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[law-soot] / ˈlɔˌsut /


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Their lawsuit alleges the administration exceeded its authority and skirted required reviews in moving to remake the course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026

The lawsuit requests that the tanker be seized and sold to pay for the damage.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

The private chef’s lawsuit against Jenner followed two lawsuits brought by former housekeepers of the embattled reality TV star.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron filed a new defamation lawsuit in the United States last week against right-wing influencer Candace Owens, who claims the French president's wife is a transgender woman.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

He returned to logging work while we made plans to file a civil lawsuit against everyone involved in his wrongful prosecution and conviction.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

The private chef’s lawsuit against Jenner followed two lawsuits brought by former housekeepers of the embattled reality TV star.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Kalshi and Polymarket are facing a number of lawsuits from U.S. states accusing them of operating illegal gambling platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

This move would relinquish the players’ protections under labor law but would potentially strip MLB of what’s known as the nonstatutory labor exemption, a judicial doctrine that shields collectively bargained terms from antitrust lawsuits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The project also faces lawsuits from a group of veterans, the city of Washington and the state of Virginia.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

In fact, Cofield had served years in various prisons for fraud, much of it involving bad checks, and he’d spent his jail time taking law courses and launching what one judge called “frivolous” lawsuits.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot


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