#lawsuits

#lawsuits

A hiker clambers across a scorched landscape of ash, his footsteps crunching on charred earth as he peers over a ridge at a burn scar pocked with blackened stumps. Below are thickets of green chaparral and densely packed homes. Suddenly, he stops. He zooms the camera in to wisps of white smoke rising from the dirt. "It's still smoldering," he whispers - apparently to himself. No firefighters or state park rangers are visible.

Nearly two dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its cancellation of a $7bn grant program aimed at expanding solar energy in low-income communities, according to court papers. In a statement on Thursday, California's attorney general, Rob Bonta, announced two lawsuits by a group of states that received grants under the Environmental Protection Agency's Solar for All program. The EPA's administrator, Lee Zeldin, announced the termination of the program in August.

On 157 acres of Niagara farmland, twenty-five minutes from Hamilton, sat a 57,650-square-foot compound: a "grand foyer," a commercial kitchen, a gym with a rock-climbing wall and boxing ring, a library, a science lab, a soccer field. Marketed for "educational use, a corporate retreat, or repurposing," it carried a $9.4 million price tag and the promise of "outstanding potential." But the photos told another story: dorms, hallways, a mess hall-all deserted.

DLA Piper is implementing a policy requiring attorneys to return to the office four days a week, allowing them an additional day for interviews and client meetings.

In May 2024, Remick was accused of using excessive force against a man filming a police chase, showing a pattern of alleged police misconduct.

"Scout Motors, the new SUV brand from Volkswagen Group, has raised controversy with its intention to sell cars directly, leading to lawsuits from VW and Audi dealers..."

School districts across the country have filed different lawsuits to try to get the U.S. Department of Education to release funds frozen by the Trump administration.

The U.S. Department of Justice sued Kentucky, Minnesota, and Texas over laws allowing noncitizens who grew up in these states to pay in-state tuition rates.

"A lot of the consumers that we're seeing on social media, on TikTok, are so proudly displaying the dupes that they found, kind of as a badge of honour. That stigma really isn't there anymore."

"The lawsuit filed by Students for Fair Admissions challenges a program supporting Hispanic Serving Institutions, claiming it violates discrimination laws and unfairly advantages certain colleges."

The city of San Diego is facing over 54 lawsuits from more than 1,500 people claiming that its failure to maintain storm channels caused severe flooding.

The complaints argue that the use of third-party tracking technologies by banks like Truist and BMO violates California's Invasion of Privacy Act, emphasizing consumer rights.

The ACC generated $711 million in revenue for the 2023-24 academic year and distributed an average of $45 million to each of its 14 member schools.

"This hurt me a lot because I believed him, and I trusted him to have a home, and it didn't happen... He took me to this site to see the home, but it wasn't my home."

The vast majority of Facebook and Instagram users never see disturbing content depicting scenes of torture, child abuse or murder on these platforms thanks to content moderators.

The lawsuits accuse FHH of inadequate cybersecurity measures and neglecting its obligation to protect patient data, leading to risks of identity theft.