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  1. the business of brokering
    Overhead Drone Shot of Residential Streets
    What Does This Big Settlement About Broker Commissions Mean for New York?Is it cheaper to buy a house yet?
    By Kim Velsey
  2. power
    The BRIT Awards 2020 - Show
    What to Know About Lizzo’s LawsuitsThe musician cryptically announced that she is “quitting” in the face of several workplace harassment allegations.
    By Tariro Mzezewa and Andrea González-Ramírez
  3. operators
    What Real Estate Does Trump Own in NYC Anyway?Letitia James says she will seize Trump’s properties if he doesn’t pay his civil fraud penalty. The problem is, he doesn’t own that many.
    By Wilfred Chan
  4. power
    Lisa Vanderpump Is Being Sued by Former TomTom BartendersThe former employees claim they experienced “unsafe working conditions” at the bar regularly featured on Vanderpump Rules.
    By Emily Leibert
  5. the myth of trump
    Trump Doesn’t Own the Most Expensive Apartment That’s Ever Existed in NYCIf a judge’s ruling stands, Trump, who committed fraud by exaggerating the value of his real estate, may even lose control of Trump Tower.
    By Kim Velsey
  6. adoption
    Michael Oher Doesn’t Have to Be Grateful to the TuohysAngela Tucker, a transracial adoptee and mentor, on the impact of The Blind Side and the reaction to Oher’s claim that it was based on a lie.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  7. hmmm
    Imagine Suing Your Parents Over PornA 43-year-old man who sued his parents after they threw away his extensive porn collection will receive over $30k for his losses.
    By Mia Mercado
  8. #metoo
    Activision Blizzard Sued by California Over Toxic Workplace ConditionsThe reckoning at the gaming-industry giant has been a long time coming.
    By Luke Winkie
  9. celebrity
    Kim Kardashian Sued by Former Staff Over Work ConditionsSeven former gardening and maintenance workers allege Kardashian was late with pay, didn’t pay overtime, and didn’t allow meal breaks.
    By Mia Mercado
  10. power
    Jacob Blake Is Suing the Police Officer Who Shot HimBlake, the Black man who was left paralyzed after being repeatedly shot in the back, is accusing officer Rusten Sheskey of excessive force.
    By Amanda Arnold
  11. fashion
    Another Ugly Fashion Lawsuit Rears Its HeadDolce & Gabbana has sued fashion watchdogs Diet Prada for defamation.
    By Andrew Nguyen
  12. fashion
    What’s This About André Leon Talley Maybe Being Evicted?What we know about the fashion editor’s ongoing lawsuit.
    By Andrew Nguyen
  13. infrastructure
    The Man Who Fell Into a Sinkhole of Rats Is SuingLeonard Shoulders says he suffered serious physical injuries and untold psychological damage from his fall.
    By Hannah Gold
  14. beauty
    Tati Westbrook Has Been Accused of FraudThe infamous beauty vlogger is now being sued over beauty vitamins.
    By Hannah Gold
  15. crime
    The Justice Department Is Reportedly Trying to Shield Trump From a Rape LawsuitA court filing asks a judge to “substitute the United States for President Trump as defendant” in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case.
    By Claire Lampen
  16. music
    Megan Thee Stallion Goes on ESPN to Casually Shade Label Exec Carl Crawford“I’m not scared to back down and, at the end of the day, I want to be treated how you want me to treat you.”
    By Amanda Gordon
  17. elementary my dear watson
    Genius Allegedly Caught Google Stealing Its Lyrics With an Ingenious WatermarkPay close attention to the apostrophes.
    By Charu Sinha
  18. trump administration
    The Trump DOJ Just Put Killing Obamacare Above the Rule of LawThe Trump DOJ’s quest to kill the ACA by judicial fiat is an expression of contempt for democracy, rule of law, and competent governance.
    By Eric Levitz
  19. criminal justice system
    Lawsuit Alleges ‘Inhumane’ Conditions in Frigid Brooklyn JailThe power came back Sunday after inmates in Brooklyn were stuck in the cold and dark for a week.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  20. michael cohen
    CNBC Left Trump Off 2014 List of Top Businessmen, So Cohen Threatened to SueA story that perfectly illustrates Trump’s ego and Cohen’s eagerness to satisfy him.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  21. technology
    Google Sued for Allegedly Covering Up Sexual Harassment by Former ExecsThe shareholders are asking a former Google exec who resigned over sexual misconduct to return $90 million in exit payouts.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  22. 2018 elections
    Manchin (Literally) Fires Away At Obamacare Repeal in New AdThe shoe is definitely on the other foot as Republican attacks on preexisting condition coverage are coming back to haunt them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. sexual assault
    Russell Simmons Says Anonymous Rape Accuser Made Allegations ‘for Publicity’He’s filing a $35,000 lawsuit against her.
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  24. select all
    Lawsuit Says Google Employee Fired for Speaking Out Against RacismGoogle employees are claiming that they have been fired or reprimanded for speaking out against racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination.
    By J. Clara Chan
  25. sexual assault
    Commentator Says She Was ‘Raped’ by Fox News HostScottie Nell Hughes claims the network blacklisted her after she reported alleged sexual assault.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  26. Trump Pulls Back on Threat to Kill Obamacare Subsidies — for NowBut the administration’s actions will mess with the health-care system anyway.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. select all
    Former Lyft Drivers Sue Uber for Secretly Tracking ThemThe program was allegedly used for years to help lure drivers away from Lyft.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  28. Fox News Sued by Two Black Women for Racial DiscriminationFormer payroll workers claim they were subjected to “top-down racial harassment.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  29. Trump’s Choice: Openly Sabotaging Obamacare or Letting Government Shut DownHe can stop insurer subsidies and create a health-care crisis, or risk a clash with House conservatives.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. A Woman Is Suing SoulCycle After She Claims She Was Impaled on a BikeShe claims no one could hear her screaming over the music.
    By Lisa Ryan
  31. Horrible Texas Rule Requiring Women to Cremate Fetal Remains Temporarily BlockedA judge issued a temporary restraining order against the regulations.
    By Lisa Ryan
  32. Activists Just Scored a Major Victory for Abortion Rights in OklahomaOklahoma Supreme Court blocked a law requiring hospital-admitting privileges for abortion doctors.
    By Lisa Ryan
  33. lawsuit
    Shirley Caesar Takes Legal Action Over the ‘U Name It Challenge’“Greens, beans, potatoes, tomatoes …”
    By Hunter Harris
  34. This Minnesota Mom Is Suing Her Transgender Teen for Seeking Gender ReassignmentShe’s challenging a law that lets emancipated minors make their own health decisions.
    By Lisa Ryan
  35. the industry
    Hot Damn: Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson Sued Yet Again Over ‘Uptown Funk’ CopyrightCall the police and the fireman.
    By Halle Kiefer
  36. select all
    The Government Is Suing Peter Thiel’s Palantir Technologies for DiscriminationThe company has reportedly been preventing the hiring of Asian candidates for years.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  37. the blurred lines effect
    ‘Blurred Lines’ Appeal Backed by 212 MusiciansDanger Mouse, Jennifer Hudson, Tears for Fears, Hans Zimmer, and R. Kelly all signed the amicus brief.
    By Tolly Wright
  38. workplace discrimination
    A Jury Found Chipotle Discriminated Against Pregnant EmployeeAnd they’re paying out $550,000 in compensation and damages.
    By Theresa Avila
  39. pokemon go
    Pokémon Go Sparks $5 Million Class-Action Lawsuit “At least five individuals knocked on Plaintiff’s door … and asked for access to Plaintiff’s backyard in order to ‘catch’ the Pokémon.”
    By Julia Edelman
  40. tik tok
    Kesha Drops Case Against Dr. LukeKesha is “focused on getting back to work.”
    By Tolly Wright
  41. law suit
    This Woman Is Suing SoulCycleShe states that her instructor “called her out,” causing her to pedal faster and injure herself.
    By Hilary Weaver
  42. garbage laws
    IU Sues Indiana for Restrictive Abortion LawThe university says the new law will prevent imperative fetal research.
    By Hilary Weaver
  43. lawsuit
    NYU Researcher Says Career Was Ruined By Sexism“Women don’t belong in science.” Oof. 
    By Hilary Weaver
  44. early and often
    Federal Judge Sides With House Republicans in Obamacare CaseThe judge ruled that the Obama administration had no authority to fund a program helping low-income people pay out-of-pocket costs.
    By Jonah Shepp
  45. not your feyonce
    ‘Feyonce’ Knockoffs Are So Not Beyoncé-Approved The Texas company sells knockoff merchandise bearing her name and song lyrics.
    By Hilary Weaver
  46. The First Birther Lawsuit Against Ted Cruz Will Be Heard TomorrowHow can a Canadian run for president of the United States?
    By Samuel Lieberman
  47. Staten Island Hospital to Pay Eric Garner’s Family $1 MillionParamedics and emergency technicians were suspended at the time. 
    By Samuel Lieberman
  48. lawsuit
    Caitlyn Jenner Settles Lawsuit With the Family of Car-Crash VictimJenner’s conduct could not be proven “unreasonable.”
    By Emma Barrie
  49. Lawsuit
    Customer Gets Fingertip in Applebee’s SaladThe woman who got it is now suing.
    By Clint Rainey
  50. shake it off
    T. Swift Being Sued For ‘Shake It Off’ LyricsAn R&B musician claims he invented the phrase “Haters gonna hate” and Swift stole it. Um … OK.
    By Greg Cwik
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