plaintiff
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"Today the industry is extending grace, but the first time an autonomous agent causes a breach involving real data, a real plaintiff, and real financial losses, liability won't be an academic debate anymore," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“If such uncertainty is indeed reality, then how can any plaintiff here meet her burden on the merits of her claim?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
A Meta spokesperson said in a statement: "Days after settling with other social media companies, the plaintiff dropped his case against Meta, the only remaining defendant, without receiving any payment."
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Sotomayor explained that the plaintiff “did not dispute” that “sex” in Title IX means “biological sex,” or sex was assigned at birth.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Donte, can I make you lead plaintiff? Can I do that?”
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Residents of Val Verde, a tiny town north of Los Angeles, claim Downtown LA Law Group used a cowboy recruiter to find plaintiffs for lawsuits against a local landfill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The 1st Circuit’s language about “confusion” and “disenfranchisement” is not a talking point borrowed from the plaintiffs.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
The plaintiffs argue the winners were not selected randomly, as Musk had suggested, but chosen because they could serve as effective spokespeople for the group.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Part of it went into a fund for Rosie, one of the named plaintiffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Sullivan changed the standard for defamation and libel by requiring plaintiffs to prove malice—that is, evidence of actual knowledge on the part of the publisher that a statement is false.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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