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a court case for enforcing a right or claim
the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
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Others like The Intercept, New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, and Denver Post, have also filed lawsuits against OpenAI for copyright infringement.
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Sol Rashidi, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
These lawsuits are part of a larger group of over 200 districts nationwide.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The brand is facing an existential crisis, including multiple lawsuits, but the two warring families who own the company seem more preoccupied about a series of petty legal battles.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Despite this, the lawsuits continue to draw attention to the broader issue of high insulin prices and their impact on patients and health plans alike.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The lawsuits highlight the rising cost of insulin, a life-sustaining drug for millions of Americans with diabetes.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, the President-elect's frivolous lawsuits intended to silence press critics and non-profits have inadvertently roused the resistance from its post-election hangover.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Moreover, the qualified immunity that prosecutors have for purposes of not enabling lawsuits aimed at redressing good faith prosecutions, applies to prosecutors, not investigators—and the FBI is an investigatory agency.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
What Happens Next Welch is seeking to avoid any lawsuits by siding with the plaintiffs and has advised people who lost money to contact the plaintiffs' lawyers.
—Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Sol Rashidi, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
These lawsuits are part of a larger group of over 200 districts nationwide.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The brand is facing an existential crisis, including multiple lawsuits, but the two warring families who own the company seem more preoccupied about a series of petty legal battles.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Despite this, the lawsuits continue to draw attention to the broader issue of high insulin prices and their impact on patients and health plans alike.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The lawsuits highlight the rising cost of insulin, a life-sustaining drug for millions of Americans with diabetes.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, the President-elect's frivolous lawsuits intended to silence press critics and non-profits have inadvertently roused the resistance from its post-election hangover.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Moreover, the qualified immunity that prosecutors have for purposes of not enabling lawsuits aimed at redressing good faith prosecutions, applies to prosecutors, not investigators—and the FBI is an investigatory agency.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
What Happens Next Welch is seeking to avoid any lawsuits by siding with the plaintiffs and has advised people who lost money to contact the plaintiffs' lawyers.
—Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Lawsuits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawsuits. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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