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April 14, 2026
Purchasers of polyvinyl chloride pipe urged an Illinois federal judge Tuesday to sign off on a proposed $67 million deal with Westlake Corp. that would put to rest allegations it and other PVC pipe producers conspired to fix prices, according to a motion filed in Illinois federal court.
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April 14, 2026
A bipartisan coalition of 26 state attorneys general led by New Jersey and Colorado are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to adopt a requirement that residential landlords clearly disclose all costs to tenants up front, responding to the agency's notice last month of potential rulemaking to combat hidden rental fees.
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April 14, 2026
A Connecticut federal judge Tuesday denied a request by dozens of U.S. states to freeze their antitrust case against generic-drug manufacturers, a pause the states argued would allow the parties to focus on settlement talks rather than pending discovery and motion deadlines.
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April 14, 2026
A Second Circuit panel on Tuesday grappled with a group of businesses' attempt to revive its copyright and trademark case against Walmart and an e-commerce company, with the judges wondering whether the businesses impermissibly expanded their safe harbor arguments on appeal.
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April 14, 2026
Connecticut appellate judges sounded skeptical Tuesday that a female mechanic could support a gender bias claim against RTX Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney division by citing her short stature and tattoos, noting that those characteristics are not gender-specific.
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April 14, 2026
World Wrestling Entertainment and ESPN have urged a Connecticut federal court to make subscribers of the sports network arbitrate their allegations that WWE baited them into thinking they'd access ESPN's streaming service for free ahead of a premium livestreamed wrestling event, saying a subscriber agreement subjects the dispute to arbitration.
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April 14, 2026
Sig Sauer Inc. has added counterclaims of unfair trade practices and commercial disparagement to an ongoing multidocket battle with a Connecticut attorney whose clients say they were injured by the weapons manufacturer's allegedly defective P320 pistols, just days after losing a motion to dismiss the lawyer's lawsuit.
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April 14, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Connecticut over the state's Trust Act, arguing that the law, which limits cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, flouts the Constitution's supremacy clause by obstructing the Trump administration's ability to enforce federal immigration law.
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April 14, 2026
A nuclear submarine builder agreed to settle and close a former worker's suit alleging the company fired her for taking medical leave to treat her long-haul COVID symptoms, according to a Connecticut federal court filing.
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April 14, 2026
The U.S. Department of Agriculture defended its move to condition grant funding on compliance with Trump administration policies on gender, women's sports, diversity and immigration, telling a Massachusetts federal judge that states can forgo the funding if they don't want to comply.
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April 14, 2026
A federal judge ruled that a former employee of a bankrupt esports company cannot pursue a Connecticut wage claim against the company's CEO in that state, saying it would impose an "immense burden" on the California-based executive, and leaving open the possibility of the suit being refiled elsewhere.
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April 14, 2026
A Connecticut taxpayer has filed a proposed class action against Pullman & Comley LLC, one of its attorneys, the town of Woodstock and its official tax collector, accusing the town of illegally delegating authority and the firm of overstepping while working as an arm of the tax office.
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April 13, 2026
The estate of a man who it claims was driven by ChatGPT to murder his mother and commit suicide can proceed with its federal suit against OpenAI, a California judge ruled Monday, saying there's "substantial doubt" that a state court case brought by the mother's estate would resolve the federal action's claims.
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April 13, 2026
Mars Inc. is urging a Connecticut state court to throw out a suit from a woman alleging that she had an allergic reaction after eating M&M's Minis, saying her revised complaint's admission that she bought Peanut Butter M&M's Minis dooms any claims she has for negligence.
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April 13, 2026
Three New York City school bus companies have dropped their $2 million Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit against a Teamsters pension fund after the Second Circuit issued a decision supporting their argument, telling a New York federal judge Monday they no longer need to pursue litigation.
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April 13, 2026
A Boston federal judge on Monday questioned the Trump administration's plan to lean on a contractor to handle college admissions data as the U.S. Department of Education shrinks itself, asking a government lawyer if it was "lawful" to outsource the work.
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April 13, 2026
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up an appeal from Sanofi-Aventis, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and AstraZeneca, arguing the Second Circuit's revival of an antitrust suit risks opening up liability just for trade group membership.
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April 13, 2026
A Connecticut medical spa has settled a state court lawsuit accusing two former employees of luring clients and a colleague to a similar facility less than six miles away, court records show.
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April 13, 2026
Abbott Laboratories urged a Michigan federal court to throw out litigation brought by whistleblowers and a group of states over the 2022 infant formula shortage, saying their respective complaints lacked the details necessary to support claims that it defrauded numerous healthcare programs.
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April 13, 2026
Norwegian Cruise Lines has inked a $2 million settlement to resolve an investigation by 11 states into its sales practices and cancellation procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple attorneys general announced.
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April 13, 2026
A Connecticut man who has spent decades in prison for murdering his friend's mother in 1974 did not get a fair shot at a sentence modification because a judge improperly relied on parole board outcomes to justify keeping him locked up, the state's high court heard Monday.
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April 13, 2026
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Native American Programs says it will allocate more than $1.1 billion in Indian Block Grant funding for almost 600 tribal nations to support affordable housing projects.
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April 13, 2026
United Rentals Inc. wants a former North Carolina sales representative punished for allegedly deleting computer files the same day he received a lawsuit accusing him of taking trade secrets to a new employer, arguing a judge or jury should assume the worst about the alleged file transfer and purported cover-up.
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April 13, 2026
The limits of presidential immunity are once again set to be tested after a D.C. federal judge ruled President Donald Trump must face civil claims over the Jan. 6, 2021, riots, clearing the way for trial and potentially another high-stakes appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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April 13, 2026
Virtual private network provider NordVPN and its parent company are facing a pair of proposed class actions accusing the company of using deceptive "dark pattern" tactics, like automatic renewal, to keep consumers paying for unwanted and expensive internet security subscriptions.