Missouri Wins $24B COVID Supplies Ruling Against China
The lawsuit accused China of limiting the global supply of personal protective equipment, including masks and gloves.
Verdicts & Settlements
Judge Bars Trump Admin. from Immediately Dismantling U.S. African Development Foundation
Brehm also said that, several days after President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting the agency, DOGE staffers attempted to gain unauthorized access to the Foundation’s computer systems.
Former Special Counsel Drops Wrongful Termination Claim Against Trump Administration
“My fight to stay on the job was not for me, but rather for the ideal that [the Office of Special Counsel] should be as Congress intended: an independent watchdog and be protected from retaliation,” Dellinger said. “Now I will look to make a difference—as an attorney, a North Carolinian, and an American—in other ways.”
Prison Healthcare Bankruptcy Settlement Finalized
A $75 million inmate settlement has been reached in inadequate medical care case.
California Judge Puts Pause on Mass Firing of Federal Employees
A California-based federal judge has said that the Trump administration’s mass firing of federal employees is unlawful and should be stopped immediately. According to National Public Radio, U.S. District Judge William Alsup said that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management must rescind directives ordering federal agencies to fire their probationary employees. Alsup issued his temporary
Judge Orders DOGE Official to Provide Testimony, Submit Documents
Musk and DOGE are currently facing at least 20 other lawsuits, with one accusing the department of violating federal transparency laws.
NBC Universal Settles Defamation Lawsuit with “Uterus Collector”
U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood found that “the undisputed evidence establishes that multiple NBC statements were false.”
Federal Court Denies Decertification and Employer’s MSJ in Hospital Meal Break Case
The case also underscores the principle that an employer’s actual practices, rather than its written policies, are critical in determining FLSA compliance.
SAF Win in Challenge of Ban on Handgun Sales for Young Adults
Writing for the court, Circuit Judge Edith Hollan Jones, a Ronald Reagan appointee, stated, “Ultimately, the text of the Second Amendment includes eighteen-to-twenty-year-old individuals among ‘the people’ whose right to keep and bear arms is protected.”
Sandoz Settles Price-Fixing Case for $275 Million
The Swiss company’s case is one of many legal battles involving price-fixing by generic drugmakers.