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technology1 day ago•3 min saved

Meta appeals landmark ruling linking its platforms to social-media addiction

Meta and YouTube appealed a Los Angeles jury's finding that their platforms contributed to a young woman's social-media addiction, after the plaintiff was awarded $3 million in damages and up to $3 million in punitive damages. The defense argues teen mental health is complex and not attributable to a single app, and requested overturning the verdict or a new trial. The caseCentered on design features like infinite scroll and autoplay could influence thousands of similar lawsuits, with Meta also facing a separate New Mexico verdict of $375 million against its platforms; the outcome of the appeals could shape future litigation against social-media companies.

via ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos|

#law #litigation #mental-health

technology1 day ago•17 min saved

Apple accuses OpenAI of stealing trade secrets to fuel a rival hardware push

Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the ChatGPT-maker stole trade secrets to help build a competing hardware business, setting up a high-profile legal clash over AI development and proprietary information between two tech giants.

via The Washington Post|

#apple #artificial-intelligence #litigation

business5 days ago•3 min saved

Epic Games settles with ex-contractor over Fortnite partner IP leak

Epic Games has settled with a former contractor accused of leaking confidential Fortnite collaborations with IPs such as Minecraft, Ben 10, and Game of Thrones. The agreement includes an injunction prohibiting the contractor from possessing or disclosing Epic secrets, but does not specify compensation or damages, even though Epic sought them in the lawsuit.

via GamesIndustry.biz|

#business #epic-games #fortnite

law14 days ago•7 min saved

Legal causation isn’t scientific proof: Roundup ruling underscores the law–science divide

Supreme Court’s Monsanto v. Durnell ruling concerns federal pesticide labeling preemption, not whether glyphosate causes cancer. The piece argues that legal causation and scientific causation answer different questions, urging clearer categorization of causal questions in court and reporting, and highlighting Roundup, talc, asbestos, and social-media cases to show how legal outcomes can be misinterpreted as scientific proof.

via statnews.com|

#causation #law #litigation

business27 days ago•4 min saved

AI-Driven Prep Helps Texas Lawyer Win Landmark Meta Social-Media Addiction Trial

Texas trial lawyer Mark Lanier used AI-powered tools (notably Boodlebox) to prep for and conduct a month-long trial against Meta and Google over social-media addiction, winning a $6 million verdict for the plaintiff. Lanier credits AI with dramatically expanding his outside-the-court work capability and transforming workflow, while stressing careful, supervised use to avoid inaccuracies. The case is a bellwether for AI’s impact on legal practice and platform responsibility.

via Business Insider|

#ai #business #law

business1 month ago•16 min saved

Jeff Shell Reaches Settlement in Gambler’s Shakedown Lawsuit

Former Paramount Skydance president Jeff Shell has settled litigation with gambler R.J. Cipriani, who had accused him of leaking confidential information and attempting to shake him down for up to $150 million in off-the-books crisis PR work. Both sides dropped their suits with prejudice; Paramount and Shell are understood not to have paid Cipriani. Cipriani’s securities-law claims were tied to Shell’s alleged disclosure of confidential information about Paramount’s bidding dynamics, while Shell argued Cipriani sought an undeserved payday. Paramount’s internal investigation previously found no securities violations, and Shell stepped down in April to focus on the case.

via Variety|

#business #cipriani #jeff-shell

legal1 month ago•52 min saved

Judge rules $100,000 H-1B visa fee unlawful tax

A U.S. District Judge in Boston, Leo Sorokin, struck down former President Trump’s $100,000 fee for new H‑1B visas, ruling it was an unlawful tax not authorized by Congress; the fee, intended to deter skilled-immigrant petitions, had barely been collected (only about 85 payments by February) and was challenged by 20 Democratic state attorneys general. Sorokin said the charge is a tax in substance regardless of its label, and the White House did not comment.

via Reuters|

#constitutional-law #government #immigration

politics1 month ago•16 min saved

Massive redistricting reshapes voting maps, placing millions in new districts

Millions of people nationwide have been reassigned to new congressional districts as states redraw voting maps, with ongoing court cases and legislative actions shaping how future elections will proceed.

via AP News|

#district-maps #elections #litigation

politics2 months ago•3 min saved

Conservative group targets Illinois Voting Rights Act in post-Callais challenge

A conservative legal group, PILF, filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of former Illinois Rep. Jeanne Ives to strike down Illinois' Voting Rights Act, arguing it violates the Fifteenth Amendment and Section 2 in the wake of the Supreme Court's Callais ruling; the suit attacks the Act's requirement to draw districts with racial considerations to create crossover or influence districts, seeks to block enforcement of the state VRA, and could test the reach of Callais beyond federal redistricting and threaten state-level protections for minority voters.

via Democracy Docket|

#illinois #law #litigation

business2 months ago•11 min saved

Private loan transfers spark confusion and lawsuits

BI’s new series on the student-debt spiral shows how private loans that move between lenders and servicers can trigger mistaken balances, missing notices, and lawsuits. Profiles like Ashley Carlson and Hannah Bates illustrate how transfers and opaque communications leave borrowers unsure about who owns their debt, when they default, and how to resolve it, even as policy shifts threaten to reshape repayment. The piece highlights broader issues with private loans, consumer protections, and the rising legal costs for borrowers without attorney support.

via businessinsider.com|

#business #consumer-protections #default

environment2 months ago•2 min saved

Alaska court greenlights bear killings to aid caribou recovery

A Superior Court judge ruled that Alaska can resume killing bears, including from helicopters, as part of a plan to bolster the Mulchatna caribou herd. The decision comes after conservation groups failed to show the state lacked a reasonable basis for the plan amid ongoing litigation over data on bear sustainability. Officials say bear removals, which totaled about 180 bears in 2023–2024 plus 11 more last year, have coincided with the herd’s slow recovery and are timed to protect calves during the calving season. The case is part of a long-running dispute over the program’s adoption and effectiveness.

via NBC News|

#alaska #bear-killing #caribou

politics2 months ago•3 min saved

DeSantis Signs Aggressive Florida Gerrymander, Sparks Legal Challenge

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new, aggressively gerrymandered congressional map into law, likely giving Republicans a substantial edge and triggering imminent legal challenges over partisan gerrymandering and the map’s legality under Florida’s constitutional ban, in a post-Voting Rights Act landscape following a Supreme Court ruling.

via Democracy Docket|

#florida #gerrymandering #litigation

legal3 months ago•60 min saved

Massachusetts high court lets Meta face youth-addiction suit over Instagram design

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Meta Platforms must face a state lawsuit alleging Instagram was designed to addict children, rejecting a Section 230 shield for these claims. The ruling centers on Meta’s conduct and design choices—such as push notifications, likes and infinite scrolling—rather than user content, and it marks a significant step in accountability for social-media platforms related to youth mental health; the case is part of a broader wave of similar actions across the United States.

via Reuters|

#civil-rights #data-privacy #legal

technology3 months ago•3 min saved

Meta Clamps Down on Lawyer Ads Recruiting Social Media Addiction Plaintiffs

Meta is pulling ads that seek to recruit clients for social-media addiction lawsuits across its platforms after recent verdicts that could widen platform liability. Advertising from national firms linked youth mental health harms to features like infinite scrolling and filters, and Meta says it won’t allow trial lawyers to profit from its platforms while lawsuits proceed. The move underscores ongoing scrutiny of youth safety online, with Meta bracing for potential losses and a broader global push for tighter social‑media regulation.

via Gizmodo|

#advertising #litigation #meta

technology3 months ago•7 min saved

Musk shifts OpenAI suit to demand profits back to nonprofit, not himself

Elon Musk amended his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, saying he will not seek personal damages and that any recovered profits (potentially up to $134 billion per his expert) should be returned to OpenAI’s charitable nonprofit; the filing seeks to unwind OpenAI’s for-profit conversion and restore its nonprofit status, with the trial looming and OpenAI labeling the move as harassment.

via arstechnica.com|

#artificial-intelligence #litigation #musk