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Starbucks Workers File Lawsuits Over Dress Code Costs

Starbucks Workers File Lawsuits Over Dress Code Costs

“That’s why I’m standing up for myself.” Ljeonida Mulabazi Posted on September 20 2025 4:00 am CDT Starbucks is facing legal heat again, this time not over unions or strikes but over what its employees are allowed to wear on the job.  Featured Video Workers across multiple states say the coffee giant’s new dress code forced them to shell out …

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AI chatbots sexually abused teens, led to suicide, lawsuits allege

AI chatbots sexually abused teens, led to suicide, lawsuits allege

Two lawsuits filed in Denver District Court this week allege that artificial-intelligence-powered chatbots sexually abused two Colorado teenagers, leading one girl to kill herself. Juliana Peralta, a 13-year-old from Thornton, died by suicide in 2023 after using a Character.AI chatbot. Another unnamed 13-year-old from Weld County also was repeatedly abused by the technology, the lawsuits allege. The chatbots isolated the …

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Several Trump’s immigration policies have faced lawsuits, court rulings

Several Trump’s immigration policies have faced lawsuits, court rulings

President Donald Trump has promised to remove millions of people from the United States in the largest deportation program in American history. But his immigration agenda is facing various tests in the U.S. courts. For example, a federal appeals court ruled last week that the Trump administration cannot use an 18th-century wartime law to speed deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang …

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Lawsuits accuse construction companies in NYC in deadly Legionnaires outbreak

Lawsuits accuse construction companies in NYC in deadly Legionnaires outbreak

A pair of construction companies overlooked safety concerns, causing a “completely preventable” outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City that’s killed at least five people and sickened dozens more, according to lawsuits filed Wednesday. The Harlem outbreak has been traced back to July 26 with clusters in Upper Manhattan ZIP codes 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037 and 10039, officials said. …

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Ozempic faces $2 billion lawsuits as patients report stomach paralysis, vision loss | Explainer – Healthcare News

Ozempic faces  billion lawsuits as patients report stomach paralysis, vision loss | Explainer – Healthcare News

Ozempic, a drug used for diabetes and weight loss, is facing one of the largest pharmaceutical legal battles in recent years, with over 1,800 lawsuits already filed in US courts and more growing rapidly. Analysts estimate that the total liability for manufacturer Novo Nordisk could cross 2 billion dollars, making it one of the costliest drug safety disputes in history. …

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Justice Department publishes list of 35 “sanctuary” jurisdictions, vowing to bring more immigration lawsuits

Justice Department publishes list of 35 “sanctuary” jurisdictions, vowing to bring more immigration lawsuits

Washington — The Justice Department published a list of 35 “sanctuary” jurisdictions on Tuesday, vowing to bring lawsuits against states, counties and cities that limit local cooperation with federal immigration agents.  “Sanctuary policies impede law enforcement and put American citizens at risk by design,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. “The Department of Justice will continue bringing litigation …

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