sue
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Previous plaintiffs have tried to sue Meta over the content that is shown on its apps, but courts have found the company broadly immune under federal law to liability for user-generated material.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
A 2021 law allows people to sue for damages when private detention center operators fail to follow the care standards laid out in their contracts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
“While it’s likely that the developer will sue the city to fight this determination, the decision from the Planning Department puts the city, and our community, in a good position,” the councilman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
That’s in part because last month, Bare and other opponents filed two lawsuits challenging the data center, including one that required they sue their own neighbors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
A few days before the conference, Lawrence and Zakariyya called yelling again about how she shouldn’t talk to anyone, and saying they wanted to sue every scientist who’d ever worked on Henrietta’s cells.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Their proposed legislation also would ensure that anyone who sues over the fire doesn’t have to pay state taxes on any settlement, and that local jurisdictions are responsible for pest extermination efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
That typically happens in advance of a criminal prosecution, when a taxpayer sues for a refund, when a U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Florida man sues Outback Steakhouse after toilet collapse.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
It is alarmingly plausible that the court might close the courthouse doors to any private party that sues the government over law-breaking impoundments.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2025
If Ziggy isn’t found, what if Mae sues us?
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
New Mexico, which sued Meta in a similar trial this spring and won, and Florida aren’t currently part of the settlement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
But Monday’s order says that a plaintiff, like the states that sued, can also come to court too early.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison was set Monday to meet Bonta and others representing the 12 states that sued to block the transaction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
About two dozen states and Washington, D.C. sued.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
The fact that no one had sued over the growth or ownership of the HeLa cell line, he said, illustrated that patients didn’t mind when doctors took their cells and turned them into commercial products.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Businessman Monty Singh said he is suing back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
It was only 18 months ago that Padres fans wondered whether the good times might come to an end, with the widow of beloved owner Peter Seidler suing his brothers for control of the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
This is not like suing somebody that’s judgment-proof or somebody can’t hire a good lawyer.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
The states suing Meta are asking for many more changes to the way Instagram and Facebook operate for young people, too.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The next few years were kept lean by the suing, and the drain stopped only when he lost the suit.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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