A California judge has ruled that the nonprofit organization Kars4Kids can no longer air its well-known advertising jingle in California after finding the company engaged in misleading advertising as part of an ongoing federal class action dispute. In a permanent injunction issued in Orange County Superior Court, the judge found... Read More »
TikTok influencer Gabbie Gonzalez has been charged in Los Angeles in an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting former Why Don’t We member Jack Avery.Gonzalez, 24, was arrested last week in Northern California before appearing in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday. Prosecutors allege she conspired to arrange the killing of Avery,... Read More »
A proposed class action filed in federal court in California accuses fast-fashion retailer Fashion Nova of violating federal telemarketing laws by allegedly sending promotional text messages to consumers before the legally permitted 8 a.m. cutoff.The lawsuit was filed in April by Alameda County resident Charleen Shavies in the Northern District... Read More »
Tennessee officials agreed to pay $835,000 to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a retired police officer who spent more than a month in jail after authorities arrested him over a Facebook meme about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.The settlement resolves claims filed by 61-year-old Larry Bushart against... Read More »
Massachusetts is facing a constitutional lawsuit over allegations that its school district system reinforces racial segregation by limiting many Black and Latino students to under-resourced schools.Lawyers for Civil Rights and Brown’s Promise filed the lawsuit on Wednesday in Suffolk County state court on behalf of nine students and four community... Read More »
The Walt Disney Company is facing a $5 million class action lawsuit alleging Disneyland and Disney California Adventure failed to properly disclose the use of facial recognition technology at park entrances and collected sensitive biometric data from visitors, including children, without consent. The lawsuit, filed May 15 in federal court... Read More »
A federal appeals court has revived part of a lawsuit against American Airlines over the death of a 14-year-old passenger during a flight from Honduras to Florida, allowing claims tied to an allegedly malfunctioning onboard defibrillator to move forward toward trial. A May 14 decision from the U.S. Court of... Read More »
A federal judge in California dismissed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI on Monday after a jury found he waited too long to pursue claims accusing the company of departing from its founding nonprofit mission. The ruling followed a three-week trial in Oakland focused on OpenAI’s corporate structure, its partnership with... Read More »
Luxury fashion label Chrome Hearts has withdrawn its copyright infringement lawsuit against Neil Young and his backing band over the use of the name Chrome Hearts, ending a legal dispute that raised questions about trademark rights, artist branding, and the increasingly crowded overlap between fashion and music merchandising. According to... Read More »
Former employees of Spirit Airlines have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the airline of violating the federal WARN Act by abruptly shutting down operations and laying off thousands of workers without advance notice. The lawsuit, filed May 12 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York,... Read More »
