Category: Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Hannity and Other Fox Employees Said They Doubted Trump’s Fraud Claims

On Wednesday, lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems shared some of the strongest evidence yet that some Fox employees knew what they broadcast about the claims was false.
Bans on TikTok Gain Momentum in Washington and States

At least 14 states have passed bans on the service on government-issued devices in recent weeks. And Congress appears poised to pass a similar prohibition for federal workers.
Ex-Google Contractor Settles Lawsuit Over Fellowship of Friends Sect

The suit claimed that the Fellowship of Friends, an obscure group based in the Sierra Nevada foothills, gained influence inside Google.
Amber Heard Says She Has Decided to ‘Settle’ Johnny Depp Defamation Case

The long-running legal battle was heading for its next chapter in an appeals court, but Mr. Depp’s lawyers said Ms. Heard has agreed to pay $1 million to end it.
Tesla’s Direct Sales Model Helps It Thwart Customer Lawsuits

Sales contracts prevent buyers of the company’s electric cars from pursuing class-action suits if something goes wrong.
Restaurateur, Political Donor, Tipster: The Many Roles of FTX’s Ryan Salame

The co-chief executive of an FTX unit who told regulators about wrongdoing at the exchange was a big Republican donor. He also bought restaurants.
Amazon Agrees to Change Some Business Practices in EU Settlement

The e-commerce giant avoided a fine, but will make a variety of changes regulators believe will help independent merchants who had raised alarms about Amazon’s tactics.
A Group of ‘FinTwit’ Influencers Faces Stock Fraud Charges

The conspirators used podcasts and social media to talk up stock prices to their large followings, then sold their shares, according to court filings by the S.E.C. and the Justice Department.
New Suit Uses Data to Back Racial Bias Claims Against State Farm

Black customers have long claimed that the nation’s largest home insurer discriminates against them. A lawsuit claims a nine-month study provides some proof.
In FTX Collapse, Binance Sees a Chance to Become the New Face of Crypto

Sam Bankman-Fried and Changpeng Zhao were archrivals. With FTX gone, Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange, is trying to step into the void.
Lawsuit Over Lyrics in Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ Is Dismissed

Swift had been accused of stealing lyrics from a 3LW song released in 2000 that contains the lines “Playas, they gonna play/And haters, they gonna hate.”
Vaping Settlement by Juul Is Said to Total $1.7 Billion

The proposed deal would resolve thousands of lawsuits in multidistrict litigation based in Northern California.