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DeSantis seeks to disqualify judge in Disney case

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ legal team filed a motion Friday to disqualify U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker from handling Walt Disney Company’s federal lawsuit against him, alleging statements Walker made in other cases shows the judge has an impartial bias in favor of the entertainment giant.

Orlando Sentinel

Lawsuit filed challenging proposed Colorado property tax ballot measure set for Nov. 2023 election

Advance Colorado and Englewood City Council member Steven Ward filed a lawsuit on May 15, 2023, in Denver County District Court, challenging the property tax measure recently placed on Colorado’s Nov. 2023 ballot. The lawsuit alleges that the measure violates the state’s single-subject rule, which requires ballot measures to concern…

Ballotpedia

Hyundai, Kia reach settlement on vehicles vulnerable to TikTok theft challenge

Two Korean auto manufacturers reached a $200-million settlement in a class-action federal lawsuit alleging that a security loophole, which later went viral on social media, left the vehicles vulnerable to thefts, according to lawyers for the manufacturers and car owners.

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Hyundai and Kia settle lawsuit worth $200m over vehicle theft due to TikTok

A trend on the app, which started spreading in 2021, challenged users to steal cars made by the automakers using a USB cable

The Guardian - US

Kia/Hyundia settle class-action lawsuit over security flaw in vehicles

Hyundai Motor America and Kia America will resolve class-action lawsuit prompted by a surge in vehicle thefts with a settlement agreement that could be valued at $200 million

The Independent UK

Kia, Hyundai settle class-action lawsuit after a rash of thefts due to security flaw

Hyundai Motor America and Kia America will resolve class-action lawsuit prompted by a surge in vehicle thefts with a settlement agreement that could be valued at $200 million, the automakers announced Friday

The Independent UK

San Francisco officials are investigating if Elon Musk's "Twitter Hotel" plan broke laws

San Francisco officials are investigating Twitter after six former employees allege that owner Elon Musk’s leadership team broke laws in turning the company’s headquarters into a “Twitter Hotel” for workers being pushed to stay up late to transform the social media platform

The Independent UK

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Fox News’s ‘vitriolic lies’ threaten democracy, says disinformation expert suing channel

Exclusive: Nina Jankowicz, who is suing over campaign of falsehoods, says ‘if Fox isn’t brought to account, it will not stop’

The Guardian - US

Penguin Random House, PEN America, authors and parents sue Florida county for removing books on race and LGBTQ themes

A new lawsuit against a Florida school board marks a “first-of-its-kind challenge to unlawful censorship”.

The Conversation

Hyundai, Kia Settle US Class Action Lawsuit Over Vehicle Thefts For $200M

The settlement covers approximately 8.3 million vehicles and includes $145 million in compensation for out-of-pocket losses.

Motor1

NAB mulling attack on union's excessive hours lawsuit

National Australia Bank is considering whether to contest claims brought by the finance union over "excessive, unreasonable" staff hours.

AAP

Lawsuit challenges Montana's plans to ban TikTok for all residents

The law that Montana's Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed this week is due to take effect Jan. 1.

Axios

TikTok users file lawsuit against Montana over first-in-nation law banning app

Five TikTok creators have filed a lawsuit to overturn a planned ban on the video sharing app in Montana

The Independent UK

Manhattan DA pulled into suit against JPMorgan over Epstein ties; Deutsche Bank settles for $75 million with billionaire pedophile’s victims

NEW YORK — The Manhattan district attorney has been dragged into litigation that’s ramping up against JPMorgan Chase, brought by abuse victims of disgraced billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

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Deutsche Bank settles lawsuit with Epstein accusers for $75 million

Lawyers for the unnamed woman who filed the proposed class action lawsuit called it "the culmination of two law firms conducting more than a decade-long investigation."

The Independent UK

Widowed husband sues driver, bars after DUI crash killed bride on wedding night

A wrongful death lawsuit accuses several establishments of overserving the alleged drunk driver who police say slammed into newlyweds riding along a South Carolina beach road in a crash that killed the bride

Los Angeles Times

Ed Sheeran triumphs in copyright lawsuit over Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On.' Again

Thinking out loud, it seems Ed Sheeran is enjoying a legal victory lap.

WEKU

Penguin Random House and 5 authors are suing a Florida school board over book bans

Officials in Escambia County, Fla., removed 10 books from school libraries and restricted access to more than 150 others. Writers' advocacy group PEN America calls the lawsuit the first of its kind.

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The "Just Like Everyone Else" Test: Providing Off-the-Shelf Services Isn't Tortious Aiding & Abetting

Today's Twitter v. Taamneh, Inc. involved (to oversimplify slightly) a lawsuit against Twitter based on Twitter's alleged role in helping ISIS by providing it publishing services, and by algorithmically recommending some of ISIS's videos. The lawsuit was brought under the federal Antiterrorism Act, but the Act applied fairly traditional aiding-and-abetting…

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: A timeline of their relationship, allegations, and court battles

Following Depp’s $50m defamation lawsuit in Virginia, Clémence Michallon looks at the former couple’s legal history

The Independent UK

Judge rejects lawsuit by Nantucket residents to block wind turbines, protect right whales

A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit brought by Nantucket residents who argue that the planned construction of dozens of wind turbines off the affluent resort island would threaten the survival of endangered Northern Atlantic right whales

The Independent UK

Trans rights groups pledge Texas lawsuit over gender-affirming care ban: ‘Anti-science, discriminatory fear-mongering’

Thousands of young trans people are at risk of being forced to detransition under legislation condemned by LGBT+ groups

The Independent UK

Man who watched Derek Chauvin kill George Floyd sues Minneapolis for emotional distress

Donald Williams filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court

The Independent UK

Supreme Court sidesteps challenge to internet companies’ broad protections from lawsuits

The Supreme Court has sidestepped a case against Google that might have allowed more lawsuits against social media companies

Reuters

U.S. Supreme Court tosses case challenging internet legal shield

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday sidestepped a challenge to federal protections for internet and social media companies that free them of liability for content posted by users in a case involving a lawsuit against Google LLC involving the practices of video-sharing platform YouTube.

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