder
Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison 22 times by a former gang leader and one-time…
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Big Law
Swiss Drugmaker Roche Joins Race for Obesity Drugs With $2.7 Billion Deal for Carmot Therapeutics
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche agreed to take over obesity drug developer Carmot Therapeutics for $2.7…
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