Meta Must Face State Lawsuits Over Teen Social Media Addiction October 16, 2024 By Brendan Pierson Facebook parent company Meta must face lawsuits by U.S. states accusing it of fueling mental health problems among teens by...
US Appeals Court Takes Aim at Big Tech Liability Shield August 29, 2024 By Olivia Carville A US appeals court has struck down a long-standing argument from social media platforms: that a federal law grants them...
Supreme Court Blocks Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Settlement June 27, 2024 By John Kruzel The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement that would have shielded its wealthy Sackler...
Supreme Court Turns Away Social Media Sex Trafficking Case May 31, 2023 By Emily Birnbaum The US Supreme Court turned away an appeal from victims of child pornography who claimed Reddit Inc. knowingly facilitates and...
Vermont Law Shields Providers of Abortion Medication, Gender Affirming Services May 12, 2023 By Lisa Rathke Vermont’s Republican governor signed abortion and gender affirming shield bills into law Wednesday that are the first in the country...
Judges Skeptical as Purdue Seeks Revival of Sackler Liability Shield in Bankruptcy Deal May 2, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth Judges on a U.S. appeals court appeared hesitant on Friday to revive a legal shield that would protect members of...
UK Regulator Warns Firms to Protect Customers in Liability Management Schemes January 25, 2022 By Lucca de Paoli The UK’s markets watchdog warned it will come down hard on struggling firms that leave customers out of pocket when...
McConnell’s Coronavirus Liability Shield Could Be Bargaining Chip in Relief Negotiations August 11, 2020 By Billy House Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s insistence that legal liability protections for businesses, schools and colleges be included in any new...
Court Rules Dating App Not Liable for Harassing Content March 29, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. federal appeals court refused to hold Grindr liable to a New York man who said his former boyfriend...
North Carolina House Backs Liability Protections for Drug Makers June 3, 2011 By Emery P. Dalesio The North Carolina House has voted to give pharmaceutical companies sweeping product liability protections as part of a larger Republican...