Nation Jul 31 Social media companies sued over deaths of 4 teens amid rising pressure over child safety By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Nation Jul 10 Apple files lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing ChatGPT maker of stealing trade secrets Apple on Friday accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT, a major rupture in a partnership between the iPhone maker and the artificial intelligence company. By Kaitlyn Huamani, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
Nation May 04 Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle lawsuit over 'It Ends With Us' dispute The two sides settled their legal dispute Monday ahead of a planned trial over Lively’s claims that Baldoni conspired with publicists to preemptively destroy her reputation after she privately accused him of sexually harassing her on the movie set. By Associated Press
Nation Apr 28 Students injured in Brown University shooting sue school over alleged security failures Three students who were injured in the December campus shooting at Brown University are each suing the Ivy League school, alleging it ignored prior warnings about the shooter and did not provide adequate security that could have prevented the tragedy. By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press
Nation Feb 09 Landmark trial accusing tech giants of harming children with addictive social media begins The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements for the first, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, began on Monday. By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Oct 29 Judge orders Greenpeace to pay $345 million in pipeline lawsuit, cutting jury amount nearly in half By Jack Dura, Associated Press The case stems from protests in 2016 and 2017 against the Dakota Access oil pipeline and its crossing of the Missouri River near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s reservation. Continue reading
Oct 09 Drake's defamation suit against label over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' tossed by judge By Larry Neumeister, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Judge Jeannette A. Vargas rejected the lawsuit in a written opinion that began by citing “the vitriolic war of words” and saying the case arose “from perhaps the most infamous rap battle in the genre's history.”… Continue reading
Jul 19 Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over story reporting on Epstein ties By Alanna Durkin Richer, Larry Neumeister, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch Friday, a day after the newspaper published a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading
Jun 16 Redistricting trial begins in North Carolina over allegations that GOP-enacted maps erode Black voting power By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Republican leaders counter that lawfully partisan — and not racial — considerations helped inform their decision-making. Continue reading
Aug 06 Musk sues advertisers over alleged boycott after Twitter takeover By Associated Press Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws. Continue reading