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The country's consumer watchdog had sued Coles over its "Down Down" promotions on hundreds of items, arguing they were not really discounts as the supermarket had temporarily raised prices before the offers.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

A number of small businesses and 24 states had sued the administration over the tariffs, including Burlap & Barrel, a New York-based importer and retailer of single-origin spices, and Basic Fun!, a toy company.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Novo Nordisk had sued Hims & Hers after the U.S. company announced a plan to sell an oral version of Novo’s new weight-loss pill Wegovy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

The criminal complaint does not identify Duarte by name, referring only to a “Victim 1” who had sued Grillo’s animal sanctuary and obtained a $6.7-million judgement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

The fact that no one had sued over the growth or ownership of the HeLa cell line, he said, illustrated that patients didn’t mind when doctors took their cells and turned them into commercial products.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot