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lawsuit

[law-soot] / ˈlɔˌsut /


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That brings us back to the stipulations the federal agencies filed in the UC researchers’ lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

In May, his personal lawyers sued the justice department in an effort to keep the tapes private, but after legal defeats they dropped their lawsuit.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Plaintiffs in the case, who filed their lawsuit in June 2025, argued that the discovery “flatly disproves” representations the government made in pursuit of the stay.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The state of Minnesota translated these safety claims into a federal lawsuit.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Kathy and Zeitoun decided to name Donald Lima, the officer on the arrest report, in the lawsuit.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

It’s true that the university has signed on as a co-plaintiff in several lawsuits brought jointly by the Assn. of American Universities and two other associations representing big universities.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Thousands more lawsuits by individuals, school districts and more than 40 state attorneys general are pending in state and federal courts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The company has faced lawsuits from consumers and their survivors who claim J&J's talc products caused cancer due to contamination with asbestos.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The confession is unsurprising because the Department of Energy had made almost identical confessions in two previous federal lawsuits.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

More important, the defamation lawsuits chilled sympathetic coverage of civil rights activism.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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