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FPL asks judge to toss class-action suit over Irma power outages, citing new Florida law

After Gov. Ron DeSantis last week signed a measure that gave a legal protection to utilities, Florida Power & Light is asking a judge to toss out a class-action lawsuit stemming from power outages in Hurricane Irma.

Miami Herald

Two former employees accuse Florida Rep. Fabian Basabe of sexual harassment

Two former staffers for Florida Rep. Fabian Basabe filed a lawsuit Thursday detailing allegations of sexual harassment and unwanted touching by the freshman Republican lawmaker.

Miami Herald

How to claim your share of Google’s $23 million privacy settlement

Google users can now apply for their share of a $23 million privacy lawsuit settlement.

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Former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik accused of strong-arming man over defective PPE lawsuit

NEW YORK — Former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik tried to strong-arm a Staten Island man who is suing a personal protection equipment company, intimidating the plaintiff and his associates to discourage him from going public about his complaints, according to court documents.

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‘The Profit’ producers win in arbitration after $30 million lawsuit from bankrupt contestant

NBCUniversal and companies linked to its CNBC show “The Profit” and its frontman, entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis, have prevailed in a legal dispute with one of the show’s contestants.

Los Angeles Times

Samsung and Best Buy hit with class-action lawsuit over TVs — what you need to know

Plaintiff claims Samsung misrepresented availability of Motion Xcelerator Turbo+, FreeSync and HDMI 2.1.

Tom’s Guide

Republicans sue over rejection of party nominee to election board in Georgia's most populous county

The Republican Party in Georgia’s most populous county is suing local elected officials over the rejection of one of the party’s nominees to serve on the county election board

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Family of man killed by Detroit gas station clerk sues ExxonMobil for $100 million

SOUTHFIELD, Mi. — The family of a man killed by an ExxonMobil gas station clerk over an alleged dispute over a piece of beef jerky has filed a lawsuit against the clerk charged with killing the customer.

Tribune News Service

Special counsel Jack Smith subpoenas Arizona Secretary of State’s office in January 6 probe

Mr Smith’s office sought information on a lawsuit from Mr Trump’s campaign and former Arizona Republican Party chairwoman Kelli Ward

The Independent UK

Limits on Biden officials working with social media firms a ‘weaponisation of the court’ – expert

Injunction amounts to unusual intervention by the courts in communications between the government and tech companies

The Guardian - US

Authors file a lawsuit against OpenAI for unlawfully ‘ingesting’ their books

Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay allege that their books, which are copyrighted, were ‘used to train’ ChatGPT because the chatbot generated ‘very accurate summaries’ of the works

The Guardian - UK

Plaintiff's Being a Possibly Vexatious Litigant May Be Basis for Denying Pseudonymity,

even when plaintiff's lawsuit was connected to her having been allegedly sexually assaulted, which has often (but not always) been seen as a basis for allowing pseudonymity.

Reason

Mass traffic stops that don’t stop crime show Chicago sorely needs policing reform

A new lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Illinois says fewer than 1% of the more than 2.6 million stops made by Chicago police over six years resulted in an arrest or the discovery of illegal drugs or a gun.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nine Inch Nails drummer Ilan Rubin makes statement regarding Q Drum Co. probate lawsuit

Brandi Booth, partner of late Q Drum Co. founder, Jeremy Berman, has accused Rubin of “litigious actions that put the security and well-being of my family at risk.”

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Tesla: The cars that racism built? Black workers claim lawsuits have not stopped discrimination

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Complaint after complaint alleging anti-Black racism at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California, has not stopped such abuse and discrimination, with Black workers segregated into the hardest, most dangerous, lowest-paid jobs and subjected to a barrage of racist treatment, language and images, according to claims in recent…

AAP

Dad sues over crash that killed his four children

A Queensland father whose four children were killed in a head-on collision is suing his deceased wife's estate and insurer over claims she caused the crash.

The Independent UK

Injunction blocks Biden administration from working with social media firms about 'protected speech'

A judge on Tuesday prohibited several federal agencies and officials of the Biden administration from working with social media companies about “protected speech,” a decision called “a blow to censorship” by one of the Republican officials whose lawsuit prompted the ruling

Reason

The Geopolitics of Extraditing Hackers

Episode 466 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

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Alleged Panama Papers Leaker Allowed to Proceed Pseudonymously in Breach of Contract Lawsuit Against Germany

But the court insisted that the alleged leaker file identifying information under seal with the court, notwithstanding the alleged leaker's claim that the court computers could be hacked.

The Independent UK

Anger as San Francisco drops case against officer who killed unarmed Black man: ‘Murder is decriminalised’

City paid millions to family to settle excessive force lawsuit

The Independent UK

Legitimacy of 'customer' in Supreme Court gay rights case raises ethical, legal flags

A Christian graphic artist who the Supreme Court said can refuse to make wedding websites for gay couples pointed during her lawsuit to a request from a man named “Stewart” and his husband-to-be

Tribune News Service

Lawsuit accusing North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore of tryst with state employee has been ‘resolved’

RALEIGH, N.C. — The attorney for a man suing North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore said Monday morning that the lawsuit accusing Moore of trading sex for political influence “has been resolved.”

The Independent UK

Lawsuit challenges legacy admissions at Harvard, alleging racial discrimination

A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni

The Independent UK

Titanic sub debris and human remains have been recovered. But we still don’t have answers to these 9 questions

The desperate search for the missing Titanic submersible came to a tragic end when debris was discovered deep in the ocean. But, we still don’t know many crucial aspects of the doomed voyage. Rachel Sharp, Io Dodds, Bevan Hurley and Andrea Blanco report

The Guardian - AU

Twitter faces lawsuit over alleged non-payment for office services in four countries

Australia-based company Facilitate seeks more than A$1m for work done at offices in London, Dublin, Sydney and Singapore

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