TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to resolve a federal lawsuit accusing the companies of violating children's privacy laws by collecting and keeping personal information from children under 13 without parental consent.The Justice Department announced the settlement Friday, two years after filing the case... Read More »
Elijah Blue Allman’s wife is asking a Los Angeles judge to reject the professional fiduciary proposed in Cher’s renewed conservatorship case and appoint her instead if the court decides he needs help managing his finances.Marieangela King Allman filed the objection Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, arguing that her... Read More »
Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is nearing its final stage after her defense rested Friday and prosecutors called a psychiatrist to challenge claims that postpartum psychosis left her not criminally responsible for killing her three children.Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first degree murder in the deaths... Read More »
Prince Harry, Elton John and five other public figures have been ordered to pay £9.54 million, about $13 million, toward the legal costs of the Daily Mail’s publisher after losing their privacy case against the company.High Court Justice Matthew Nicklin ordered the interim payment to Associated Newspapers by August 28.... Read More »
Meta's AI smart glasses are drawing renewed privacy scrutiny after a woman discovered that an interaction with a man wearing the glasses had been recorded and posted online without her knowledge, while Texas regulators are examining how the devices collect and use personal data.Toluwa Omitowoju said she learned about the... Read More »
A Texas appeals court has cut more than $43 million from the punitive damages Infowars founder Alex Jones was ordered to pay the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, finding that most of the award exceeded limits imposed by state law.The Texas Third Court... Read More »
The Supreme Court has temporarily cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to continue construction of the White House ballroom, stopping a lower court injunction from taking effect while the justices consider the administration’s emergency request.Chief Justice John Roberts issued the order Friday, hours before restrictions on much of... Read More »
A federal jury in Alabama has awarded former University of Alabama basketball player Kai Spears more than $9 million after finding The New York Times liable over a 2023 article that falsely placed him at the scene of a fatal shooting involving people connected to the school's basketball program.The March... Read More »
Dane Cook is revisiting the $12 million embezzlement scheme carried out by his half-brother and former business manager, Darryl McCauley, saying in a new documentary that McCauley “disappeared” after serving his prison sentence and that questions remain about where some of the stolen money went.Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story,... Read More »
Lady Gaga has won dismissal of a trademark lawsuit brought by Lost Surfboards over her use of the name “Mayhem” for her album, tour and merchandise. U.S. District Judge Fernando M. Olguin dismissed the company’s claims with prejudice Tuesday, finding that Lost had not plausibly alleged that Gaga’s use of... Read More »
