The Biden administration has vowed to crack down on abuses by ocean carriers. But cases at the Federal Maritime Commission reveal the challenges of the campaign.
Category: Suits and Litigation (Civil)
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Texas Judge Strikes Down Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation
The ruling adds to the legal obstacles the president faces in his plan to cancel up to $20,000 per borrower in federal student loan debt.
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Jury Says Paul Haggis Raped Woman After Film Premiere
Mr. Haggis, a writer of the Oscar-winning films “Crash” and “Million Dollar Baby,” was sued by a film publicist after a 2013 encounter in his New York apartment.
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RJ Reynolds Sues California Over Flavored Tobacco Ban
On Tuesday, the state’s voters overwhelmingly supported letting a two-year-old law take effect. The company’s lawsuit is viewed by anti-smoking advocates as a tactic that could keep menthol cigarettes on the market longer.
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DC Attorney General Alleges NFL Covered Up Commanders’ Wrongdoing
The civil complaint, filed against the N.F.L., Commissioner Roger Goodell, the Washington Commanders and the team’s owner, Daniel Snyder, takes aim at the league’s investigation into workplace harassment.
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Warren Beatty Is Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Minor in 1973
In a lawsuit filed this week, the plaintiff says Mr. Beatty groomed and coerced her into sex when she was 14 and 15. The actor, who had starred in “Bonnie and Clyde,” was about 35 at the time.
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Supreme Court Debates Pennsylvania Law Opening Courts to Suits Against Companies
A novel Pennsylvania law requires corporations that do business in the state to consent to being sued there, even if the suits have nothing to do with the state.
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Big Tobacco Heralds a Healthier World While Fighting Its Arrival
The industry continues to back smoking protections, like this November’s ballot initiative in California that would overturn a law banning tobacco flavors.
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Spurs Psychologist Sues Joshua Primo, Saying He Exposed Himself to Her
A sports psychologist for the San Antonio Spurs sued Joshua Primo and the team, saying the Spurs did not protect her after she complained to senior executives.
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Spurs Psychologist Sues Joshua Primo, Saying He Exposed Himself to Her
A sports psychologist for the San Antonio Spurs sued Joshua Primo and the team, saying the Spurs did not protect her after she complained to senior executives.
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Les Moonves and Paramount to Pay $9.75 Million in State Case Tied to Sexual Misconduct
The New York attorney general’s office found that CBS, whose parent company is now Paramount, concealed allegations about its former chief executive from investors.