Elon Musk, under fire, threatens lawsuit against media watchdog
(Reuters) -Elon Musk threatened on Saturday to sue media watchdog Media Matters and those who attacked his social media platform X, following moves by several …
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Elon Musk Promises ‘Thermonuclear Lawsuit’ Against Media Matters Amid Advertiser Exodus On X
Elon Musk Promises ‘Thermonuclear Lawsuit’ Against Media Matters Amid Advertiser Exodus On X Jake Smith on November 18, 2023 Elon Musk announced Saturday that X …
‘Ridiculous’ US lawsuit by Musk’s X Corp should be dismissed -hate speech watchdog
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A nonprofit that monitors online hate speech urged a U.S. federal judge to throw out what it called a “ridiculous” …
New Jersey Joins Lawsuit Against Oklahoma Ban on Youth Gender Change Operations
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matt Platkin have joined a federal lawsuit against the state of Oklahoma’s ban on …
Dabur India’s two units dismissed as defendants in hair relaxer lawsuit in US
BENGALURU (Reuters) -Dabur India said on Wednesday a U.S. court had dismissed two of its three subsidiaries as defendants in a lawsuit tying the use …
Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Apartment Builder for Unlawful Practices
HARRISBURG, PA – Attorney General Michelle Henry has announced a lawsuit against A.R. Building Company, Inc., a Butler County-based landlord, for alleged violations of leasing …
Judge narrows lawsuit over ‘South Park’ streaming rights
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York trial judge has narrowed Warner Bros Discovery’s lawsuit against Paramount Global over the rights to …
Trump’s lawyers mount long-shot bid to toss NY fraud lawsuit
By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s lawyers on Thursday asked a New York judge to decide a civil fraud case against the …
Jackson Township Settles Lawsuit with Agudath Israel of America
JACKSON, NJ – After seven years of legal challenges, Agudath Israel of America has finalized a settlement with Jackson Township Council, ending a dispute over …
Mass lawsuit against Apple over iPhone batteries can go ahead, London tribunal rules
LONDON (Reuters) -Apple Inc on Wednesday lost a bid to block a mass London lawsuit worth up to $2 billion which accuses the tech giant …
Mercer County College Fired Man Who Had COVID-19 Issues, Loses $50k Lawsuit
TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) revealed today a Consent Order and Decree that resolves a …
Meta shareholder lawsuit over user privacy revived by appeals court
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – A shareholders’ proposed class action accusing Meta Platforms Inc of concealing sweeping misuse of Facebook users’ data in 2017 and …
Second Amendment Lawsuit Asks Court to Resolve Magazine Ban in New Jersey
TRENTON, NJ – A federal judge in California has ruled that magazine capacity limits are illegal and a violation of the Second Amendment. That decision …
Judge Denies Dismissal of OPRA Lawsuit Against Lacey School Board
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Lacey Township Board of Education faces continued legal scrutiny as a Superior Court judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit accusing …
Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit for disclosing Twitter stake late
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Elon Musk was ordered by a U.S. judge to face most of a lawsuit claiming he defrauded former …
StanChart argues for cutting ‘systemic’ sanctions busting claims from lawsuit
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Standard Chartered sought on Tuesday to persuade a London court to remove from an investor lawsuit allegations that it …
Elon Musk’s X hit with trademark lawsuit from marketing agency
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – X Corp, formerly known as Twitter, was sued in federal court in Florida on Monday by a legal-marketing company that …
McDonald’s, Wendy’s defeat lawsuit over size of burgers
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – McDonald’s and Wendy’s have defeated a lawsuit accusing them of deceiving hungry diners by exaggerating the size of …
Group Funded By Left-Wing Megadonors Files Second Lawsuit In Blue State To Keep Trump Off The Ballot
Group Funded By Left-Wing Megadonors Files Second Lawsuit In Blue State To Keep Trump Off The Ballot Kate Anderson on September 30, 2023 A left-wing …
New Jersey Joins FTC and Multiple States in Antitrust Lawsuit Against Amazon
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the state has joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 16 other …
GE must face shareholder lawsuit over accounting, disclosures; judge urges settlement
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Electric failed to persuade a Manhattan federal judge to dismiss a long-running shareholder lawsuit accusing it of …
Apple is ordered to face Apple Pay antitrust lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Apple was ordered on Wednesday to face a private antitrust lawsuit by payment card issuers accusing the company of thwarting …
Factbox-Amazon antitrust lawsuit latest in US efforts to rein in big firms’ clout
(Reuters) – U.S. antitrust regulators on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Amazon.com accusing the online retailer of harming consumers with higher prices, the latest in …
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York Join Federal Lawsuit Against Amazon
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a collaborative lawsuit against Amazon.com, Inc., alongside the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 16 other state …
Jay-Z, Timbaland, Ginuwine defeat soul musician’s copyright lawsuit
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Rapper Jay-Z, producer Timbaland and R&B singer Ginuwine convinced a Manhattan federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from soul musician …
AstraZeneca refused to pay full bonus to US remote worker, lawsuit claims
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP has been sued in the U.S. by a former senior director who claims the drugmaker refused to …
Australian Man’s Billion-Dollar Lawsuit Against Hospital for Watching Wife Give Birth Dismissed
MELBOURNE, AU – Anil Koppula’s high-stakes lawsuit against the Royal Women’s Hospital was dismissed last week by the Supreme Court of Victoria. Koppula sought 1 …
Soccer-Spanish court throws out Rubiales’ pre-kiss defamation lawsuit
MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish court has dismissed a lawsuit by disgraced ex-soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales against coach Javier Clemente who had called Rubiales …
New Jersey Man Files Lawsuit to Keep Trump Off November Ballot
TRENTON, NJ – John Bellocchio, a New Jersey resident, has filed a lawsuit against the state in an attempt to remove former U.S. President Donald …
Some Point Pleasant Beach Access Shut Down for the Season Amid Drowning Lawsuit
POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ – Following a drowning event in the off-season and an ensuing legal action, Jenkinson’s has opted to shut down all of …
Bob Woodward seeks to end Donald Trump’s lawsuit over audiobook
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – The American journalist Bob Woodward is seeking to end former President Donald Trump’s nearly $50 million lawsuit for …
Bucks County Dental Group Faces Lawsuit for Misleading Patients
HARRISBURG, PA – Attorney General Michelle Henry has filed a lawsuit against Bucks County-based Infinity Dental Management, LLC, also known as Alpha Dental Excellence. The …
GM employee’s racial bias lawsuit is revived over NY plant where nooses were displayed
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Motors was ordered by a federal appeals court on Thursday to defend against claims by a Black …
Bristol Myers accused of illegal tactics to keep Pomalyst monopoly in lawsuit
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Bristol Myers Squibb has been accused in a new lawsuit of using fraudulent patents and other illegal tactics to maintain …
California To Shell Out Nearly $200,000 After Getting Slapped With Free Speech Lawsuit
California To Shell Out Nearly $200,000 After Getting Slapped With Free Speech Lawsuit Nicole Littlefield on September 5, 2023 Rights to Life of Central California …
Toms River Democrats Facing Allegation of Voter Disinfranchising, Lawsuit Pending
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Questions are being raised about the legitimacy of the Toms River Democratic County Committee’s candidate selection process for upcoming mayoral and …
Google hit with copyright lawsuit by Danish online job-search rival
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google was hit with a lawsuit on Thursday by Danish online job-search rival Jobindex, a year after …
Elon Musk’s X can’t beat lawsuit claiming age bias in layoffs
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A California federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing X, the social media service formerly called Twitter, of …
Hey New Jersey, Is Your Whopper Too Small? Lawsuit Says BK Deceiving Customers
Burger King has hundreds of locations throughout New Jersey and if you’ve been to one lately, you might have felt that you’re not getting exactly …
New Jersey ban on immigrant detention blocked in lawsuit by CoreCivic
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A federal judge in New Jersey on Tuesday struck down the state’s ban on the detention of immigrants awaiting deportation, …
UBS, Swiss finance blog settle Credit Suisse legacy lawsuit
ZURICH (Reuters) – UBS and Inside Paradeplatz have settled a lawsuit initially brought against the popular Zurich based finance blog by Credit Suisse, the publication …
Jackson Township Settles Religious Lawsuit: Here’s What Officials Have to Do
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced a $575,000 settlement with Jackson Township, resolving allegations that the Township violated …
US judge tosses most of Commerzbank $1 billion mortgage lawsuit against BNY Mellon
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed most of a lawsuit where Germany’s Commerzbank sought to hold Bank of …
Hawaiian Electric shares sink on wildfire lawsuit, dividend pause, ratings cut
(Reuters) -Hawaiian Electric shares on Friday plunged to their lowest level since 1984 as a lawsuit alleging negligence leading to Maui wildfires raised investor worries …
Biden-Appointed Judge Dismisses RNC’s Lawsuit Alleging Google Bias, Email Suppression
Biden-Appointed Judge Dismisses RNC’s Lawsuit Alleging Google Bias, Email Suppression Jason Cohen on August 25, 2023 A federal judge rejected a lawsuit on Thursday by …
Maui County Files Lawsuit Against Hawaiian Electric Alleging Utility Was Negligent Prior To Wildfires
Maui County Files Lawsuit Against Hawaiian Electric Alleging Utility Was Negligent Prior To Wildfires Harold Hutchison on August 24, 2023 Maui County filed a lawsuit …
Judge rejects Newsmax bid to narrow Smartmatic lawsuit over 2020 US election
By Tom Hals and Helen Coster WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -A Delaware judge on Wednesday rejected Newsmax Media’s bid to narrow the allegedly defamatory statements that …
Lawsuit says Gannett discriminates against white workers to meet diversity goals
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Gannett Co Inc, the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, is facing a lawsuit claiming its efforts to diversify newsrooms led to discrimination …
Berkshire’s Johns Manville unit to face revived antitrust lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday revived an antitrust lawsuit accusing Johns Manville, a unit of billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire …
California Lawsuit Alleges State-Enforced DEI In Public Community Colleges Is Unconstitutional
California Lawsuit Alleges State-Enforced DEI In Public Community Colleges Is Unconstitutional Brandon Poulter on August 17, 2023 The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) …