69 h. ago Kaiser affiliates will pay $556M to settle a lawsuit alleging Medicare fraud

Kaiser Permanente affiliates will pay $556 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the health care giant committed Medicare fraud and pressured doctors to list incorrect diagnoses on medical records to receive higher reimbursements

Economics

3 d. ago ‘A nasty little song, really rather evil’: how Every Breath You Take tore Sting and the Police apart

Sting and his former bandmates go to the high court over a royalties dispute this week – the latest chapter in the song’s remarkably fractious storyThis week’s high court hearings between Sting and his former bandmates in the Police, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers, are the latest chapter in the life of a song whose negative energy seems to have seeped out into real life.Every Breath You Take is the subject of a lawsuit filed by Copeland and Summers against Sting, alleging that he owes them royalties linked to their contributions to the hugely popular song, particularly from streaming earnings, estimated at $2m (£1.5m) in total. Sting’s legal team have countered that previous agreements between him and his bandmates regarding their royalties from the song do not include streaming revenue – and argued in pre-trial documents that the pair may have been “substantially overpaid”. In the hearing’s opening day, it was revealed that since the lawsuit was filed, Sting has paid them $870,0...

Events

3 d. ago A law to remove Nevada’s ‘useless grass’ has killed 100,000 trees and caused $300 million worth of damage, lawsuit claims

The lawsuit alleges that the enactment of Bill 356 has caused the death of the trees throughout the Las Vegas Valley

Events

1 week ago Family of Texas A&M student who fell 17 stories to her death file $1M lawsuit against groups who allegedly gave her alcohol

Brianna Marie Aguilera fell in the early morning hours of November 29, 2025

Society

1 week ago Customers say Pepsi and Walmart schemed to raise prices at every store except the big box retailer

The lawsuit alleges that PepsiCo and Walmart suppressed competition and distorted prices for consumers by leveraging their dominant market positions and forcing rival retailers to pay higher wholesale prices while keeping Walmart’s own costs low

Economics

1 week ago NRA sues the charitable version of itself, alleging a factional ‘beef’

New leadership claims former allies are trying to repurpose $160m in NRA Foundation donations for personal gainThe National Rifle Association (NRA) is suing its own charitable arm, the NRA Foundation, claiming that its leaders are trying to seize control of the gun rights organization and illegally “repurposing” $160m in donations to support their “thirst for power”.The allegations come in a lawsuit filed on Monday in federal court in Washington DC laying bare the turmoil that has plagued the NRA since its disgraced longtime chief executive, Wayne LaPierre, was ousted in 2024 alongside other senior figures after a financial corruption scandal. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Gmail users advised to 'turn off' two features NOW amid email privacy concerns

Google is facing a class-action lawsuit after allegedly opting all Gmail users into a program without their knowledge.

Politics

1 week ago Drake and livestreamer Adin Ross accused of using online casino money to artificially inflate streams in class action case

US class action alleges Stake’s anonymised design enabled rapper to fund automated streams on music platformsDrake and American online livestreamer Adin Ross have been accused in a US civil case of using online casino money to pay for automated streams in a bid to artificially inflate the singer’s royalties and popularity on music streaming platforms. No one has been charged criminally with regard to the allegations in the lawsuit.Global e-casino Stake has dismissed the claims as “nonsense” and said it was “not concerned” about the lawsuit. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Will Smith hit with lawsuit as tour violinist alleges 'predatory behaviour' and 'grooming'

The actor and rapper is facing legal action from former America’s Got Talent finalist Brian King Joseph. Smith’s lawyer has called the allegations ‘false, baseless and reckless’

Society

3 w. ago Witnessing repeated train deaths left Florida conductor with PTSD, $60M lawsuit alleges

Darren Brown Jr claims he was forced to return to work with ‘biological matter’ from fatal train crashes still on his clothing

Events

last month Thomas Skinner breaks cover after claims he's 'suing the BBC' over Strictly elimination

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Thomas Skinner has broken his cover just hours after it was claimed the reality star has allegedly launched a lawsuit against the BBC

Politics