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TikTok Sued By Dozens of States, Alleging Addiction Risk to Kids
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the popular short-form video app is harming youth mental health […]
Bankruptcy – Bad faith – Dismissal
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Where a motion has been filed seeking to dismiss a debtor’s Chapter 13 case for “cause” as having been filed in bad faith under 11 […]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Case Explained By R. Kelly’s Prosecutors
You know the story: A superstar musician, dogged by rumors of abuse, is finally served with a sweeping federal criminal case – one that accuses him of running […]
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Abuse Convictions
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from R. Kelly over his 2022 convictions on child pornography and enticement charges, leaving him with no further […]
Federal Judge Approves Agreement to Remove Knockoff Product From E-Commerce Platforms
A federal judge in North Carolina last week sided with an automotive technology provider in a trade dress infringement case against a foreign company that allegedly sold a […]
Music Streaming App Platform Musi Sues Apple on Breach-of-Contract Claims
Canada-based music streaming platform Musi has sued Apple in California federal court just a week after the Big Tech giant removed the Musi app from its Apple App Store on […]
Lawsuit Alleging $23 Million Contract Breach Against Biogen Moves Forward
A New York judge has cleared the way for litigation to continue over an alleged breach in a $275 million loan to a rare pharmaceutical manufacturer subsequently acquired […]
Federal Judge Preliminary Approves $10M Settlement Against Citgo’s ‘Marriage Penalty’ in Pensions Benefits
A federal judge in Chicago granted preliminary approval of a proposed class action settlement Friday to provide $10 million in increased pension benefits to more than 1,700 participants and […]
4th Circuit Revives Workplace Retaliation Lawsuit Against Biden’s HHS Secretary
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has revived a workplace-retaliation lawsuit against the Biden administration’s secretary of health and human services. Xavier Becerra, secretary of […]