How do you handle search results that reference old legal issues that have been resolved?

Resolved legal issues that continue to dominate search results are one of the most common situations clients bring to us, and the response is well-established. Build authoritative coverage of the resolution itself: an owned property page or news hub entry covering what was alleged, what was resolved, and what the actual current status is, with structured data and proper schema markup. Where the outlets that covered the original matter accept updates – many do for clearly resolved matters – submit update requests with documentation. Update Wikipedia through Talk-page edit requests with sourced citations of the resolution, ensuring the article reflects the closure proportionally rather than leaving the article frozen at the dispute phase. Refresh the Knowledge Panel where applicable. Run AIQ™ to monitor engine treatment, because AI engines often continue describing closed matters as live well after resolution. The picture rebalances over months as authoritative resolution content accumulates and the engines re-rank.