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Miles Davis Photographer’s Suit Against Tattoo Artist Von D to Test Copyright ‘Fair Use’
Jun 20 2022 // Celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D’s use of a famous photograph of jazz great Miles Davis has led to what’s believed to be the first lawsuit over whether an image’s copyright protection extends to tattoos,...
Maine Catholic Diocese Sued Under Abuse Law Change It Opposed
Jun 20 2022 // The first lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland since Maine took away a limitation on claims of child sexual abuse were filed last week. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed a law last year that allowed...
Former Virginia Police Chief Files Lawsuit Against Charlottesville
Jun 20 2022 // CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—A former Virginia police chief is suing the city she served as well as several current and former officials over her firing, saying in her $10 million lawsuit that she was terminated because of her...
New Jersey No-Fault Law Does Not Bar Suit Over Insurer Delay in Approving Treatment
Jun 20 2022 // An insured claiming his auto insurer’s delay in approving treatment caused his injuries to worsen is entitled to prove his breach of contract claim despite New Jersey’s no-fault law. That law governing personal...
Oklahoma Court: Tort Reform Law Allows Lawsuit Against Employer
Jun 20 2022 // Jerry Harwood couldn’t collect workers’ compensation benefits after he was paralyzed when he was struck by a car while trying to cross US Route 66 after leaving his workplace. But a split decision by the...
24th Woman Brings Suit Against NFL QB Deshaun Watson
Jun 20 2022 // A 24th woman filed a civil lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct by Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is also awaiting possible discipline from the NFL. The latest lawsuit was filed in Houston by attorney Tony...
California Court: Amazon Customers Can Sue Over Lack of Toxic Warnings
Jun 17 2022 // The California Supreme Court on Wednesday left intact a ruling that allows customers to sue Amazon.com for failing to warn buyers that some products it sells may contain hazardous substances such as mercury. The court...
Elon Musk Sued for $258 Billion Over Alleged Dogecoin Pyramid Scheme
Jun 17 2022 // Elon Musk was sued for $258 billion on Thursday by a Dogecoin investor who accused him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency. In a complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan, plaintiff Keith Johnson...
Gunmaker Sig Sauer Sued by Veteran Claiming Pistol Goes Off by Itself
Jun 16 2022 // A pistol made by Sig Sauer and sold to law enforcement and civilians alike is prone to going off without the trigger being pulled, a defect that has led to dozens of injuries over the past several years, a U.S. Army...
New York’s High Court Rejects Trump Bid to Skip Testifying in AG’s Civil Suit
Jun 16 2022 // New York’s highest court on Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to avoid testifying in the state attorney genera l’s civil investigation into his business practices,...
Arizona Jail Attack Lawsuit Settles for Nearly $12M
Jun 16 2022 // The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona reached an $11.75 million settlement in a lawsuit involving a jail attack that seriously injured an inmate more than two years ago. The county’s Board of...
Lawsuit: Death of Kansas Black Teen at Juvenile Center Foreshadowed
Jun 15 2022 // The death of a Black teenager at a Kansas juvenile detention center was foreshadowed five years earlier by a state inspection of the facility that noted systemic deficiencies in its handling of children with mental health...
Rudolph Giuliani Sues Smartmatic to Recoup Legal Fees in Fox News Lawsuit
Jun 15 2022 // Rudolph Giuliani has sued Smartmatic to recoup legal fees as he defends against its $2.7 billion lawsuit accusing him, Fox News Network and others of falsely claiming that the company helped rig the 2020 U.S. presidential...
Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit in Idaho Settled for $11.7M
Jun 15 2022 // Officials in the eastern Idaho city of Idaho Falls have agreed to pay $11.7 million to a man who spent about two decades in prison after being wrongfully convicted. The Idaho Falls City Council voted to accept the...
New Jersey Woman Injured Rescuing Neighbor’s Dog Loses Damages Suit
Jun 15 2022 // A woman who says she suffered serious injuries while trying to save her neighbors’ dog from a canal can’t sue the pooch’s owners, New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The court unanimously...
South Dakota Hotel Owners Sued by Relative Over Social Media Post
Jun 14 2022 // The owners of Rapid City, South Dakota hotel are facing a lawsuit over a social media post by one of them that promised to ban Native Americans from the property. The lawsuit comes from a shareholder who happens to be a...
Deutsche Bank Investors Can Sue in U.S. Over Epstein, Russian Oligarch Ties
Jun 14 2022 // A U.S. judge on Monday said shareholders can sue Deutsche Bank for allegedly hiding shortfalls in its internal controls while doing business with risky, ultra-rich clients like the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Russian...
Oracle Corp. Women Stumble in Pay Bias Suit While Google Cuts a Deal
Jun 14 2022 // Women at Oracle Corp. suing over alleged pay disparities took a big step backward, while more than 15,000 female workers at Google crossed the finish line. Under a judge’s tentative ruling Friday, the Oracle women...
Binance U.S. Exchange Sued by Crypto Investor Over Stablecoin Collapse
Jun 14 2022 // Binance U.S. and its CEO were sued on Monday by a U.S. investor who alleges the cryptocurrency exchange falsely marketed Terra USD as a safe asset ahead of the so-called stablecoin’s collapse in value last...
Florida Plaintiffs Claim Victory After Dropping Suit to Block SB 76’s Solicitation Ban
Jun 14 2022 // When the Florida Legislature approved Senate Bill 76 last year, with its restrictions on homeowner solicitation by roofing contractors, insurers saw it as a major blow against runaway fraudulent and exaggerated roof...
