Google is facing a civil lawsuit from a group of Japanese doctors over false information posted on the company’s Google Maps app. The lawsuit, which was filed in Tokyo District Court on April 18, is seeking 1.4 million yen—which equates to almost $9,500 in damages for over 60 medical professionals, who have claimed the company […]
A Houston judge dismissed Drake from a lawsuit surrounding the death of concertgoers at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival. Drake, appearing as a special guest alongside headliner Travis Scott, took to the festival stage on Nov. 5, 2021. The crowd surged, leading to tight packing that left many unable to move or breathe freely. Authorities and […]
President Joe Biden faces a fresh lawsuit from a seven-state coalition challenging his “most generous ever” federal student loan repayment plan, under which millions of borrowers would have a monthly bill of $0. In their complaint, filed on April 8 at a federal court in Missouri, the states argued that what the Biden administration calls […]
Tesla has settled a lawsuit over a 2018 car crash that killed an Apple engineer after his Model X, operating on Autopilot, swerved off a highway near San Francisco, court documents showed on Monday. The settlement was made on the eve of the trial over the high-profile accident involving Tesla’s driver-assistant technology. Tesla faces a […]
A lawsuit involving the Miraval Winery, jointly owned by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, has revealed new allegations by Ms. Jolie that Mr. Pitt abused her and their children before the 2016 plane flight that made the initial allegations public. Ms. Jolie filed a motion in a Los Angeles court on Thursday saying that Mr. […]
A group of inmates imprisoned at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility in upstate New York will be allowed to watch Monday’s solar eclipse after suing the state’s corrections department over a planned lockdown that would have forced them to stay indoors. Attorneys for the six inmates housed at the facility in Sullivan County said in a […]
Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, has sued two of its co-founders, claiming they should forfeit their stakes in the company because of their mismanagement of the platform. Trump Media, owned by former President Donald Trump, filed a lawsuit on March 24 in Florida state court against Wesley Moss, Andrew […]
A federal judge on Monday dismissed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis from a lawsuit filed by illegal immigrants who were transported to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, on chartered flights in 2022. In a 77-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs said that there were “insufficient facts” presented in the lawsuit to exercise jurisdiction over Mr. DeSantis […]
A coalition of 11 Republican attorneys general has sued the Biden administration in a bid to block President Joe Biden’s latest student loan forgiveness scheme, arguing it’s illegal because Congress didn’t approve it. The lawsuit was filed on March 28 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, and it seeks a declaration […]
Disney and allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis settled a lawsuit on Wednesday over how Disney World would be developed in the future. For more insight into the dispute, NTD spoke with David Gelman, a criminal defense attorney and a former federal prosecutor.
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Families of five men killed by police have reached a settlement with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in their lawsuit seeking the investigative files on the fatal shootings. The $165,000 settlement was reached Monday. The families’ attorney, Paul Bosman, said they will have full access to the case files, and the bureau […]
American Broadcasting Companies Inc. (ABC) and ABC News have sought a 30-day delay to respond to a defamation lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump against the network and its host George Stephanopoulos. In his lawsuit, President Trump argues that Mr. Stephanopoulos made a dozen allegedly defamatory remarks on air on March 10 when the […]
The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to halt its natural gas appliance ban in a lawsuit settlement with restaurant owners and business groups, slowing attempts by some lawmakers to crack down on natural gas as part of their climate agenda. The California Restaurant Association (CRA) announced on March 22 that it had entered into […]
A California federal judge ruled that Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) can proceed with their lawsuit against two California cities based on the allegation that the cancelation of two of their political rallies was discriminatory to their political beliefs. U.S. District Judge Hernán Vera on March 22 determined that the cancelation […]
Trump Media & Technology Group and Digital World Acquisition Corp. have received approval to merge. Former President Donald Trump stands to gain approximately $3 billion from the deal, and will control nearly 79 million shares in the new company. But he won’t have access to the money in time to solve his legal troubles.
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging a District of Columbia law allowing “noncitizen residents” to vote in local elections. Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an appointee of President Barack Obama, found that a group of seven citizen plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge the legislation. Their lawsuit against the D.C. Board of Elections, filed […]
Apple faces a blockbuster antitrust lawsuit. Find out what the Justice Department and over a dozen states are accusing the tech company of doing. Is the IRS spying on Americans using artificial intelligence? The House Judiciary Committee is launching an investigation into the concern. Idaho police have captured an inmate and his suspected accomplice following […]
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and 16 states on Thursday filed a civil lawsuit against Apple Inc. and accused the company of illegally monopolizing the smartphone market. The DOJ and 16 state attorneys general claimed Apple attempted to limit competition, which harms consumers, small businesses, and app developers via the firm’s App Store and other […]
Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Monday against the American Broadcasting Companies (ABC) and ABC News host George Stephanopoulos, accusing them of defamation. The complaint alleges that Mr. Stephanopoulos defamed President Trump on March 10, during an episode of “This Week With George Stephanopoulos,” when he repeatedly stated during the broadcast that a jury […]
Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines and 15 other female athletes filed a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) for allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s events. “It’s official! I’m suing the NCAA along with 15 other collegiate athletes who have lost out on titles, records, & roster spots to men posing as […]
