24 civil lawsuits filed against Deshaun Watson
A 24th woman filed a civil lawsuit Monday against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, alleging he committed sexual misconduct during a massage in August 2020. Adriana Diaz reports.
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Baltimore sues ghost gun maker Polymer80
Baltimore has filed a lawsuit against Polymer80, one of the country's largest manufacturers of ghost guns. The suit alleges the Nevada-based company flooded the city with guns and fueled a public health crisis. Champe Barton, a reporter for The Trace, joins CBS News' Jamie Yuccas to discuss this lawsuit.
Legal analysis of Depp-Heard verdict
A jury in Virginia awarded Johnny Depp $15 million in damages and his ex-wife Amber Heard was awarded $2 million in their dueling libel lawsuits. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson and Rachel Fiset, co-founder and managing partner of Zweiback, Fiset and Coleman LLP, join CBS News along with correspondent Christina Ruffini with more on the breaking news.
Victim in mass shooting on NYC subway sues gun maker Glock
Firearm manufacturer "endangered the public health and safety" with the marketing of its guns, according to lawsuit.
As coal ash lawsuit drags on, dozens of exposed workers have died
"Ansol never lived to see any justice," said Janie Clark, whose husband died last year from a rare blood cancer.
How Sandy Hook families, gunmaker settled unprecedented lawsuit
Francine and David Wheeler, whose son Ben was among the 26 students, teachers and staff killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., are one of nine families who accomplished the unthinkable: they sued Remington Arms, which recently settled the lawsuit for $73 million, the largest payout by a gun company to victims of a mass shooting. Correspondent Tracy Smith looks at the legal strategy used against an industry that was viewed by many as protected from liability over gun violence.
5 Republican candidates for Michigan governor barred from ballot over invalid signatures
A Michigan business owner has filed a lawsuit to try to get on Michigan's August primary ballot.
Closing arguments in the Depp-Heard case
Lawyers made their closing arguments Friday in Johnny Depp's defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard and her countersuit. CBS News' Michelle Miller has more.
Mark Zuckerberg sued over Cambridge Analytica
Washington D.C. attorney general Karl Racine is suing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over his alleged involvement in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The lawsuit accuses Zuckerberg of directly participating in decision-making that allowed the Trump-allied political consulting firm to steal personal data of millions of Facebook users. CBS News tech reporter Dan Patterson joins Tanya Rivero and Tony Dokoupil with details.
Family of Buffalo victim considers suing gunmaker
The family of a victim in the Buffalo supermarket shooting has hired lawyers who are looking into potential claims against Remington, which produced the gun allegedly used in the massacre. Jericka Duncan reports.
The Johnny Depp - Amber Heard defamation trial resumes
As the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial is set to resume, so is the trial by social media as both parties receive waves of abuse on social media from opposing supporters. Carter Evans has more.
Amber Heard takes the stand for second day
Actor Amber Heard tearfully accused ex-husband Johnny Depp of physical and sexual abuse as she returned to the stand for her second day of testimony in the civil trial for the $50 million libel lawsuit filed by her ex-husband.
Defamation suit filed against Alec Baldwin by family of fallen Marine dismissed
The case was dismissed without prejudice, which means it can be refiled and brought back to court.
USPS sued over its gas-powered vehicle plans
The United States Postal Service has been accused of failing to meet environmental standards.
Family Dollar sued by state over its rat-infested warehouse
State accuses discount retailer of maximizing profits while customers bought "adulterated and contaminated products."
Civil trial in death of UVA lacrosse player
A jury was selected Monday in the civil trial of a man who was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love. A lawsuit brought by Love's mother seeks to hold George Huguely liable in the killing. CBS Baltimore's Mike Hellgren reports.
Johnny Depp returns to the witness stand
Testimony continues this morning in the contentious defamation trial involving Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp is suing heard for $50 million over domestic abuse allegations she made in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed. New York Times culture reporter Julia Jacobs joined CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers with more.
Ex-"Real Housewives" star NeNe Leakes alleges show ignored racist comments
"NBC, Bravo and True foster a corporate and workplace culture in which racially-insensitive and inappropriate behavior is tolerated – if not, encouraged," the suit says.
Johnny Depp testifies against ex-wife
Actor Johnny Depp took the stand Tuesday in his libel lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Carter Evans has the details.
Climate change lawsuits: Taking fossil fuel firms to court
With the expense of mitigating the effects of climate change becoming more onerous, more than two dozen cities, counties and states are suing more than 40 fossil fuel companies, accusing them of making false and misleading claims about climate change. The lawsuits are modeled after those brought against tobacco companies in the 1990s. Correspondent Ben Tracy looks at a new legal movement taking on the fossil fuel industry.
Lawsuit claims NCAA rules discriminate
The NCAA’s academic rules for student-athletes are the subject of a proposed class action civil rights lawsuit claiming the policies for deciding which teams get penalized for poor academics discriminate against Black student-athletes and those at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. CBS News’ Skyler Henry has more.
Elon Musk accused of illegally delaying disclosure of Twitter shares
The complaint accuses Musk of violating a regulatory deadline, allowing him to continue buying shares at a cheaper price.
Boy's brain damaged by MLB player's errant throw, mother claims
Angel Stadium and other major league parks have expanded protective netting in recent years to increase safety.
Burger King sued by customers who claim Whoppers are too small
A class-action lawsuit alleges that ads inflate the Whopper's size, making the burger appear 35% bigger than it actually is.
Woman impregnated by doctor's own sperm awarded $5.25 million
Dr. John Coates had allegedly agreed to inseminate Cheryl Rousseau with donor sperm from a medical student, who resembled Rousseau's husband.
DOJ calls Alaska Senate allegations "troubling," asks to segregate ballots
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