Johnny Depp in UK court for hearing on tabloid libel lawsuit
LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for Johnny Depp told a British judge on Wednesday that the star’s ex-wife Amber Heard lied when s...
FBI raids Canadian fashion mogul following sex abuse claims
1 of 8FILE - In this March 2, 2014, file photo, Peter Nygard attends the 24th Night of 100 Stars Oscars Viewing Gala at ...
39 states investigating Juul’s marketing of vaping products
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Investigators from 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul La...
Kobe Bryant’s widow sues helicopter operator for deaths
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los An...
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma starts ad campaign for claims
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma launched an ad campaign Monday to tell people harmed by their powerful prescription opioid...
Nome, Alaska sued by woman who says rape wasn’t investigated
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A former police dispatcher in a small Alaska town filed a lawsuit Thursday, alleging her collea...
New Mexico sues Google over collection of children’s data
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s attorney general sued Google Thursday over allegations the tech company is illegal...
Settlement approved in discrimination suit against Motel 6
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has given final approval to a $10 million settlement in a class-action discrimination lawsuit tha...
Judge dismisses Oakley’s suit against Dolan, MSG from arrest
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed Charles Oakley’s lawsuit against executive chairman James Dolan and Madiso...
Trial begins in lawsuit over missing woman’s murdered sons
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A final chapter in the horrific saga of a Utah woman who vanished about a decade ago and the killin...
MIT to caption online videos after discrimination lawsuit
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has agreed to provide captions for more of its publicly availabl...
Michael Avenatti is convicted of trying to extort Nike
NEW YORK — Michael Avenatti, the combative lawyer who gained fame by representing porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits involving President Donald Trum...
Lawsuit: Mexican megachurch leaders abused woman for years
LOS ANGELES — A Southern California woman says the father and son leaders of a Mexican megachurch sexually abused her for 18 years starting when she w...
Girls sue to block participation of transgender athletes
HARTFORD, Conn. — The families of three female high school runners filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block transgender athletes in Connecti...
Suit: District wrong to punish students over racist posts
SALINE, Mich. — Four students in a southeastern Michigan town sued their school district over discipline they received in the wake of racist social me...
Cuomo to propose compromise, hopes to end Global Entry ban
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York's governor plans to propose to President Donald Trump that the state could share some driving records with federal immigration...
Tenet Healthcare to pay $1.4M to settle cardiac lawsuit
LOS ANGELES — Tenet Healthcare Corporation and its Southern California hospital Desert Regional Medical Center will pay $1.41 million to resolve alleg...
Justice Department brings new suits over sanctuary policies
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department ratcheted up legal pressure Monday on local governments over their “sanctuary” policies that hinder federal immigr...
Unique Illinois privacy law leads to $550M Facebook deal
CHICAGO — Adam Pezen, Carlo Licata and Nimesh Patel are among millions of people who have been tagged in Facebook photos at some point in the past dec...
NY to sue US over its ouster from trusted traveler programs
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state will file a lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland Security's decision to block New Yorkers from participating i...
Appeals court dismisses Democrats’ lawsuit against Trump
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday dismissed one of several ongoing lawsuits charging that President Donald Trump has illega...
Trump administration moves ahead on shrinking Utah monuments
SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. government implemented final management plans Thursday for two national monuments in Utah that President Donald Trump downsi...
Jeff Bezos asks court to dismiss defamation suit
NEW YORK — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is asking a California court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against him by his girlfriend's brother, Micha...
Jeff Bezos sued by girlfriend’s brother for defamation
NEW YORK — Michael Sanchez, the brother of Jeff Bezos's girlfriend, is suing the Amazon founder for defamation, alleging that Bezos and his team false...
Mississippi inmate tries to hang self in cell, attorney says
JACKSON, Miss. — An inmate tried to hang himself at a troubled Mississippi prison and was taken down by a state trooper, an attorney said in court pap...
Democratic AGs sue to force US to adopt ERA in Constitution
RICHMOND, Va. — Three Democratic state attorneys general sued a U.S. government official Thursday, seeking to force him to recognize Virginia’s recent...
Prosecutor: Michael Avenatti saw dollar signs in Nike fraud
NEW YORK — A prosecutor kicked off opening statements at Michael Avenatti's attempted extortion trial Wednesday by saying the deep-in-debt California ...
Supreme Court allows enforcement of new green card rule
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to put in place new rules that could jeopardize permanent resident sta...
Three years later, Trump travel ban heads back to court
RICHMOND, Va. — After the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from several predominantly Muslim countries in 2018, the...
Fiat Chrysler denies union bribery allegations in GM lawsuit
DETROIT — Fiat Chrysler is moving to dismiss a racketeering lawsuit filed by rival General Motors, denying allegations that it bribed union officials ...