A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a class action lawsuit accusing Drake of misleadingly promoting the online gambling platform Stake must instead be resolved through individual arbitration, delivering at least a temporary win for the rapper and the company. The order, issued Thursday, found that Stake's terms and... Read More »
A Munich court has dealt a significant legal setback to Suno, ruling on Friday that the AI music company violated German copyright law by training its model on songs without securing licenses from the rights holders. The decision, issued by the Munich Regional Court, hands a major victory to GEMA,... Read More »
A federal appeals court has revived a proposed class action accusing several Atlantic City casino hotels of using shared, AI-assisted pricing software to coordinate room rates and charge guests more than they would have paid in a competitive market.The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled Wednesday that... Read More »
ABC has formally urged the Federal Communications Commission to abandon what the network is calling an "extraordinary and unprecedented" proceeding targeting its broadcast station licenses, escalating a months-long standoff with the Brendan Carr-led agency over renewal reviews that ABC says were launched in retaliation for its news coverage. The Disney-owned... Read More »
Netflix is facing a $105 million lawsuit after an unreleased World War II thriller starring Nicolas Cage vanished amid a theft at the streamer's Los Angeles offices, with the filmmakers accusing the company of jeopardizing the movie's entire commercial future. The suit, filed Thursday in California federal court by producer... Read More »
Musician Afroman has turned the tables on the officers who raided his Ohio home, filing suit against one of the deputies involved in the 2022 search and the subsequent legal fight that followed. The rapper, whose legal name is Joseph Edgar Foreman, is coming off a win in a high-profile... Read More »
Chobani must face a proposed class action accusing the company of misleading consumers by marketing yogurt as sugar-free even though each serving allegedly contains four grams of allulose, a sweetener that a federal appeals court found qualifies as sugar under federal labeling rules.The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in... Read More »
Kroger has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of longtime employee Evan Seyfried, who claimed harassment by managers at an Ohio store contributed to his death by suicide in 2021.Seyfried, 40, worked for the grocery chain for 19 years and managed the dairy department at its Milford... Read More »
Macy’s and the company that administers its WorryNoMore furniture protection plan are facing a proposed class action alleging customers were sold coverage for furniture damage and mechanical failures, then subjected to a claims process designed to steer valid requests toward exclusions.Los Angeles resident Iman Shaw sued Macy’s Inc. and Tarmo... Read More »
Jason Cloth, a Canadian financier whose executive producer credits include "Joker," "Licorice Pizza" and "House of Gucci," was indicted this week on charges he orchestrated a scheme that bilked investors out of more than $100 million.Federal prosecutors in Chicago unsealed the indictment after Cloth was taken into custody Tuesday in... Read More »
