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Criminal cases against Trump will be "brought to a halt," says election law expert
President-elect Donald Trump promised to fire special counsel Jack Smith and the Department of Justice said it will wind down the cases against Trump before his inauguration. Rick Pildes, ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Charges dismissed against deaf man with cerebral palsy who was tased and punched by Phoenix police
All charges have been dismissed against a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy who was shocked with a Taser and repeatedly punched by Phoenix police officers.Top stories - NBC News - October 19 -
New Mexico judge upholds dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in a fatal movie set shooting
New Mexico judge upholds dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in a fatal movie set shootingEntertainment - ABC News - October 25 -
Judge upholds dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in on-set shooting
A New Mexico judge has upheld her own decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movieEntertainment - ABC News - October 25 -
Louisiana’s new law on abortion drugs establishes risky treatment delays, lawsuit claims
Louisiana’s new law categorizing two widely used abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances is being challenged in a state court lawsuit by a physician, a pharmacist, two women who had ...Health - ABC News - October 31 -
Microsoft settles video gamers' lawsuit over Activision takeover
Microsoft Corp. has settled a lawsuit from a group of gamers who sued to try to stop the company from buying video game publisher Activision Blizzard for $69 billion last yearTech - ABC News - October 15 -
Alex Murdaugh settles wrongful death lawsuit over boat crash
Alex Murdaugh has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a teen killed in a boat crash involving Murdaugh's youngest son.Top stories - CBS News - October 15 -
Microsoft Settles Lawsuit With Gamers Over Activision Blizzard Merger
When Microsoft announced its plans to buy Activision Blizzard in 2022 , it set off multiple lawsuits including a battle with the FTC that attempted to block the deal. Microsoft triumphed in that ...Tech - GameSpot - October 15 -
Tobacco giants near $24bn settlement over long-running Canadian lawsuit
British American Tobacco, Philip Morris and Japan Tobacco close to resolving class action suitBusiness - Financial Times - October 18 -
How BHP is facing a record London lawsuit over a Brazilian dam disaster
Australian miner is fighting a multi-billion-pound claim brought by about 620,000 alleged victimsBusiness - Financial Times - October 20 -
Southwest Airlines Will Face Pilots’ Union Lawsuit Over Threats
The Dallas-based carrier will head to court over claims by pilots that it harassed a senior pilot involved in training other aviators.Business - Inc. - October 29 -
McDonald's faces proposed class action lawsuit over E. coli outbreak
A proposed class action lawsuit against McDonald’s is the latest litigation over the E. coli outbreak linked to the fast-food chain’s Quarter Pounders.Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
Veterans dismissed over ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy given honorable discharges
US policy in effect from 1994-2011 removed thousands of LGBTQ+ service members, many less than honorably. Nearly all US service members who were forcibly separated from the military when the ...World - The Guardian - October 15 -
Facebook asks US supreme court to dismiss fraud suit over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Securities fraud lawsuit brought by shareholders accuses the social media platform of misleading them about misuse of user data. The US supreme court grappled on Wednesday with a bid by Meta’s ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Wall Street frets over Big Tech’s $200bn AI spending splurge
The four biggest US internet groups this week showed glimpses of benefits but warned of increased spendingBusiness - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
China is bracing for fresh tensions with Trump over trade, tech and Taiwan
As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term in office, China is bracing for unpredictability in its ties with the United StatesTech - ABC News - 23 hours ago -
6 people accuse Diddy of sexual assault in new lawsuits, including man who was 16 at the time
A new wave of lawsuits accuses Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping men and women and molesting a 16-year-old boyEntertainment - ABC News - October 15 -
New batch of lawsuits accuse Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual assault against six people, including a minor
New batch of lawsuits accuse Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual assault against six people, including a minorEntertainment - ABC News - October 14 -
Supreme Court appears split in San Francisco water lawsuit against Biden administration
The Supreme Court appeared split Wednesday on a challenge from the city of San Francisco to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over federal wastewater rules. In its lawsuit against the ...Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
Father and daughter win lawsuit against man who claimed Manchester Arena bombing was hoax
A British father and daughter seriously wounded by a suicide bomber who killed 22 people after an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester in 2017 have won a harassment lawsuit against a former ...World - ABC News - October 23 -
Mother says AI chatbot led her son to kill himself in lawsuit against its maker
Megan Garcia said Sewell, 14, used Character.ai obsessively before his death and alleges negligence and wrongful death. The mother of a teenager who killed himself after becoming obsessed with an ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
Nevada jury hands $5.2 billion verdict against Vegas company in bottled water liver damage lawsuit
A jury in Nevada has delivered a $5.2 billion award in the latest large-sum civil lawsuit against a former Las Vegas-based bottled water company found responsible for causing liver damage in ...Health - ABC News - October 24 -
An AI chatbot pushed a teen to kill himself, a lawsuit against its creator alleges
A Florida mother is suing a tech company over an AI chatbot that she says pushed her son to kill himselfTech - ABC News - October 25 -
New lawsuits add to growing ‘pile of evidence’ against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, say experts
The disgraced hip-hop mogul is facing scores of lawsuits, adding to his legal jeopardy as he remains in jail. In September 2000, a 13-year-old girl who hoped to attend the Video Music Awards – or ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
US judge returns lawsuit against Elon Musk’s $1m voter scheme to state court
Civil suit claims that tech billionaire and his Trump-supporting America Pac giveaway is illegal lottery. A federal judge on Friday denied an attempt by America Pac – the political action committee ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
The son-in-law of former Myanmar's strongman is arrested over Facebook posts
Myanmar’s state-run media say security forces have arrested the son-in-law of the country’s former longtime military ruler, Than Shwe, for allegedly posting inflammatory statements on his Facebook ...World - ABC News - October 25 -
No. 12 Notre Dame defense adjusts to loss of CB Morrison against Georgia Tech’s uncertain QB starter
Cornerback Benjamin Morrison’s season-ending hip injury is a serious loss for No. 12 Notre Dame’s already depleted defense as the Fighting Irish prepare to face Georgia Tech.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17 -
Israel races to supply anti-missile shield
Intense war demands have left the IDF relying on the US to fill gaps in air defencesBusiness - Financial Times - October 15 -
Slovakia and former Czech leader settle lawsuit over collaboration with communist secret police
Slovakia’s Interior Ministry has agreed in a lawsuit settlement that former former Czech populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis did not knowingly collaborate with communist-era secret police in what ...World - ABC News - October 21 -
Family of Georgia mother who died takes steps to file lawsuit over delayed abortion care
The family of Amber Thurman, a 28-year-old mother who died following delayed abortion care, have taken steps to file a medical malpractice lawsuit. According to a ProPublica investigation, doctors ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Arrest made in reported threats against FEMA over hurricane relief efforts
An arrest has been made following reports of an armed threat against FEMA workers in North Carolina who are helping victims impacted by Hurricane Helene. It comes amid a rise in misinformation and ...Top stories - CBS News - October 15 -
Lufthansa fined $4M over allegations it discriminated against Jewish passengers
The U.S. Department of Transportation fined German airline Lufthansa $4 million for allegedly discriminating against Jewish passengers who were traveling in May 2022, it announced in a release ...Politics - The Hill - October 15 -
GOP cringes over Trump’s vow to wield military against opponents
Former President Trump’s incendiary comments about deploying the military and using other powers of the executive branch to pursue his political enemies, including a sitting member of Congress, is ...Politics - The Hill - October 17