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  • August 03, 2026

    Tenn. Official Tells Meta Jury Teen Sadness Rates Rising

    The executive director of Tennessee's Commission on Children and Youth testified Monday in the state's mental health trial against Meta that the percentage of high school students in the state who report feeling sad or hopeless has been trending upward in the last decade.

  • August 03, 2026

    Calif. Justices Back Gilead Over Nondefective Drug Liability

    The California Supreme Court on Monday held that Gilead Sciences Inc. shouldn't face a negligence claim alleging it declined to market a safer HIV drug in order to maximize profits from an older drug with more harmful side effects, rejecting a novel theory that would expose drugmakers to broader liability.

  • August 03, 2026

    21 States Again Fight ACA Changes That Could Increase Costs

    A coalition of 21 states sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in California federal court Friday, challenging an Affordable Care Act rule that shifts costs onto enrollees while reimposing certain provisions that a Maryland federal court vacated for being unlawful and arbitrary.

  • August 03, 2026

    AGs, WGA Want April Merger Trial, Paramount Wants Nov.

    Paramount Skydance Corp. battled over trial timing Friday as the Writers Guild of America and state attorneys general challenge its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., in a joint California federal court brief where the plaintiffs sought April 2027 proceedings and the companies proposed a November kickoff.

  • August 03, 2026

    Pot Investor Says Partners Diverted $1.1M In Grow Site Funds

    Three entrepreneurs face claims they misused $1.1 million in seed money meant to launch a Merced, California, cannabis cultivation facility, according to a lawsuit filed by an investor who says the grow site never materialized and the funds were diverted for personal use.

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