Category: lawsuit

Over 50 Biden Administration Employees, 12 US Agencies Involved in Social Media Censorship Push: Documents

Over 50 officials in President Joe Biden’s administration across a dozen agencies have been involved with efforts to pressure Big Tech companies to crack down on alleged misinformation, according to documents released on Sept. 1. Senior officials in the U.S. government, including White House lawyer Dana Remus, deputy assistant to the president Rob Flaherty, and…


Tesla Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Phantom Braking Issue

WILMINGTON, Del./SAN FRANCISCO—A California owner of a Tesla Model 3 sued the electric vehicle maker in a proposed class action over cars suddenly stopping for non-existent obstacles, calling it a “frightening and dangerous nightmare,” according to the lawsuit. Tesla has rushed its autonomous driving cars to market with unsafe technology, including its driver assistant system…


FedEx Sues, Then Cuts Ties With Delivery Contractor Patton

LOS ANGELES—FedEx Corp. on Friday filed suit asking a federal judge to stop one of its largest delivery contractors from spreading misinformation about its business for financial gain, and confirmed that it severed its relationship with him, effective immediately. FedEx’s lawsuit seeks injunctive relief and monetary damages from a “coordinated and multi-faceted campaign orchestrated” by…


Paul Newman’s Daughters Sue Late Actor’s Charity Foundation

HARTFORD, Conn.—A new lawsuit has exposed a deep rift between two of Paul Newman’s daughters and the late actor’s charitable foundation funded by profits from the Newman’s Own line of food and drink products. The daughters, Susan Kendall Newman and Nell Newman, allege their own charity organizations are both supposed to receive $400,000 a year…


Ghislaine Maxwell’s Lawyers Sue for Over $878K in Fees

DENVER — A law firm that helped defend Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite convicted of helping the financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls, is suing her, her brother and husband, saying it was never paid for more than $878,000 for its work. Denver-based Haddon, Morgan and Foreman alleged in a lawsuit filed Monday that Maxwell…


Ghislaine Maxwell’s Lawyers Sue for Over $878,000 in Fees

DENVER — A law firm that helped defend Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite convicted of helping the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls, is suing her, her brother and husband, saying it was never paid for more than $878,000 for its work. Denver-based Haddon, Morgan and Foreman alleged in a lawsuit filed Monday that…


Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction to Bar Enforcement of Michigan Abortion Law

A circuit court judge has entered a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Michigan law (MCL 750.14) that bans abortion except to save the life of the mother. The Aug. 19 action by Oakland County Circuit Judge Jacob Cunningham was in response to a request by Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, to enjoin 13…


Watchdog Sues Biden Administration Over Refusal to Provide Studies on Masks

A watchdog group is suing the Biden administration for allegedly refusing to provide information on studies on the efficacy of cloth masks. Functional Government Initiative (FGI) says the Department of Health and Human Services and two subagencies have violated federal law by refusing to provide the information. FGI in February sent Freedom of Information Act…


California Becomes Battleground for COVID Lawsuits and Legislation Surrounding Minors

In California, a state that has been continuously passing bills surrounding COVID-19 vaccine policies, attorneys are “chipping away at each part of this puzzle,” aiming to educate and empower people one lawsuit at a time. Nicole Pearson, the attorney and founder of Facts Law Truth Justice (FLTJ) has been filing and winning lawsuits against vaccine…


Coinbase Issued ‘False,’ ‘Misleading’ Statements Ahead of Public Listing: Shareholder Lawsuit

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc. has been accused of misleading investors regarding its public listing, as per a new shareholder derivative lawsuit. What Happened Coinbase and nine of its executives allegedly breached fiduciary duties, violated the securities act, and issued false and misleading statements concerning its direct listing, according to a shareholder complaint filed on Aug 4. The executives’…