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lawsuit

[law-soot] / ˈlɔˌsut /


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He also poked at Jones, a star of the paranoid, far-right fringe, for losing a massive defamation lawsuit filed by the parents of children killed in a 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Ghassemieh denied the claim and, in a letter to Braemar attached to a federal court filing, said Braemar had offered to sell Saïd a hotel in exchange for his shares when Saïd threatened a lawsuit.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Hims & Hers recently faced regulatory pressure and a lawsuit from Novo Nordisk for selling compounded GLP-1 drugs that are not FDA-approved.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Her lawsuit, filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of California, seeks damages for violations of federal civil rights and state law, including false arrest, unlawful search and seizure, and defamation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Next Gray began to look for plaintiffs—those people whose names would appear on the lawsuit and who would testify in court.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose




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