A New York investigative journalist has sued Grammarly, accusing the popular writing platform of using the names of writers and journalists without permission in a paid artificial intelligence feature that generated feedback as if it came from real authors and editors. Julia Angwin filed the class action lawsuit on March... Read More »
Missouri lawmakers have approved legislation allowing pregnant women to finalize divorces, clarifying that courts may proceed with divorce cases during pregnancy. The Missouri Senate voted 29 to 0 on Tuesday to pass House Bill 1908, legislation clarifying how courts handle divorce cases when one spouse is pregnant. The bill had... Read More »
Airbnb has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco that sought roughly $120 million in tax refunds, ending a two-year dispute over how the short-term rental platform was taxed in its home city. Under the proposed agreement, neither side will pay the other. The... Read More »
A Florida father has filed a federal lawsuit against Google alleging that the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Gemini, contributed to events that preceded his son’s suicide and an alleged attempt to stage a violent incident near Miami International Airport. The lawsuit was filed on March 4 in the U.S. District... Read More »
A federal court has entered $100 million in judgments against Walmart to resolve allegations that it misrepresented base pay, tips, and certain incentives shown to drivers on its Spark delivery platform. The case was brought by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of states, which alleged that the earnings... Read More »
Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of director Rob Reiner, pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents at their Los Angeles home in December. The plea was entered in a packed courtroom as Reiner stood behind glass in a custody enclosure.... Read More »
Circle K Stores has filed a lawsuit in Arizona state court seeking a ruling on who owns a $12.8 million lottery ticket printed at one of its Scottsdale locations after a customer left it behind. The complaint, filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, asks a judge to clarify the legal... Read More »
A federal judge in Illinois has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Buffalo Wild Wings of misleading customers by selling chicken breast pieces as “boneless wings,” ruling that the name would not deceive an ordinary diner. In a 10-page opinion issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp Jr. of the Northern... Read More »
A federal judge has ruled that former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores may pursue his discrimination lawsuit against the National Football League in open court rather than through the league’s arbitration system. In a decision issued Friday, Judge Valerie Caproni of the Southern District of New York held that... Read More »
Estée Lauder has sued Walmart in federal court in California, alleging the retailer allowed counterfeit beauty and fragrance products bearing Estée Lauder trademarks to be sold through its online marketplace. The complaint alleges shoppers were misled about the authenticity and source of products listed on Walmart.com. According to the lawsuit,... Read More »
Novo Nordisk has filed a federal lawsuit accusing telehealth company Hims & Hers Health of infringing its semaglutide patent by marketing and selling compounded weight loss drugs. The case, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, challenges whether Hims’ compounded semaglutide products unlawfully use technology protected... Read More »
Raising Cane's has filed a lawsuit against the landlord of one of its Boston locations, alleging that the property owner is attempting to terminate a long-term commercial lease by characterizing the chicken-finger fast-food restaurant’s normal cooking smells as a legal nuisance. The dispute involves a restaurant in the Back Bay... Read More »
Former NFL head coach Jon Gruden is continuing a long-running lawsuit against the National Football League and Commissioner Roger Goodell, alleging the league leaked private emails to force his resignation and damage his career. In a recent court filing, Gruden’s attorneys state that his claimed losses exceed $150 million, citing... Read More »
A federal jury in California has ordered Medtronic to pay $382 million after finding that the company unlawfully monopolized the market for blood vessel sealing devices used in surgery. The verdict, returned Thursday in federal court in Santa Ana, California, found that Medtronic violated federal antitrust law through pricing and... Read More »
Starbucks is facing a lawsuit from a former senior executive who alleges the company terminated her after she raised internal concerns about safety risks associated with new in-store equipment. According to court filings, Janice Waszak, a former Starbucks executive involved in equipment development, claims the company retaliated against her after... Read More »
