In addition to ending up saddled with the opposing council’s attorney fees, many of these AI-focused petitioners have faced court sanctions including expensive fines and harsh dismissals from fed-up judges.
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Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
The Union-Tribune reviewed dozens of San Diego federal judges’ opinions on these cases and found that the district court has, the vast majority of the time, either ordered ICE detention centers to immediately release the petitioners or ordered immigration courts to give them a bond hearing.
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Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
Jayne Conroy, a lawyer on plaintiffs' trial team, was also an attorney for plaintiffs seeking to hold pharmaceutical companies responsible for the opioid epidemic.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
In what is not even a slap on the wrist, jurors awarded plaintiffs in the West Coast social media addiction trial exactly $3 million in punitive damages.
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