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the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
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Their actions have sparked numerous lawsuits, and on Thursday, a federal judge in California found that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely unlawful.
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Kristin Brown, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2025
Judges in four lawsuits initially blocked his order until the Supreme Court cleared the way for a revised policy in January 2019, which barred transgender people from enlisting, participating in Reserve Officers' Training Corps or attending military academies.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Over the years, thousands of pages of records have been released through lawsuits, Epstein’s criminal dockets, public disclosures and Freedom of Information Act requests.
—Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Joshua Wallace, a finalist candidate to be Raleigh's next police chief, filed for bankruptcy last year and has also faced dozens of complaints over two decades with the Chicago Police Department, including six lawsuits.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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Kristin Brown, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2025
Judges in four lawsuits initially blocked his order until the Supreme Court cleared the way for a revised policy in January 2019, which barred transgender people from enlisting, participating in Reserve Officers' Training Corps or attending military academies.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Over the years, thousands of pages of records have been released through lawsuits, Epstein’s criminal dockets, public disclosures and Freedom of Information Act requests.
—Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Joshua Wallace, a finalist candidate to be Raleigh's next police chief, filed for bankruptcy last year and has also faced dozens of complaints over two decades with the Chicago Police Department, including six lawsuits.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 
: a suit in law : a case before a court
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