Virginia teacher shot and gravely wounded by six-year-old student to file $40m lawsuit against school Abby Zwerner is filing a lawsuit seeking $40m in damages from Newport News school officials The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023
"Large Libel Models" Lawsuits, the Aggregate Costs of Liability, and Possibilities for Changing Existing Law Last week and this, I've been serializing my Large Libel Models? Liability for AI Output draft. For some earlier posts on this (including § 230, disclaimers, publication, and more), see here; one particular significant point is at Communications Can Be Defamatory Even If Readers Realize There's a Considerable Risk of… Reason · Apr 3, 2023
Teacher shot by 6-year-old student filing $40M lawsuit A first-grade Virginia teacher who was shot and seriously wounded by her 6-year-old student is filing a lawsuit seeking $40 million in damages from Newport News school officials The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023
Steven Tyler requests dismissal in sexual abuse lawsuit The Aerosmith frontman’s attorneys argue that complaints against him should be dismissed Louder · Apr 3, 2023
This Dental Device Was Sold to Patients To Fix Their Jaws — Now, Their Smiles Are Warped Boja Kragulj, an accomplished clarinetist who once performed with orchestras in New York, Philadelphia, and Jacksonville, Florida, has already lost four teeth. Inverse · Apr 3, 2023
Gwyneth Paltrow praised for ‘classy’ response to ski crash accuser after winning lawsuit ‘Only a matter of time before Gwyneth Paltrow releases a ‘I wish you well’ Goop candle,’ one fan joked of actress’s parting message The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023
Trump has been indicted: Here’s the other major lawsuits and investigations he is also facing Former president has fumed that the investigations – and now his criminal indictment – are politically motivated The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023
What’s the royal lives clause and how is King Charles involved in a Disney lawsuit? King Charles has unexpectedly been mentioned in an ongoing legal dispute between Disney and the State of Florida Woman & Home · Apr 2, 2023
Greg Norman Issued Subpoena For Documents In Jack Nicklaus Lawsuit According to a report in the Miami Herald, Norman has been asked to provide documents around his Washington Post article from June 2022 Golf Monthly · Apr 2, 2023
Prince Harry 'avoided royals and stayed with pals' during visit after Frogmore eviction Prince Harry travelled to the UK this week to go to court over a phone hacking lawsuit he brought against The Daily Mail. A source claimed that while visiting London, Harry stayed with some friends Daily Mirror · Apr 2, 2023
9-year-old California girl wanted to save her goat from slaughter. Then came the search warrant SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The 15-page search warrant and affidavit was very specific about the target Shasta County sheriff’s officials were after. Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2023
FDNY chief who oversaw fireboat involved in fatal crash forced to retire, lawsuit contends NEW YORK — A New York City Fire Department chief who oversaw a fireboat involved in a fatal East River crash last year has been forced to turn in his retirement papers, court papers reveal. Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2023
US Virgin Islands subpoenas four top businessmen in Epstein banking inquiry Sergey Brin, Thomas Pritzker, Mortimer Zuckerman and Michael Ovitz face questions about late sex criminal’s links with JP Morgan The Guardian - US · Apr 1, 2023
Man Who Sued Gwyneth Paltrow Over Skiing Accident And Lost Now Says He Regrets It. But Not So Fast The man who sued Gwyneth Paltrow over a skiing collision and lost now regrets the lawsuit, but may not be giving up just yet. Cinemablend · Apr 1, 2023
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 1, 2023 Elon Musk Seeks to End $258 Billion Dogecoin Lawsuit Elon Musk asked a US judge on Friday to throw out a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency Dogecoin. In an evening filing in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Musk and his electric car company Tesla Inc called the lawsuit by…
Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2023 Nebraska school district faces lawsuit after shutting down school paper for LGBTQ content A lawsuit was filed Friday after a Nebraska high school shut down its student newspaper because it objected to certain LGBTQ content.
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023 How much do Love Is Blind contestants get paid? Cast members are expected to pay for certain expenses out-of-pocket
The Guardian - US · Mar 31, 2023 Judge lets Dominion’s defamation case against Fox News go to trial Judge refuses to dismiss $1.6bn defamation lawsuit against network, allowing the case to proceed to trial in mid-April
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023 Dominion wins partial victory in defamation lawsuit against Fox News as case heads to high-profile jury trial A judge overseeing the blockbuster case says it is ‘CRYSTAL clear’ statements about the company are false, but it will be up to jurors to determine whether they are defamatory, and who is responsible
Ballotpedia · Mar 31, 2023 U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Kansas’ congressional map The U.S. Supreme Court announced on March 27 that it had denied certiorari in Alonzo v. Schwab, a lawsuit regarding Kansas’ congressional district boundaries. The Court did not release the vote results on the matter, and there were no published dissents to the decision. The Supreme Court’s action closes the case,…
The Texas Tribune · Mar 31, 2023 Llano County officials must offer library books they’d removed, judge orders Local officials are appealing the order in a lawsuit that drew national attention. Seven library patrons say the book removals infringed their First Amendment rights.
Fortune · Mar 31, 2023 ‘His excellency’ no longer: Grenada sunsets Justin Sun's role as WTO rep in wake of SEC lawsuit The U.S. government recently sued the crypto celebrity, alleging the illegal sale of unregistered securities and market manipulation.
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023 Gwyneth Paltrow praised for ‘classy’ response to ski crash accuser after winning lawsuit ‘Only a matter of time before Gwyneth Paltrow releases a ‘I wish you well’ Goop candle,’ one fan joked of actress’s parting message
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023 District sued over axing of student paper after LGBTQ issue A former high school journalist and the Nebraska High School Press Association filed a lawsuit Friday, claiming that a school district’s shutdown of the school newspaper after it published an LGBTQ-focused edition was unconstitutional
Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2023 US Justice Dept. sues Norfolk Southern over Ohio derailment ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern, alleging its Feb. 3 derailment in Ohio unlawfully polluted waterways.