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Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes filed a lawsuit against regulators over a zoning dispute. The lawsuit asks a judge to declare parts of the county's zoning code unconstitutional.

A transgender woman has for the first time been selected to participate in the Puerto Rico Miss Universe contest held in the largely conservative U.S. territory

The case comes shortly after Shell reported its highest-ever annual profit of nearly $40 billion.

DETROIT — (AP) — A judge on Wednesday ordered a Detroit museum to hold onto an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh in response to a lawsuit by its owner, who claims it has been missing for nearly six years. The painting, titled "The Novel Reader" or "The Reading Lady," is part of a rare van Gogh exhibit, which ends Jan. 22 at the Detroit Institute of Arts. “Recently, however, plaintiff learned that the painting is in the DIA’s possession, on display as part of the museum’s ‘Van Gogh in America’ exhibition.”The lawsuit seeks to have the painting turned over to the owner. U.S. District Judge George Caram Steeh barred the museum from moving it, a temporary step before a court hearing on Jan. 19. It is one of 80 van Gogh works in the exhibition and remained on display Wednesday.

A Canadian judge approves legal action by parents who say their children were addicted to the video game.

The Florida woman's $5m lawsuit says the company's three-and-a-half minute claim is misleading.

Sherman County Sheriff Brad Lohrey and the Oregon Firearms Federation filed a lawsuit challenging a gun control law that was approved by voters during the midterms.

A Minnesota suspect filed a lawsuit against the Saint Paul Police Department after an officer shot him while he was "naked, unarmed, and attempting to surrender."

A lawsuit filed by the state of California accuses 3M, Dupont and 16 smaller companies of covering up the harm caused to the environment and the public from chemicals that have over decades found their way into waterways and human bloodstreams.

A Polk County woman has joined a national class action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor America and Kia America Inc. alleging “blatant breach of public trust” led to a surge in thefts of certain Kia and Hyundai vehicles sold without an engine immobilizer.

A man is suing the maker of Texas Pete Hot Sauce for not being made in Texas.

A Black pastor who was arrested by white police officers while watering flowers for a neighbor who was out of town filed a federal lawsuit alleging the ordeal violated his constitutional rights and caused lingering problems, including emotional distress and anxiety.

It is part of an escalation in activity in US courts as states seek to impose abortion restrictions.

A couple from India is taking legal action against their son and daughter-in-law for staying childless.

TransUnion-Lawsuit FILE - In this March 5, 2012 file photo, consumer credit cards are posed in North Andover, Mass. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued credit company TransUnion and one of its long-time executives on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 alleging the company completely “disregarded” a previous order from five years ago to stop selling dubious credit-related products and marketing. Instead of taking actions to stop these practices, the CFPB alleges that TransUnion executive John Danaher looked for ways to keep the subscription revenues flowing. This included keeping a vague “checkbox” on the TransUnion website that signed customers up for products that they may not have wanted. “TransUnion is an out-of-control repeat offender that believes it is above the law,” CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said in a statement.

A federal judge in New York has dismissed a lawsuit that accused Pop-Tarts’ parent company, Kellogg’s, of deceptive labeling over the amount of strawberry contained in frosted strawberry Pop-Tarts. >> Read more trending newsIn the lawsuit, Kelvin Brown’s lawyers had argued that images of a fresh strawberry and fruit filling on the Pop-Tarts’ packaging, along with the words “Frosted Strawberry,” are misleading and deceptive. A federal judge in Illinois dismissed a similar lawsuit in March. That lawsuit argued that the use of apples, pears and red food coloring in addition to strawberries was deceptive, as we previously reported. The number of lawsuits against food companies has been on the rise, going up more than 1,000% since 2008, NPR reported.

The police routinely offer people who are being questioned about a crime a beverage, a cigarette or chewing gum and then collect DNA, the suit alleges.

Woman sues Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, says he is her biological father Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones walks on the field before an NFL football game between the New York Giants and the Cowboys on Dec. 19, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin, File)DALLAS — A Washington, D.C., woman is claiming in a new lawsuit that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is her biological father, multiple news outlets are reporting. >> Read more trending newsAccording to The Dallas Morning News and ESPN, lawyers for congressional aide Alexandra Davis, 25, filed the lawsuit last week in Dallas County, Texas. The lawsuit was available on Dallas County’s website earlier this week before a judge sealed it Wednesday, the Morning News and ESPN reported. Jones’ spokesman, Jim Wilkinson, and Davis’ attorney, Andrew Bergman, declined ESPN’s requests for a comment on the allegations. Davis Spencer and Davis appeared in season three of the reality show “Big Rich Texas,” the Morning News reported.

The suit claims the mayor used crude language in a meeting about a statue of Christopher Columbus.

The lawsuit comes weeks after attorneys from the department's Civil Rights Division sent a letter to the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania. It cited at least three complaints from people being forced off their legal medications by courts in two Pennsylvania counties in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. A spokesperson for the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts declined to comment on the lawsuit Friday, but provided the office's written response to the initial letter. The lawsuit asks a judge to declare Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System is in violation of the ADA and require it to adopt a non-discrimination policy against people taking opioid treatment medications. “What was described in the Pennsylvania courts is not uncommon.

An Ohio high school football player was forced to eat pepperoni pizza because he missed a training session, he says. He and his family are suing because they say the punishment violated his religious beliefs.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody joined 23 other states Tuesday in challenging a Biden administration rule that includes requiring workers at Head Start preschool programs...

Two former residents claim the Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church and Liberty Ridge Farm violated federal laws against human trafficking, racketeering and forced labor.

A federal lawsuit claimed TikTok illegally collected and used personal data from its users.

A woman who was at the festival told reporters that said didn't know she was buying a "death ticket".

An electrician alleges negligence in the incident in which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died.

A New York woman is suing Kellogg's over the fruit filling in its Pop-Tarts.

In the lawsuit, which originally claimed that Subway's tuna sandwich was "made from anything but tuna," a federal judge ruled that the plaintiffs did not meet the legal requirement for fraud.

The order responds to the Justice Department’s lawsuit against the state of Texas.

According to the lawsuit, the Wisconsin Natural Resource Board approved a 300-wolf quota for a hunt scheduled to begin November 6.

A Keller school district student with Down syndrome is among the plaintiffs.

A fourth lawsuit has been filed stemming from the catastrophic collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside.

Mediation has failed to settle the case between the state of Florida and the CDC regarding cruise ships.

Arguing that a new law is intended to “suppress the viewpoints of Black-led organizations and their allies,” a coalition of groups Tuesday challenged the constitutionality...

The lawsuit names the suspects in the shooting, the mall, a restaurant and the mall owner.

The family of Jean Samuel Celestin is suing the cities of Ocoee, Windermere and their police departments,

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County Tax Collector’s office has filed a lawsuit against the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, the governing entity for the Orlando International Airport, for unpaid taxes totaling nearly $3.5 million. In the letter, the attorney said the tax collector is aware the current pandemic is placing a burden on businesses. Property taxes go toward funding Orange County schools, libraries and law enforcement. AdThe tax collector is required to collect 18% annual interest if the taxes have not been paid 60 days after the bill is due. For the majority of the tax liability claimed, the tax collector sent tax notices to the tenants, not GOAA.

State law compels all Virginia delegates to vote "for the candidate receiving the most votes in the primary." But that doesn't sit well with one delegate, who refuses to vote for Donald Trump. Major Garrett has more.

With the start of college basketball’s March Madness less than a month away, Las Vegas is gearing up for some action. Last year, gamblers in Nevada -- where sports betting is legal -- placed an estimated $240 million in bets on the tournaments. A court battle pitting New Jersey against the NCAA and major pro sports leagues could determine whether other states could also soon see a piece of that action. Mike McCarthy, reporter and columnist for "Sporting News" joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" with more on the lawsuit and its potential impact.

Apple faces lawsuit over lost texts A California woman claims the iPhone maker failed to tell its customers that they wouldn't be able to receive iMessages from other iPhone users if they switched to an Android phone. CNET senior editor Jeff Bakalar joins "CBSN" to discuss the lawsuit.