In the final days of California’s legislative session, lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a closely watched bill that creates new rules for large-scale generative artificial intelligence models, setting […]
In Rare Win, Ancestry.com Beats Back Publicity Claims Over Yearbook Photos
As kids return to schools throughout the country, Ancestry.com won a potentially critical ruling in a case alleging the website’s use of old yearbook photos violated a former […]
Britney Spears Perfume Fight, Isaac Hayes v. Trump & More Legal News
This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all […]
$43.5M Med-Mal Verdict For Ex-Eagles Team Captain Affirmed in Appellate Court
A Philadelphia jury’s decision to award more than $43.5 million to a former Eagles player is set to stand, despite efforts from a defendant medical care provider who […]
Isaac Hayes Estate Wins Court Order Against Trump Over Song at Rallies
Siding with the estate of Isaac Hayes, a federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting former President Donald Trump and his campaign from playing the singer’s “Hold […]
Womble Bond Dickinson, McCarter & English Net Nearly $1.2 Million Fee Award
After earning a $14.7 million jury award for federal trademark infringement claims and North Carolina trade practices violations, a judge awarded the winning attorneys with Womble Bond Dickinson and […]
NH Supreme Court Upholds School Policy Protecting Transgender Students — Justia News — September 2, 2024
Transgender and gender non-conforming children sometimes face resistance from their parents. They may demand that the child identify and present as a person of their birth gender. A […]
$1.25M Settlement Reached for Paralysis After Spinal Stimulator Implanted
A man left with incontinence and partial paralysis in the legs after spinal surgery received a $1.25 million settlement in his Essex County medical malpractice suit on Aug. […]
Buy-Now-Pay-Later Company Affirm Hit With Data Breach Class Action After Cyberattack on Banking Partner
Affirm, a fintech software platform that provides buy-now-pay-later and lending and consumer credit services to online retail shoppers, was slapped with a class action for allegedly failing to protect […]
Revlon Sues Employees For ‘Sabotage’
Revlon is suing several former employees over allegations that they “sabotaged” the company’s decades-old fragrance partnership with Britney Spears and took the business to a competitor. In a […]