3M to Pay New Jersey Up to $450 Million for Drinking-Water Contamination

The state claimed “forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS, contaminated groundwater from an industrial park where they were used for decades.

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Tesla Board Chair Robyn Denholm Made $198 Million Selling Stock as Profit Fell

Robyn Denholm sold Tesla stock in recent months while Elon Musk, the chief executive she oversees, worked for President Trump and alienated many car buyers.

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Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back.

The Agriculture Department pledged to restore online climate information that farmers said helped them do business, but which officials had deleted.

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NYC Lawsuit Takes Aim at Illegal Short-Term Rentals on Sites like Airbnb

As it seeks to enforce a local law cracking down on short-term rentals, New York City has taken aim at a Greenwich Village hotel with several safety violations that offered rooms on sites like Airbnb.

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Yeshiva University Reverses Itself and Bans L.G.B.T.Q. Club

The Orthodox Jewish university had reached a settlement with the club in March but said the group had violated the agreement by “operating as a pride club under a different name.”

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Billionaires’ Battle Over a Sculpture Exposes a Mysterious Art Market

David Geffen and Justin Sun’s unusually public dispute over ownership of a Giacometti sculpture valued at tens of millions of dollars gives a glimpse into a shrouded world.

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Google Agrees to Pay $1.4 Billion to Settle 2 Privacy Lawsuits

The Texas attorney general brought the cases in 2022 under state laws.

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Judge Awards $680,000 to Military Families Sickened by Jet Fuel Spill

A lawyer for the plaintiffs said that they had “prevailed against all odds” but called the damage award “disappointing.”

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There Is No ‘Energy Emergency,’ a New Lawsuit Claims

In the suit, 15 Democratic states called Trump’s declaration illegal and said federal agencies were rushing permits for fossil fuel projects under false pretenses.

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Pinterest Agreed to Settle Christine Martinez Lawsuit for $34.7 Million

Christine Martinez, who was a friend of two of Pinterest’s three co-founders, sued the company in 2021 for breach of implied contract and other claims.

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