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Lawsuit: Cybertruck Tried to Drive Itself Off Overpass

Driver seeks over $1M, alleges Autopilot malfunction and negligence

(Newser) - Tesla's controversial pickup is back in the spotlight, this time in a lawsuit that claims a Cybertruck on Autopilot tried to steer itself off a Houston overpass. In a complaint filed in Harris County, Houston resident Justine Saint Amour says she was driving on the 69 Eastex Freeway in...

Protein Bar Suit Makes Claim Straight Out of Mean Girls

David Protein founder insists 'no one is getting Regina Georged' and consuming hidden calories

(Newser) - Diet food drama is unfolding around David Protein bars . Per NBC News , a January class-action suit claims that the buzzy bars, popular with wellness influencers, pack roughly 80% more calories and more than four times the fat than their labels suggest. Independent testing cited in the complaint reportedly found 268...

Costco Customer Sues Chain Over Tariffs
Costco Just Got
Sued Over Tariffs
Mar 12, 2026 12:20 PM CDT

Costco Just Got Sued Over Tariffs

Customer wants the company to pass along any refunds

(Newser) - Costco is getting sued by a customer who wants his money back over tariffs. Matthew Stockov of Illinois is seeking class-action status for the suit filed Wednesday in federal court, reports the Wall Street Journal . The lawsuit demands that Costco pass along to customers any refunds it might get from...

Bill Cosby Faces New Civil Trial
Bill Cosby Faces
New Civil Trial
Mar 12, 2026 12:04 PM CDT

Bill Cosby Faces New Civil Trial

Woman accuses comedian of drugging, raping her in 1972

(Newser) - A new civil trial is digging into allegations that Bill Cosby drugged and raped a woman more than half a century ago. A lawsuit filed by 84-year-old Donna Motsinger accuses Cosby, 88, of giving her wine and a pill and then sexually assaulting her after a 1972 comedy show near...

Plasma Donors' Deaths Like Being 'Struck by Lightning'

Health Canada probes Winnipeg's for-profit Grifols clinics after 2 donors die

(Newser) - Two plasma donors in Winnipeg have died just months apart after visiting the same for-profit clinic system, prompting a federal probe and questions about transparency in Canada's growing paid-plasma industry. Health Canada says it's investigating fatal "adverse reactions" reported by Grifols clinics in October and January, with...

Suit: Woman Fired Lawyer on ChatGPT's Advice

Insurer sues OpenAI for $10M, claims chatbot illegally practiced law

(Newser) - OpenAI is facing a novel accusation in federal court: that its chatbot is effectively playing lawyer without a license. Nippon Life Insurance Company of America sued the ChatGPT maker in Chicago, claiming the AI tool encouraged a former disability claimant to undo a settled case, then helped her bombard the...

Suit: OpenAI Knew of School Shooter's Plans

Family alleges chatbot maker ignored employee recommendations to alert police

(Newser) - OpenAI is now facing a lawsuit over its decision to not inform authorities about violent ChatGPT user messages from the perpetrator of last month's school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, BC. The family of 12-year-old Maya Gebala, critically wounded in the shooting that killed 8 , alleges the teenage suspect described...

Anthropic Sues Over Hegseth's Security Blacklist

AI firm challenges Pentagon's designation of it as a 'supply chain risk'

(Newser) - Anthropic just took its fight with the Trump administration to federal court. The AI firm sued on Monday after the Pentagon branded the company a security risk and moved to cancel its government contracts, reports the Wall Street Journal . In a complaint filed in the Northern District of California, Anthropic...

Developer Ordered to Rebuild Gutted Condo—for $65M
Developer Ordered to Rebuild
Gutted Condo—for $65M
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Mar 7, 2026 2:35 PM CST

Developer Ordered to Rebuild Gutted Condo—for $65M

Court order forces Two Roads' costly restoration of Biscayne 21 in Miami

(Newser) - A real estate developer that tried to change the rules to suit itself has been ordered to rebuild a condo tower it spent nearly a year ripping apart. The Wall Street Journal 's Deborah Acosta reports that a Florida court has ordered developer Two Roads to restore Biscayne 21—...

Suit: Bestselling Memoir Stole Details of My Sexual Abuse

Complaint alleges that venture capitalist Amy Griffin swiped woman's personal story for The Tell

(Newser) - A woman has sued author and venture capitalist Amy Griffin over her bestselling 2025 memoir The Tell, saying that Griffin's descriptions of childhood sexual abuse in the book were stolen from her experience. The plaintiff IDs herself as Jane Doe in the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior...

Kennedy Center Lawsuit Seeks to Block Trump's Remodeling

Filing argues president lacks authority to close and rebuild the landmark

(Newser) - A Democratic lawmaker is asking a judge to hit pause on President Trump's plan for the Kennedy Center to go dark for two years. Rep. Joyce Beatty, a congressional trustee of the performing arts venue, has amended her existing lawsuit—intended to keep his name off the building—to...

Awaiting Sex-Assault Verdict, Alexander Brother Is Hit Again

Reality TV broker Tracy Tutor files lawsuit accusing Oren Alexander of sex trafficking

(Newser) - A Bravo TV star has turned plaintiff in a new lawsuit against already-embattled real estate star Oren Alexander. Tracy Tutor, the Beverly Hills broker who appeared on six seasons of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, filed a federal suit in New York on Thursday accusing Alexander of sexual assault and...

Maker to Stop Producing Pesticide Named in 8K Lawsuits

Syngenta cites paraquat's small contribution to global sales, heavy competition

(Newser) - A decades-old farm chemical at the center of thousands of health lawsuits is getting the ax from its biggest maker. Syngenta said Tuesday it will stop producing its paraquat weed killer by the end of June, citing heavy competition from cheaper generics and the product's small share of its...

Novartis Settles With Lacks' Estate Over Her 'Stolen' Cells

Pharma giant allegedly profited off Black woman's cells taken without her OK, used to make vaccines

(Newser) - Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from a tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical advancements, including the polio vaccine. Details of the agreement, which...

Suit: Crispin Glover 'Lured' Me to LA, Kept Me as 'Sex Slave'

Ex-model's complaint alleges grooming, sexual exploitation at home of Back to the Future actor

(Newser) - Crispin Glover is facing a lawsuit from a woman who says the Back to the Future actor "lured" her to Los Angeles, then kept her under his control for sex and unpaid work. The complaint, filed Wednesday in California Superior Court, alleges the 61-year-old "groomed" the ex-model online...

Feds Accuse UCLA of Ignoring 'Grossly Antisemitic Acts'

Lawsuit seeks damages for 'aggrieved Jewish and Israeli UCLA employees'

(Newser) - The Justice Department has taken its clash with the University of California, Los Angeles, to court. In an 81-page lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles, the Trump administration accuses UCLA of allowing widespread antisemitism that violated the civil rights of Jewish and Israeli employees, alleging the university...

SCOTUS Backs Texas Parents in Lawsuit Over Baby Food

Ruling lets case proceed in state court

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has handed a Texas couple another shot at a lawsuit over baby food bought at Whole Foods that they say harmed their son, reports Courthouse News . In a unanimous ruling Tuesday, the justices let stand a lower court decision that allows Sarah and Grant Palmquist to pursue...

Trump Settles Suit Over Use of 'Hold On, I'm Coming'

Multiple artists have objected to president's use of their songs at rallies

(Newser) - The estate of singer and songwriter Isaac Hayes has dropped its copyright lawsuit against President Trump and his campaign after reaching a settlement over the use of the 1966 soul hit "Hold On, I'm Coming" at political rallies. The estate sued in 2024, arguing that Trump personally chose...

Mahomes, Kelce Steakhouse Hit With Lawsuit

Sneaker brand claims 1587 Prime name confuses customers and harms sales

(Newser) - Two of the NFL's biggest names are now facing a fight off the field—over four digits. A New York-based brand called 1587 Sneakers has sued Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce in federal court, claiming the players' Kansas City steakhouse, 1587 Prime, is infringing on its trademark and confusing...

LA County Sues Roblox Over Alleged Child Safety Failures
LA County Is Taking
Roblox to Court
Feb 20, 2026 6:51 AM CST

LA County Is Taking Roblox to Court

County alleges lax safety systems exposed children to grooming and exploitation

(Newser) - Los Angeles County is taking Roblox to court, accusing the gaming giant of turning a kid-focused platform into a hunting ground for predators. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the county says Roblox's safety systems are so weak that children are regularly exposed to sexual content, grooming, and exploitation, KTLA...

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