Jun 2, 2026


Ronzoni Pasta Sued — Customers Gunning for a Pretty Penne

Ronzoni is ripping off customers by shortchanging them on the company’s healthy pasta alternatives … this according to a new lawsuit. An unhappy pasta fan claims she gravitated to Ronzoni’s new option … 5 different pastas with fewer calories that make for healthy choices. The woman was horrified to learn … although the 5 pastas come in the standard box, there’s 25% less pasta inside and …


Abandoned Property Lawsuit Settles Agreement

Attorneys say they’ve reached a settlement agreement in a federal lawsuit challenging Delaware’s practice of collecting abandoned property. In court papers filed Friday, attorneys for the state and for packaging company Temple-Inland Inc., a subsidiary of Memphis-based International Paper, said they had reached a voluntary settlement agreement and asked the judge to dismiss Temple-Inland’s …


Lawsuit: Washington State Does Too Little for Developmentally Disabled

A disability rights group is suing the state of Washington, saying it has no system for ensuring developmentally disabled adults can avoid institutional care in favor of other living arrangements. Disability Rights Washington says in the federal lawsuit this week that at least 91 developmentally disabled adults were being institutionalized against their will because the state …




The Iron Lady, a Lawsuit and the Destruction of a World Record

The numbers kept rising. After 50 meters it was more than half a second, and after 100 meters it was 1.28 seconds, and after 150 meters it was 2.52 seconds, and after 200 meters it was 3.34 seconds, and after 250 meters it was 4.91 seconds, and after 300 meters it was 5.25 seconds, and at that point, when the Iron Lady led the Rio Games’ women’s 400-meter individual medley like …


Lawsuit Challenges Recent Amendment to Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act

A recently enacted law amending Illinois’ Health Care Right of Conscience Act (HRC Act) is the subject of a new lawsuit claiming the change unlawfully limits the conscience rights of health care personnel by requiring them to refer patients to other providers for procedures they object to on religious grounds. SB 1564 requires health care facilities to develop protocols that …


Jury Awards Mountain Brook Couple $16 Million in Case Against Brookwood Medical Center

A Jefferson County Jury on Friday night awarded a $16 million verdict to a Mountain Brook couple on claims against Brookwood Medical Center for medical negligence and reckless fraud for the hospital’s natural birth advertising campaign at the time of their child’s birth in 2012. The verdict came in just before 10 p.m. Friday after about 10 hours of deliberations and a two-week trial, said David …