Court orders Instagram and Facebook’s Meta to pay $567M to address youth mental health online
The ruling is another setback for Meta, which faces an avalanche of lawsuits from thousands of families of children harmed by social media.
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NCAA faces another legal challenge to new 5-season eligibility model
Lawyers for the Indianapolis-based NCAA are seeking to consolidate eligibility lawsuits in Tennessee’s Middle District, where other lawsuits are pending.
TikTok finalizing trio of settlements over addiction claims
TikTok, Meta Platforms Inc., Google’s YouTube and Snap Inc.’s Snapchat are facing more than 3,000 individual complaints alleging that their products are addictive and have harmed the mental health of children.
Plainfield company accuses former associate of stealing $34.7M
MBC Group requested an ex parte temporary restraining order to freeze the defendants’ funds. The court granted it earlier this week.
Indiana companies accuse insurance broker of negligence after costly storm destroyed their property
The companies argue that WTW negligently failed to advise them about their warehouse’s appropriate value and failed to review the statement of values when updating a certificate of insurance.
Johnson & Johnson proposes $5.5B talc settlement to end marathon legal fight
The drugmaker, which has been fighting talc-related lawsuits for more than a decade, said that the settlement is conditioned on at least 95% of remaining claimants participating.
Former ICE detainee alleges abuse, neglect in suit against Centurion Health, IDOC
The former detainee says the state’s correctional medical services provider failed to employ enough staff to give him the needed medication that could have prevented a serious seizure.
Novo Nordisk sues Eli Lilly over ‘misleading’ GLP-1 advertisements
Novo argues that Eli Lilly’s advertisements for its GLP-1 drugs are “deliberately simple and deliberately false,” causing harm to both Novo and “the patients Lilly deceives.”
Zimmer Biomet accusing former executive of stealing trade secrets
Zimmer Biomet alleges that a former longtime executive stole company secrets and breached a non-compete agreement after he became the CEO of a leading competitor.
Trump lawsuits reach key stages after pair of recent setbacks
Lawyers for President Donald Trump and his sprawling business interests are heading to court this week in Florida for high-stakes hearings that follow a pair of major setbacks in their wave of multibillion-dollar lawsuits.
Apple files lawsuit accusing ChatGPT maker OpenAI of stealing trade secrets
Apple said in the lawsuit filed in a California federal court that OpenAI encouraged Apple employees it was recruiting to share confidential information, even guiding how to avoid scrutiny when taking jobs at the other company.
Indiana treasurer’s lawsuit over Martinsville building stalls amid string of judge changes
A Hendricks County judge has now accepted the case after months of judicial turnover in Morgan and Hendricks counties.
Indiana man’s widow to take Johnson & Johnson to trial in Marion County over asbestos exposure
The widow alleges Johnson & Johnson and several other companies failed to warn consumers about cancer-causing asbestos in their products.
New York sues 3M, DuPont, Corteva and others over so-called forever chemicals
The lawsuit is the latest legal action over PFAS, which have been linked to an increased risk of certain cancers and developmental delays in children.
Judge to make ruling in lawsuit against NCAA regarding age-eligibility rule
Two dozen men’s and women’s college basketball players are suing the Indianapolis-based NCAA, claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition.
INDOT accused of negligently designing construction zone, leading to fatal crash
Law firm Keller & Keller filed the lawsuit last week on behalf of the estate of Jerry Lamb, who died in a multi-vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 20 last year.
Investor advisory firms win preliminary injunction in Indiana court case
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that prevents Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita from enforcing a new Indiana law against the firms.
Indiana lighting company sues contractor over alleged false representations about its products
Ikio LED Lighting LLC accuses Negawatt Partners LLC of making false and negative claims about Ikio’s lighting products’ performance.
Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller
The case came before the justices after a tidal wave of litigation that included some multibillion-dollar verdicts against the global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer.
Indianapolis couple’s insurer sues utility AES for $250K after live wire incident
The lawsuit accuses AES Indiana of failing to maintain an electrical utility line, causing the couple’s home to go up in smoke.