A federal judge has rejected the Catholic Diocese of Oakland's $180 million Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, ruling that the church failed to prove its proposed compensation for 345 clergy sexual abuse survivors met federal requirements. The decision prevents the diocese from moving forward with its proposed reorganization as it seeks... Read More »
Nike Must Face Lawsuit Over Allegedly Fake Deadlines on Sales EmailsNike must face a proposed class action accusing the sportswear giant of misleading shoppers with promotional emails advertising discounts that allegedly remained available after their stated expiration dates. A judge in Washington rejected the company's latest attempt to end the... Read More »
The Trump administration has blocked Microsoft, Adobe, and six other major technology companies from a federal green-card sponsorship program, halting new applications and freezing pending cases as Vice President JD Vance accuses the companies of abusing the immigration system.Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling announced the suspensions on October 8, 2026, saying... Read More »
A military judge on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, threw out the FBI confessions of the last remaining defendant in the September 11 terrorism case to have his statements challenged, leaving prosecutors with rulings excluding the disputed confessions of all four men facing the death penalty at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The... Read More »
Hard techno DJ Sara Landry has opened a new front in her legal battle with her former management company, accusing the firm of continuing to use her name and Hekate Records branding after their relationship ended.Landry IP LLC filed the lawsuit on October 6, 2026, in Manhattan federal court against... Read More »
A federal judge has sentenced a North Carolina musician to 18 months in prison for using AI-generated songs and thousands of automated accounts to produce billions of fake streams and collect more than $8 million in royalties, bringing the first U.S. criminal case over AI-assisted music streaming fraud to sentencing.U.S.... Read More »
A Colorado woman cleared of stealing a $25 package is suing Flock Safety after police used the company's license plate cameras to track her movements over nearly a month and issued a criminal summons despite evidence she says established her innocence.Chrisanna Elser filed the proposed class action on October 5,... Read More »
Netflix’s attempt to overturn a ruling allowing Fiona Harvey’s $170 million Baby Reindeer defamation lawsuit to move forward has hit a new obstacle after a federal appeals court said it may lack jurisdiction to hear the company’s appeal.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order on... Read More »
The Democratic National Committee sued President Donald Trump and his administration on October 7, 2026, alleging they diverted $20 million in taxpayer funds to broadcast political advertisements promoting the president weeks before the midterm elections.The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, claims the money... Read More »
Angelina Jolie has won a court fight to keep private communications from Brad Pitt in their years-long legal battle over Château Miraval, the French winery they once owned together.Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ciny Pánuco denied Pitt’s attempt to force Jolie to turn over 22 communications related to the dispute,... Read More »