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Nearly half of the “most ridiculous” lawsuits in the world this year were filed in New York. The Empire State has the dubious distinction of landing four of the top 10 spots in an annual list compiled by the US Chamber ­Institute for Legal Reform.

Can you do exactly what the government tells you to do and still get sued?

Texas appeals court justices will soon decide if ExxonMobil can use Texas courts to pursue counter-litigation against the public officials and private lawyers who have teamed to sue the oil industry in California over the alleged effects of climate change.

A Connecticut judge has dismissed lawsuits by four cities against the opioid industry, saying there is no logical way for the plaintiffs to calculate damages or distribute any money they might win in the litigation.

The rise of the rented e-scooter has also brought safety fears and injury-related lawsuits. What happens when a new mobility mode meets the American legal system?

On January 10, 2018, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that he was suing five energy companies, seeking damages to pay for harm the city has faced as a result of climate change. In conjunction, the city also announced that it planned to divest its pension fund from fossil fuels. A year later, the city is seeking to revamp its legal strategy after the lawsuit’s swift dismissal in federal court and is no closer to divesting than it was before its big announcement.

The Supreme Court’s inconsistent rulings on federal pre-emption of state law have often produced unintended side effects. On Monday the Justices hear a case that could partly remedy one of their muddled decisions that sanctioned state lawsuits against drug manufacturers for label warnings approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

A Galveston attorney has been indicted on charges of insurance fraud, barratry and money laundering in connection with allegations that he improperly submitted roof hail damage claims to insurance companies on behalf of clients he’d never met.

Dozens of lawyers are vying for the chance to sue the $12 billion power company, even before state investigators have determined the cause of the November blaze in Paradise that destroyed 13,972 homes and killed 86 people. Displaced residents living in shelters or temporary housing in nearby towns have found themselves inundated with legal advertising on signs, billboards, radio, television and mailers. The competition is so intense that some California-based attorneys who’ve developed a specialty suing utilities over wildfires refer to out-of-state firms as “carpetbaggers.”

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking federal judges around the country to dismiss lawsuits it says are brought by shell companies that misrepresent their true purposes – filing meritless litigation against health care companies.