A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, to divest its U.S. operations by January 19, 2024, or face an unprecedented ban on the popular social media app. The ruling is a significant victory for the Justice Department and opponents... Read More »
StarKist, Bumble Bee Foods, and their parent companies have agreed to pay more than $216 million to resolve claims that they colluded to inflate prices for canned tuna, following years of litigation and federal investigations. The settlements, approved by U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego on Friday, mark... Read More »
Tesla Inc. failed to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit accusing it of concealing a defect in its vehicles' braking systems that allegedly causes them to stop automatically without a collision risk, according to a ruling by U.S. District Judge Georgia Alexakis in Chicago on Friday. While the judge dismissed... Read More »
On Friday, a Texas federal judge permanently blocked a Biden administration rule that sought to extend overtime pay eligibility to approximately 4 million additional salaried workers, finding that the regulation improperly emphasized wages over job duties. U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan ruled that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) exceeded... Read More »
A federal judge has ruled that Kraft Heinz must face a proposed class action lawsuit alleging that the company falsely advertised its iconic Kraft Mac & Cheese as free from artificial preservatives, a claim that plaintiffs argue is deceptive. In her decision on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland determined... Read More »
A Pennsylvania state judge ruled on Monday that Elon Musk’s controversial $1 million-a-day giveaway to swing state voters can proceed, just one day before the highly anticipated U.S. presidential election between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump. The ruling follows a surprising day of courtroom testimony,... Read More »
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr has publicly criticized Vice President Kamala Harris's guest appearance on Saturday Night Live (SNL), asserting that it breached the agency’s “equal time” rule. The rule is designed to ensure fairness by allowing rival political candidates to request equivalent airtime when a candidate appears... Read More »
Two environmental advocacy groups, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, have filed a lawsuit against the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) over its controversial plan to cull nearly 500,000 barred owls. The groups argue that the plan, designed to aid the recovery of the endangered... Read More »
This summer, social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram were flooded with videos demonstrating how users could deposit fake checks into Chase accounts and withdraw cash from ATMs immediately—even without available funds. The phenomenon rapidly gained traction, drawing thousands of participants and widespread attention online. Some videos garnered millions of... Read More »
The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office filed a lawsuit Monday to block a $1 million giveaway by a political action committee (PAC) controlled by billionaire Elon Musk, claiming it constitutes an illegal lottery. The PAC, called Musk’s America PAC, backs former President Donald Trump in the upcoming election. The lawsuit, filed... Read More »
A federal judge has ordered former attorney Rudy Giuliani to begin handing over his assets to the Georgia election workers he defamed, Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, within seven days. This comes as a result of a $148 million defamation judgment that was finalized nearly a year ago. Giuliani,... Read More »
A Massachusetts court ruled on Friday that Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit alleging it deliberately designed addictive features on its Instagram platform, which harm young users’ mental health. Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Peter Krupp denied Meta’s request to dismiss the case brought by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy... Read More »
The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that over 800 military service members have had their discharge records upgraded to honorable status after being expelled from the military under the now-repealed “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT) policy. The DADT policy, introduced by President Bill Clinton in 1993, allowed LGBTQ individuals to serve... Read More »
North Carolina's Republican candidate for governor, Mark Robinson, has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against CNN, accusing the network of publishing false and damaging claims. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Wake County Superior Court, centers around a September CNN report that alleged Robinson had made offensive and inflammatory comments... Read More »
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit Thursday against Cumberland DRW, the cryptocurrency arm of high-speed trading firm DRW Holdings. The lawsuit accuses Cumberland of violating securities laws by failing to register as a securities dealer, marking a significant escalation in the SEC’s ongoing crackdown on crypto firms,... Read More »
