In its first detailed response to a legal challenge, the agency said TikTok’s proposed changes wouldn’t prevent China from using it to collect U.S. users’ data or spread propaganda.
Category: Suits and Litigation (Civil)
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The Murdoch Family Is Battling Over the Future of the Fox Empire
Rupert Murdoch, the patriarch, has moved to change the family’s irrevocable trust to preserve his media businesses as a conservative force. Several of his children are fighting back.
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Judge Refuses to Block F.T.C.’s Noncompete Ban as Lawsuits Play Out
A federal judge in Pennsylvania denied a request to delay the rule, siding with the agency and diverging from a Texas court’s decision earlier this month.
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Hunter Biden Drops Lawsuit Against Fox News Over Nude Photos
The president’s son withdrew his litigation on the same day that his father said he would not run for re-election.
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Judge Rejects Bid to Dismiss Trump Libel Suit Against Pulitzer Board
Donald Trump sued the Pulitzer Prize Board over its 2022 statement reaffirming its decision to award a prize for coverage of the 2016 Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.
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Nirvana and Marc Jacobs Settle Smiley Face Logo Lawsuit
The rock band Nirvana sued the fashion line after it announced a “Bootleg Redux Grunge” collection in 2018.
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Landlords Raise Rents Based on RealPage Software, Suits Say
Antitrust cases contend that use of RealPage’s algorithm, which lets property owners share private data, amounts to collusion.
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How Getty and Shutterstock Are Building AI Image Generators
Companies like Getty have begun developing A.I. models with their own data, part of a broader push to build artificial intelligence with licensed content.
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E.U. Court Rebukes European Commission Over Covid Vaccine Contracts
The court ruled that the European Commission wrongly withheld information, casting a shadow on its leader, Ursula von der Leyen, before a crucial vote on her future.
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Marathon Oil Agrees to Pay Record EPA Penalty
The company will spend $242 million to resolve allegations that it released methane, a greenhouse gas, and other pollutants in North Dakota.
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The End of the Affair? Not for Eric Schmidt.
While Mr. Schmidt was chief executive of Google, he had an extramarital relationship with Marcy Simon, a public relations executive. A decade after they split, things are still messy.
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The Beastie Boys Sue Chili’s Over Use of ‘Sabotage’
The band said that the restaurant chain had ripped off the song and its music video in advertising videos posted to social media. The group has won similar cases in the past.