On Tuesday (May 7), TikTok, the widely-used social media platform owned by the Chinese conglomerate ByteDance, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government over the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The bill aims to ban the app unless its Chinese owners, ByteDance, divest their stake. The lawsuit... Read More »
A Jewish student at Columbia University has filed a class action lawsuit against the Ivy League university amid pro-Palestinian protests that disrupted student learning and heightened safety concerns among Jewish students. The lawsuit was filed earlier this month against Columbia’s board of trustees in federal court in the Southern District... Read More »
The police arrested Marlon Flores for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The California Supreme Court found that being in an area known for gang activity and ducking behind a parked car when police arrived were not sufficient indications of criminal activity to justify Flores’ detention by... Read More »
A sexual assault lawsuit against Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee was dismissed by a California judge on Monday, though the door remains open for the plaintiff, identified only as Jane Doe, to file an amended complaint. The lawsuit, which alleges an incident from 2003 involving Lee in a helicopter, was... Read More »
MGM Studios has launched a countersuit against David Lee Henry, the original screenwriter of the 1986 film "Road House," who writes under the pseudonym David Lee Henry. The conflict, unfolding in a California federal court, stems from a dispute over the copyright of the screenplay that inspired the beloved movie... Read More »
Isaiah Lee, the individual who made headlines after rushing the stage and attacking comedian star Dave Chappelle during a live performance at the Hollywood Bowl in 2022, has now taken legal action against the venue and its security team. In the recent lawsuit, Lee alleges negligence and battery on the... Read More »
On Friday (May 3), a federal jury in Delaware ruled that gaming giant Activision Blizzard must pay $23.4 million in damages for infringing on patents related to the multiplayer features in some of its most popular video games, including "World of Warcraft" and two "Call of Duty" titles. The verdict... Read More »
As reported by Billboard, the criminal case involving country music star Morgan Wallen, accused of recklessly throwing a chair from the rooftop of a six-story Nashville bar, is set to continue after an initial court hearing. Wallen's attorney, Worrick Robinson, represented him in the Nashville court Friday, where a judge... Read More »
On Friday, Google and the U.S. Justice Department were in court over allegations that the tech giant unlawfully maintained a monopoly in search advertising. The proceedings, held before U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington, D.C., mark a critical moment in one of the most significant antitrust trials in recent... Read More »
Former Pennsylvania nurse Heather Pressdee has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of murder and 19 counts of attempted murder charges. The sentencing, handed down on Thursday in Butler, Pennsylvania, marks the conclusion of a legal battle that began with Pressdee's arrest in May... Read More »
In a significant policy shift, the Biden administration announced that it will extend access to federally run health insurance programs to certain immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children, also known as "Dreamers." This move, set to take effect on November 1, could potentially benefit an estimated 100,000 previously... Read More »
Massachusetts is set to be a key arena in the continuing national discussion on whether ride-share drivers should be classified as independent contractors or employees with full employment benefits. The state's Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on two opposing ballot measures that could profoundly change the operational dynamics... Read More »
The State Bar of California requires all students attending unaccredited law schools in the state to take the First-Year Law School Students’ Exam after they complete their first year of study. This exam, commonly known as the “baby bar exam,” is mandated by the State’s Committee of Bar Examiners and... Read More »
Kids television producer and screenwriter Dan Schneider has filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the producers of the docuseries "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" for alleged defamation. Legal documents name Warner Bros. Discovery, Maxine Productions, and Sony Pictures Television as defendants. The lawsuit stems from Schneider's... Read More »
New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has filed a lawsuit against R.G. Ortiz Funeral Home Inc. over claims that the funeral home chain allegedly exploited grieving families by failing to provide the services they offered and providing inadequate and unprofessional care that elongated the grieving process. The... Read More »
