Litigation and lawsuits
Hunt had “sued Guidepost and the Southern Baptist Convention in 2023, arguing his misconduct was a private matter and disclosing it cost him millions. He sought tens of millions in damages.” - RNS
“Scott Winters… has sued OpenAI and its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman, alleging he nearly died after ChatGPT-4o gave him inaccurate medical advice during several months of what he says were manipulative conversations.” - CPost
“A U.S. District Court has dismissed “with prejudice” a lawsuit originally filed in 2019 that alleged defamation on the part of former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson.” - Baptist Press
“The legal battle arose from a dispute regarding the church’s governance, particularly long-time Senior Pastor Ed Young’s decision to appoint his son, Ben Young, as successor of the historic Texas megachurch without taking up a congregational vote.” - C.Leaders
“Bray alleges the funds were ‘misappropriated and commingled with Mr. Feucht’s personal funds,’ and claimed that Feucht ‘knowingly misrepresented the intended use of funds in order to induce’ the donation.” - MinistryWatch
“Jerry Falwell Jr. resigned as president of Liberty University nearly six years ago. His wife and son still are feuding with one of the largest Christian colleges in the country.” - RNS
“Doe alleges that GCC leadership attempted to conceal Jung’s abusive behavior despite being legally required to report such abuse to authorities and told her to ‘submit’ to Jung’s authority as he continued to abuse her and their children.” - CPost
“Attempting to dismiss the recent lawsuit from Merritt and Doty, Gothard and IBLP petitioned for writ of mandamus, arguing the case should be dismissed because it violates the Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine.
“A federal appeals court ruled that a lawsuit against Christian financial guru Dave Ramsey by a former employee who was fired for being pregnant while unmarried can go forward.” - RNS
“The only charge left standing against the SBC is related to a tweet Hunt claims defamed him.” - Baptist Press
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