The entertainer said the suit, which accuses him of assaulting an unnamed 13-year-old girl in 2000, was an effort to gain settlement money by putting forward “idiotic” claims.
Category: Suits and Litigation (Civil)
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Apple Faces Lawsuit Over Child Sexual Abuse Material on iCloud
Victims of abuse are seeking more than $1.2 billion in damages, arguing that the company abandoned a 2021 system it developed to find abusive material.
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Trump Picks Paul Atkins to Run the S.E.C.
Mr. Atkins, a pro-business conservative, would likely take a lighter regulatory approach than the current chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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E.P.A. Again Seeks Limits on a Harmful Pesticide
After a court overturned a ban, the agency has proposed restricting chlorpyrifos to 11 food crops, illustrating the limits of federal regulation.
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North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy Over Climate Change
Carrboro accused Duke, one the nation’s largest utility companies, of ignoring data about climate change while increasing use of fossil fuels.
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Amazon Sued Over Slow Deliveries to Low-Income Areas
The District of Columbia’s attorney general said the company deliberately outsourced Prime member deliveries in certain ZIP codes.
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Canada Accuses Google of Creating Advertising Tech Monopoly
The case largely echoes an antitrust action in the United States and seeks to force Google to sell off sections of its online ad business.
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Drake Accuses Universal and Spotify of Boosting Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’
The Canadian rapper filed legal papers on Monday claiming that the record company and streaming service promoted “Not Like Us” ahead of Drake’s tracks.
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Regulator Sues Anti-Police Activist Who Spent Charity Funds on Himself
Brandon Anderson, who used his nonprofit’s accounts to rent mansions and buy luxury clothes, was featured in a New York Times story in August.
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How People Are Earning Thousands Investigating Pandemic Fraud
Some private citizens are hunting for potential cases of fraud tied to small-business loans. They have earned big payouts — in some cases, more than $1 million.