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  • May 15, 2026

    RideNow Avoids SEC Suit Following Spat With Ex-CEO

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will not sue powersports vehicle dealership chain RideNow after the agency had investigated its former CEO's use of company resources, although the onetime executive's lawsuit over his contentious departure is ongoing in Delaware state court.

  • May 15, 2026

    MLB's Rays, Local Officials Reach $2.3B Ballpark Framework

    Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays, along with city and county officials, announced Friday that they've reached the basics of a $2.3 billion deal using public and private money to pay for a new ballpark for the team.

  • May 15, 2026

    Minn. Twins Doctor Can't Claim Immunity In Player Death Suit

    A doctor employed by the Minnesota Twins can't claim immunity in a lawsuit alleging he failed to diagnose a heart condition in a ballplayer that led to his death, a Florida appeals panel ruled on Friday.

  • May 15, 2026

    Caitlyn Jenner Faces Fresh Suit Over Meme Coin Collapse

    Media personality and former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner faces potential class action fraud claims in California state court over the collapse of her meme coins after a similar action was tossed from federal court last month because a judge said the plaintiff couldn't sustain his securities fraud claims.

  • May 15, 2026

    Big E Operator Says Insurers Can't Reject MMA Death Claim

    The operator of one of the largest state fairs in the U.S., known as The Big E, alleged in a lawsuit removed to federal court Friday that its insurers are wrongly relying on a list of policy exclusions to deny coverage for a wrongful death suit brought by the family of a mixed martial arts fighter, who died following an event at the Massachusetts fairgrounds in 2022.

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