Inside the Trump Public Charge Rule Lawsuit Dividing the Nation
The rule itself is old enough to seem almost charming. The Public Charge Rule was established in 1882, when immigration laws were drafted with a directness…
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Ravi Mehta
Covers class actions, settlements and consumer enforcement
Ravi Mehta covers class actions, settlements and enforcement for Law News. Most of his reporting follows litigation against large US companies: pension and benefits disputes, consumer and product claims, privacy cases, and actions brought by the FTC and state attorneys general.
His stories set out who a case affects, what a settlement pays and what happens next, from claim deadlines to final court approval. Recent pieces include the $184 million AT&T pension settlement, the FTC settlement opening up John Deere equipment repairs, and Lensabl's malpractice claim against Ashurst Perkins Coie. In the UK, he has written on the Home Office scrapping a £138 million contract after Mastek's High Court challenge.
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Abbott Laboratories Contamination Lawsuit Ends in $385 Million Settlement — But Nobody’s Admitting Anything
By most accounts, the Sturgis, Michigan plant served as the main source of powdered infant formula in the United States. It produced Similac and other brands…
Avery Trainor Marine Corps Retirement Lawsuit: The 27-Year Career That Got Cut Short
She was sent to Afghanistan. The Meritorious Service Medal was awarded to her. In writing, her reviewing officer referred to her as "the epitome of a…
Lizzo Lawsuit Dismissed by Federal Judge — What the Ruling Actually Means for Her Comeback
September 1st, 2026, U.S. The remaining claims made by former wardrobe stylist Asha Daniels were dismissed by District Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, who granted summary judgment…
Legal Insight
Alanis Morissette Blackmail Lawsuit: Singer Accuses Ex-Tour Manager of Threatening Drug Trafficking Frame-Up
For decades, Alanis Morissette has been open about betrayal in her music, interviews, and public persona. So maybe it says something that even she says she…
Legal Insight
Amazon Pregnant Workers Rights Lawsuit: Four Women Are Taking on One of the World’s Largest Employers
Jennifer Hatch was having trouble breathing in a Lancaster, New York, warehouse. She needed to sit down because her doctor had identified her pregnancy as high-risk.…
Non-Domiciled CDL Federal Regulation Lawsuit: What’s Really at Stake for Commercial Drivers
One of the more significant trucking-related court cases of the decade revolves around a single word. It's called "unexpired." It can be found in a federal…
Legal Insight
Emmitt Smith Kituwah LLC Lawsuit: A $2.5 Million Solar Deal, a Tribe’s Investment Arm, and a Very Uncomfortable Courtroom
During his NFL career, Emmitt Smith ran for 18,355 yards. He won three Super Bowls, broke Walter Payton's record, and accomplished nearly impossible feats for the…
Highland Park UMC Lawsuit Statement Reveals a Church That Never Wanted to Leave — So Why Is It Being Sued?
One of Rev. Paul Rasmussen's remarks sticks in your memory. He cites Jesus alerting his disciples to impending trouble before noting, with what seems like real…
The SEC Lawsuit Against LSU Is Far From Over — And Everyone Knows It
College football has never been an easy sport to manage. However, what transpired between the Southeastern Conference and LSU over the last few weeks reached a…
Jason Isbell Suno Lawsuit Takes a New Angle Nobody Expected — and It Might Actually Work
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell filed a class-action lawsuit against the AI music creation platform Suno in federal court in Massachusetts on September 1, 2026. Carly Simon,…
PlayStation Digital Game Ownership Lawsuit: Sony Says You Never Really Bought Anything
The PlayStation Store has a button labeled "Buy Now." Without giving it much thought, millions of people have clicked it, tapping their card information, waiting for…
Mastodon Faces Brent Hinds Estate Lawsuit Over Likeness, Buyout, and Broken Promises
In the music industry, there is an adage that goes, "The hardest part of a band isn't making it—it's breaking up." That lesson is currently being…
The Shilo Sanders $11 Million Lawsuit Started With a Phone Call. It Hasn’t Ended Since
A Dallas school hallway in 2015 is very different from the courtroom in Denver. However, a fifteen-year-old boy, a security guard, a confiscated phone, and a…
Universal Music Group vs. DistroKid: The Lawsuit That Could Reshape Who Controls What Gets Called Music
One specific DistroKid account is known as "Lofi Chill." It released 4,562 tracks over the course of a year. No press run, no interviews, and no…
The Department of Energy Hanford Lawsuit Has Been Building for Decades — And It’s Still Not Over
More radioactive waste is stored in a flat, sun-bleached area of Eastern Washington than almost anywhere else on the planet. Located along the Columbia River close…
The Ab Quintanilla Suzette Arriaga Lawsuit Just Cracked Open Three Decades of Family Silence
The internet did what it always does when A.B. Quintanilla shared that mysterious message on social media at the end of August: it was filled with…
Utah’s Age Verification Lawsuit Is a Preview of the Internet Fight Every State Will Have to Have
Most people don't think of Salt Lake City when discussing legal disputes pertaining to the internet. However, Utah has been subtly navigating some of the trickiest…
The Sam Smith Normani Copyright Lawsuit Just Got Very Real for Universal Music Group
The song "Dancing With a Stranger" has become one of the music industry's most obstinate legal issues, which is somewhat ironic. Sam Smith and Normani are…
The Ethan Walker Track and Field Lawsuit Is Going Viral — But Is Any of It Actually Real?
The narrative quickly gains traction, the way things do when they seem ridiculous enough to be plausible. A six-year-old boy named Noah runs onto the track…
The Native Deodorant Lawsuit Nobody Saw Coming — And What It Means for Your Morning Routine
It began with a $14 price tag and a label claim. Ashton Hernandez and Andrew Smyrak, two men from New York, saw a can of Native…
Inside the Zohran Mamdani Union Pay Lawsuit: The Legal Battle Splitting New York City’s Left
Seeing a self-described democratic socialist mayor adopt a stance that receives "kudos" from the editorial board of the New York Post is genuinely strange. However, due…
Inside the Arizona Ag L’oreal Lawsuit: What L’Oréal Knew, and When They Knew It
On September 11, 2026, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed the first-ever consumer fraud lawsuit against L'Oréal USA and its subsidiary SoftSheen-Carson. She gave a name…
Wallenstein and Mondelez Lawsuit Ends With $10 Million Settlement Over Two Words on a Cracker Box
Millions of Americans have picked up a box of Wheat Thins without reading the label, most likely somewhere in the grocery aisle between the hummus and…
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