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Dismissal of journalists’ lawsuit against Golden Globes is upheld

LOS ANGELES — The 9th Circuit of Appeals Court has upheld the federal district court's earlier decision to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit that a Norwegian entertainment reporter filed against the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization behind the Golden Globe Awards.

Los Angeles Times

Apple AirTags are a stalker’s dream, lawsuit says, investigation reveals clean energy law’s unfulfilled promises and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Three former University of Vermont students sue school over failed response to sexual assault reports

Three women are suing the University of Vermont, alleging the school failed to properly respond after they reported they had been sexually assaulted at school

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Students sue Vermont school over response to sex assaults

Three women are suing the University of Vermont, alleging the school failed to properly respond after they reported they had been sexually assaulted at school

The Independent UK

Apple AirTags are a stalker’s dream device, lawsuit says

The proposed class action accuses Apple of negligently marketing the tiny trackers. Plaintiffs’ stories of abuse echo what a Sun-Times investigation found in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Report: Warriors’ Anthony Lamb Accused of Sexual Assault

The 24-year-old was mentioned in a civil lawsuit filed against Vermont, where he played college basketball.

Sports Illustrated

Indiana abortion doctor drops lawsuit against attorney general over 10-year-old rape case

An Indiana doctor has dropped a lawsuit that aimed to halt the state’s attorney general from investigating her after she provided an abortion to a 10-year-old Ohio child who was raped

The Independent UK

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Canadian judge approves lawsuit by parents who say children stopped eating and sleeping to play Fortnite

One of the parents claims their son played the game nearly 7,000 times

The Independent UK

Women sue Twitter, claiming Musk layoffs unfairly targeted female staff

The proposed class-action lawsuit alleges that after the takeover, 57% of women were laid off compared with 47% of men

The Guardian - US

Indignant at hotel operator, unit owners at North Beach’s Carillon sued. They just got $16M

MIAMI BEACH, Florida — When a wealthy asset manager plucked the iconic Carillon complex out of bankruptcy in 2015 and soon after sent acclaimed spa operator Canyon Ranch packing, unit owners at the North Beach luxury resort/condo were aghast. They said it was the start of a slow erosion of…

Miami Herald

Amazon is launching its ‘Alexa, thank my driver’ program amid Alexa-focused job cuts and another driver-related lawsuit

The timing of Amazon’s ‘Alexa, thank my driver’ program is awkward in a few ways.

Fortune

Lawsuit accuses Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter of rape, infecting teen girl with HPV

LOS ANGELES — A woman has filed a civil lawsuit accusing Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter of raping her and infecting her with HPV when she was 17.

Los Angeles Times

Indiana doctor drops lawsuit against attorney general

An Indiana doctor has dropped a lawsuit that aimed to halt the state’s attorney general from investigating her after she provided an abortion to a 10-year-old Ohio child who was raped

The Independent UK

Indiana Lawsuit Accuses TikTok of Fraud, Calls the App a 'Chinese Trojan Horse'

The lawsuit alleges that TikTok's algorithm funnels inappropriate content directly to teens. That not only defies logic, but it is also antithetical to how a social media platform keeps users.

Reason

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The Texas Tribune

Texas state court throws out lawsuit against doctor who violated abortion law

The court’s ruling does not overturn the 2021 law, which banned abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. It also does not impact the near-total ban on abortion that went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Tribune News Service

Catholic church paid Maryland lobbyists more than $200K to help limit, prevent abuse lawsuits

BALTIMORE — For years, the three Roman Catholic dioceses operating parishes in Maryland have successfully lobbied lawmakers to keep sexual abuse survivors from filing lawsuits against the church, a review of lobbying records shows.

The Independent UK

Judge allows Mississippi execution amid inmates’ lawsuit

A federal judge says he will not block Mississippi from executing an inmate who is suing the state over its use of three drugs for lethal injections

InsideEVs

Tesla Defends Its Self-Driving Goals And Progress Amid Lawsuit

Tesla has been working on Full Self-Driving for years, and it may never be perfect. The company says it's not fraud as it's making progress on a long-term goal.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

TikTok Hit by US Lawsuits over Child Safety, Security Fears

TikTok was hit Wednesday with a pair of lawsuits from the US state of Indiana, which accused it of making false claims about the Chinese-owned app's safety for children. The legal salvo came as problems are mounting for TikTok in the United States, with multiple accusations that the extremely popular…

The Texas Tribune

In defamation lawsuit against Beto O’Rourke, lawyers debate whether Kelcy Warren is a public figure

Warren, a Dallas pipeline tycoon, sued O’Rourke in February over accusations he made on the campaign trail that Warren effectively bribed Gov. Greg Abbott with a $1 million campaign contribution following the 2021 power grid collapse.

Tribune News Service

Gabby Petito’s parents add Laundrie family lawyer to civil suit

Gabby Petito’s parents have added the Laundrie family lawyer to an ongoing civil lawsuit against the parents of Brian Laundrie, Christopher and Roberta Laundrie.

The Independent UK

Bill Cosby sued by five women for sexual abuse, assault and battery under New York Adult Survivors Act

Lawsuit was filed in New York under the state’s one-year window for adults to make sexual abuse complaints

Salon

Bill Cosby new sexual assault lawsuit

Five more women have accused Cosby of assault, after a law went into effect suspending the statute of limitations

Fortune

Taylor Swift avoids FTX lawsuits after a $100 million deal with the crypto exchange fell apart earlier this year

Sam Bankman-Fried’s employees at FTX, which struck deals with Tom Brady and Steph Curry, said it “was too expensive from the beginning.”

Tribune News Service

Family of Patrick Lyoya suing city of Grand Rapids, former police officer for $100 million in shooting death

DETROIT — The family of a Black immigrant who was fatally shot in April has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $100 million against the city of Grand Rapids and former Grand Rapids police Officer Christopher Schurr.

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