Jury Orders Filmmaker Haggis to Pay $7.5M in Rape Lawsuit by Publicist November 14, 2022 By Jennifer Peltz A jury ordered Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis Thursday to pay at least $7.5 million to a woman who accused...
Jury’s Duty in Depp-Heard Trial Doesn’t Track Public Debate May 31, 2022 By Matthew Barakat A seven-person civil jury in Virginia will resume deliberations Tuesday in Johnny Depp’s libel trial against Amber Heard. What the...
Ford to Pay States $19.2 Million Over False Advertising Claims May 25, 2022 By David Shepardson Ford Motor Co. will pay $19.2 million to resolve allegations it falsely advertised real-world fuel economy and payload capacity for...
Intuit to Pay $141 Million to Settle TurboTax Deception Claims May 6, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Intuit Inc agreed to pay $141 million in restitution to settle claims by all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C.,...
Maine Jury Sides With Newspaper Over Police Officer Defamation Case April 8, 2022 A Maine jury has sided with a media company in a lawsuit over newspaper stories about sex abuse allegations involving...
Fox News Appeals Defamation Ruling Over Election Claims, Countersues Smartmatic March 18, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Fox News on Thursday appealed a judge’s decision to let voting systems company Smartmatic pursue a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit...
Sarah Palin, New York Times Editor Take the Stand in Defamation Trial February 10, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel and Jody Godoy Sarah Palin portrayed herself as a dedicated public servant in testimony in her defamation case against the New York Times,...
‘Zoombombing’ Costs Zoom $85 Million Privacy Settlement August 2, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Zoom Video Communications Inc. agreed to pay $85 million and bolster its security practices to settle a lawsuit claiming it...
Supreme Court Passes on Media Liability Protection Case as 2 Justices Balk July 5, 2021 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday turned away a case challenging libel protections for journalists and media organizations, but conservative...
Scale Underwriting Introduces Social Media Influencer Liability June 18, 2021 Scale Underwriting, a Founder Shield company that provides tailored insurance products for high-growth companies, has launched Scale Social, a media...