Legal proceedings

3-state legal-proceedings disclosure status with evidence.

'specific_matters_disclosed' = at least one identifiable matter is described (a named case, a specific regulatory action/investigation, a specific tax or antitrust matter); populate matters[]. 'general_only' = the filing discusses legal proceedings only in generic, ordinary-course terms with NO identifiable matter (e.g. Starbucks: 'involved in various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business... not currently a party to any legal proceeding that management believes could have a material adverse effect'); matters is null. 'none_disclosed' = no legal-proceedings content at all — silence, 'None', or 'Not applicable'; matters is null. A filing with BOTH generic boilerplate AND >=1 specific matter is 'specific_matters_disclosed'.

Value

Evidence object. Never null.

Verbatim excerpt from the filing proving this value. Shortest contiguous source span; no ellipsis, no translation. null when there is no textual basis (e.g. none_disclosed).

How the quote maps to the value. For null decisions, explain the basis (Not disclosed / Not applicable / Indeterminable / Scope limitation).

One entry per distinct legal matter / proceeding (a named case, a regulatory enforcement action, a government investigation, a tax dispute, an antitrust/competition matter, etc.). Related proceedings that share a single root cause but are distinct cases (different parties, courts, or claims — e.g. CrowdStrike's several July 19 Incident suits) are separate entries. An unspecified aggregate reference ('a wide variety of disputes, claims, and investigations') is one summary entry. null when disclosure_status is 'general_only' or 'none_disclosed' (no empty array).

Proper noun identifying the matter, verbatim: the case caption, labeled incident, or named action. null when the filing describes the matter without a proper name.

Nature of the proceeding. 'litigation' = an ordinary civil lawsuit (contract dispute, tort, IP). 'class_action' = a putative/certified class or collective action. 'derivative_action' = a shareholder derivative suit. 'arbitration' = a confidential/contractual arbitration. 'regulatory_enforcement' = a regulator's enforcement action, forfeiture, fine, or penalty (e.g. FCC Forfeiture Order). 'government_investigation' = a government/agency investigation or inquiry without (yet) an enforcement action. 'tax_dispute' = an ACTUAL dispute with a tax authority over taxes owed (income or non-income, e.g. lodging/occupancy taxes, VAT): an asserted deficiency/assessment, or a position the company contests — including contesting whether a tax applies or that it is liable (e.g. a platform's lodging/withholding-tax liability). Routine periodic reviews / ongoing audits / examinations of tax returns with NO asserted deficiency and no contested position are ordinary-course accounting procedures and are OUT OF SCOPE (not a matter). 'antitrust_competition' = an antitrust or competition-authority matter, including a competition regulator's surcharge/fine (e.g. a fair-trade-commission penalty). 'other' = none of the above. The specific instrument (fine / surcharge / penalty / damages / tax assessment) is carried by monetary_amounts[].type, not here.

WHO brought the matter and WHO it is against. Each field is an array of verbatim names/roles or null. Not independently evidence-bearing — the matter-level evidence anchors these.

Who initiated / brought the matter: plaintiff(s), claimant(s), the regulator, the tax authority, or the competition authority. Use the verbatim name when given ('Alorica Inc.', 'Royalty Pharma plc', 'the FCC'), else the role as written ('a putative class of consumers', 'plaintiffs'). null when not stated.

Who the matter is against: typically the company and, where named, its officers, directors, or subsidiaries ('the Company', 'CrowdStrike, Inc.', 'certain of the Company's officers and directors'). null when not stated.

The court, tribunal, regulator, or jurisdiction handling the matter, verbatim ('U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas', 'the FCC', 'United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia', 'a confidential arbitration'). null when not stated.

Chronological timeline of dated events for this matter. One entry per dated step the filing states. null when the filing gives no dated event.

ISO 8601 date of the event (full or partial YYYY-MM-DD / YYYY-MM / YYYY). Preserve only the precision the filing states; do not infer missing day/month. Precision ISO cannot express stays at YYYY and belongs in description. null only when the filing describes the step without a date.

Short plain-language label for what happened on that date (e.g. 'Class action filed', 'Settlement reached in principle', 'Final court approval', 'Settlement paid', 'Notice of appeal filed', 'Forfeiture Order issued').

Monetary figures tied to this matter — claimed amount, damages, settlement, accrual/reserve, regulatory penalty/fine/surcharge, or tax assessment. One entry per distinct figure. null when no amount is stated.

What the figure represents. 'claimed_or_sought' = amount the plaintiff/claimant seeks. 'damages_awarded' = damages a court awarded. 'settlement' = a settlement payment amount (agreed or paid). 'accrual_or_reserve' = a loss-contingency accrual/reserve recorded on the balance sheet. 'penalty_or_fine' = a regulatory penalty, fine, forfeiture, or competition-authority surcharge. 'tax_assessment' = taxes (and interest/penalties) a tax authority asserts are owed. 'other' = any other matter-related figure (e.g. cumulative net revenue cited to size a royalty dispute).

The numeric figure as written, in the units of unit and magnitude of scale (45.0 for '$45.0 million' with scale 'millions'). null only when the figure is referenced qualitatively without a number.

Currency code of the figure ('USD', 'EUR', 'GBP', etc.), inferred from the currency symbol or filing's reporting currency. null when the currency cannot be determined.

Magnitude word attached to the figure: 'thousands', 'millions', 'billions', or null when the value is already absolute.

Evidence object. Never null.

Verbatim excerpt from the filing proving this value. Shortest contiguous source span; no ellipsis, no translation. null when there is no textual basis (e.g. none_disclosed).

How the quote maps to the value. For null decisions, explain the basis (Not disclosed / Not applicable / Indeterminable / Scope limitation).

Current status as of the filing. 'ongoing' = active/pending, being defended, no resolution. 'settled' = a settlement has been reached or agreed in principle (may still be paying). 'on_appeal' = a party has appealed a ruling. 'dismissed' = the matter was dismissed. 'judgment_entered' = a court entered judgment (e.g. a jury verdict). 'stayed' = the proceeding is stayed/paused pending another matter. 'resolved' = fully concluded and closed (e.g. settlement paid, final approval received and satisfied). 'unknown' = the filing does not state a determinable status.

A 1-2 sentence plain-language summary of the matter, written so the matter is understandable on its own. State what the dispute is about and the gist (e.g. 'A purported class action alleging Cintas breached its uniform-rental contracts with public agencies; settled in principle for $45.0 million and paid in July 2025.'). This is the extractor's own summary, NOT a verbatim quote.

Evidence object. Never null.

Verbatim excerpt from the filing proving this value. Shortest contiguous source span; no ellipsis, no translation. null when there is no textual basis (e.g. none_disclosed).

How the quote maps to the value. For null decisions, explain the basis (Not disclosed / Not applicable / Indeterminable / Scope limitation).