Civil cases refer to legal disputes between two or more parties stemming from non-criminal matters, such as contract or property disputes, personal injury claims, or family law matters like divorce and child custody.
U.S. women's national team players who spent years battling for pay equity lauded as historic an agreement by U.S. Soccer to pay $24 million to... More
February 22, 2022
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times on Tuesday when a jury rejected her claim that the newspaper... More
February 15, 2022
A judge said Monday he'll dismiss a libel lawsuit that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin filed against The New York Times, claiming the newspaper damaged... More
February 14, 2022
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was back in a New York City courtroom Thursday, more than a week after the start of a trial in... More
February 3, 2022
Fired Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores sued the NFL and three teams on Tuesday over alleged racist hiring practices for coaches and general managers, saying... More
February 1, 2022
The family of Robert Durst's first wife, Kathie, who disappeared in 1982, have accused his second wife of helping him evade justice. More
February 1, 2022
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Native American tribes have reached settlements over the toll of opioids totaling $590 million More
February 1, 2022
Testimony drew to a close Tuesday in the dueling defamation lawsuits brought by former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore and the woman who accused him... More
February 1, 2022
Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, testifying in a defamation case brought by a woman who said he sexually touched her decades ago when she... More
January 31, 2022
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Acombative Roy Moore took the witness stand Thursday in a defamation case against him, insisting More
January 27, 2022
The widow and two sisters of a U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan are suing Alec Baldwin, alleging the actor exposed them to a flood of... More
January 19, 2022
A Kansas City man released from prison after serving more than 40 years for a wrongful conviction is suing the company that provides medical care... More
January 18, 2022
The parents of a five-time champion on the game show "Jeopardy!" are accusing a Las Vegas-area hospital where he underwent abdominal surgery of causing his... More
January 11, 2022
The sister of a slain federal security officer is suing Facebook, alleging the tech giant played a part in the radicalization of two men who... More
January 7, 2022
A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit of a 30-year-old man who alleged that the image of him nude as a 4-month-old on the 1991... More
January 4, 2022
More than 1,000 sexual abuse victims of a University of Michigan sports doctor would get a window in which they could sue the school for... More
January 4, 2022
A new federal court order says a Mississippi city must allow construction of a mosque, two months after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a... More
January 4, 2022
A firearms store and gun range in suburban Kansas City refused to let a Muslim woman use the range unless she removed her hijab, a... More
January 4, 2022
Retail giant Walmart illegally dumps more than 1 million batteries, aerosol cans of insect killer and other products, toxic cleaning supplies, electronic waste, latex paints... More
December 20, 2021
The Chicago Blackhawks have settled a lawsuit by a former player who said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach during the team's 2010... More
December 15, 2021
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Broward County, Florida, school district will pay more than $26 million to the families of 17 people killed and... More
December 15, 2021
Joseph Centanni, a landlord accused of demanding sex from his low-income tenants under threat of eviction or in exchange for helping them receive rent assistance,... More
December 14, 2021
Attorneys in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case have reached a tentative settlement under which one of the organization's largest insurers would contribute $800... More
December 13, 2021
Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for $150 billion accusing it of failing to stop hate speech that incited violence against the Muslim ethnic group by military... More
December 7, 2021
A $50 million lawsuit was filed against a utility company over an explosion that killed two people and damaged several homes in Flint Michigan. More
December 6, 2021
Two California couples gave birth to each others' babies after a mix-up at a fertility clinic and spent months raising children that weren't theirs before... More
November 8, 2021
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County agreed Tuesday to pay $2.5 million to two families who lost relatives in last year's helicopter crash that... More
November 2, 2021
Jury seated in civil trial to determine whether white nationalists who planned 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville will be held responsible for the... More
October 27, 2021
Lawsuit alleges Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park recklessly caused girl's death by failing to train operators of the Haunted Mine Drop ride despite previous problems with... More
October 20, 2021
Families of the 17 people killed in the 2018 Florida high school massacre most of the wounded and others traumatized have reach $25 million settlement... More
October 18, 2021
