The House Ethics Committee unveiled its report into the past conduct of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Dec. 23 after he filed a last-minute lawsuit in federal court to block its release. “The Committee determined there is substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, […]
Parents are suing an AI chatbot character creation app over its interactions with their autistic teenager. They allege the app undermined their child’s relationship with it and caused him to develop violent behaviors.
New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts says a recent U.S. lawsuit filed against it appears to be part of a broader campaign to malign the company and shut it down. Shen Yun is an elite dance company that aims to revive traditional Chinese Culture. The company has been targeted by the Chinese regime for almost […]
Walt Disney has agreed to pay $43.3 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its female employees in California earned $150 million less than their male counterparts over an eight-year period, the plaintiffs’ lawyers said in a statement on Monday. As part of the settlement, Disney has agreed to retain a labor economist for three […]
SALT LAKE CITY—A Utah judge on Wednesday dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit that Gabby Petito’s parents filed against the city of Moab alleging police did not do enough during a traffic stop to protect their daughter from the man who killed her weeks later. Plaintiffs’ attorney Judson Burton argued that a state law barring lawsuits […]
A federal judge will allow two states suing the federal government over allegedly encouraging social media platforms to censor user views to do the further discovery needed to keep their lawsuit alive. Discovery helps litigants gather evidence for trial and can consist of examinations under oath and requests for documents. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A nasty legal rift between the most seriously wounded survivor of the 2018 Parkland high school massacre and the families of some of the 17 murdered victims was settled Monday with all sides now owning an equal share of the killer’s publicity rights and an annuity he might receive. Under an agreement signed […]
A group of over a thousand private schools plans to sue the British government over a new tax set to be imposed on private school tuition. The tax is expected to force thousands of children to enter state schools due to increased fees, including children in specialist schools and who have special needs.
NEW YORK—A woman who accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her two decades ago cannot sue him without revealing her identity, a federal judge ruled in a Wednesday decision whose reasoning could apply to other civil lawsuits against the rapper. U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil in Manhattan said “the balance of interests at stake […]
A federal judge has dismissed Pennsylvania Republicans’ lawsuit regarding overseas ballot verification, stating that granting their request for an injunction could affect thousands of voters before the 2024 elections, which is a week away. “An injunction at this late hour would upend the Commonwealth’s carefully laid election administration procedures to the detriment of untold thousands […]
NEW YORK—A new lawsuit accuses Subway of “grossly misleading” customers by advertising sandwiches that contain at least three times more meat than it delivers. According to a proposed class action filed on Monday in federal court in Brooklyn, Subway ads for its Steak & Cheese sandwich show layers of meat piled high, reaching about as […]
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is suing to halt Elon Musk’s $1 million giveaway to swing state voters. The suit, filed Monday in Common Pleas Court in Philadelphia, accused the tech billionaire and his America PAC supporting former Prwsident Donald Trump’s candidacy of “running an illegal lottery in Philadelphia, as well as throughout Pennsylvania.” The […]
A California court allowed school districts to sue social media companies including Facebook and TikTok over accusations they harm the mental health of children and therefore force the districts to spend more resources to tackle such issues faced by students. The judgment came as part of a multidistrict litigation that consolidated hundreds of complaints filed […]
COLUMBIA, S.C.—Alex Murdaugh has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a teen killed in a boat crash involving Murdaugh’s youngest son that prosecutors said provoked the disgraced South Carolina attorney to later kill his wife and their son who wrecked the boat. The agreement by an insurer to pay the $500,000 policy Alex […]
HOUSTON—Three workers filed a lawsuit in a Texas state court in Houston on Monday against Mexico’s national oil company Pemex for injuries they allege they received in a hydrogen sulfide release at a Deer Park, Texas, refinery on Thursday. Two contractors were killed and 35 people were treated for exposure to deadly hydrogen sulfide gas […]
Bayer must pay $78 million to a Pennsylvania man who said he got cancer from using the company’s Roundup weedkiller, a state court jury in Philadelphia found on Thursday. The verdict follows previous consecutive victories for Bayer in that court. The company had won 14 of the previous 20 trials over Roundup, though it has […]
The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Oct. 4 to hear U.S. gun makers’ appeal in Mexico’s ongoing $10 billion lawsuit against the firearms companies. In the lawsuit, Mexico is seeking $10 billion from U.S. gun companies for allegedly flooding that country with firearms. Mexico blames the companies for a violent crime wave, saying their actions […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against TikTok on Oct. 3 alleging that the video-sharing app violated a new state law aimed at protecting minors from harmful content and data collection practices. The Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act, which took effect on Sept. 1, prohibits digital service providers from sharing […]
