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Lumber company settles lawsuits from Mill fire that devastated Northern Californian town

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An Oregon wood products manufacturer that operates a Northern California lumber mill linked to September’s deadly Mill fire has reached settlement agreements with most of those who brought claims against the company, attorneys for the company and for fire victims said Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022

Meta accused in lawsuit of allowing posts that inflamed Ethiopia conflict

Meta Platforms was accused in a lawsuit filed in Kenya on Wednesday of letting violent and hateful posts from Ethiopia flourish on Facebook, inflaming the Ethiopian civil war.

Reuters · Dec 14, 2022

Oregon judge extends ban on parts of tough new gun law

An Oregon judge on Tuesday extended his order blocking a key part of a new, voter-approved gun law and was hearing arguments on whether to also prevent the law’s ban on high-capacity magazines from taking effect

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

Canada court rejects mother’s lawsuit to ban Indigenous ceremony at children’s school

Candice Servatius, an evangelical Protestant, claimed ceremony infringed her children’s religious freedoms

The Guardian - US · Dec 13, 2022

A second woman files sexual assault lawsuit against Atlantic Records executives

Dorothy Carvello has launched a complaint against the label, its parent company Warner Music Group and former execs

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022

Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off copyright lawsuit dismissed by judge after five years

The singer was facing a lawsuit from two songwriters who claimed she plagiarised lyrics from a 2000 song called “Playas Gon’ Play” by the girl group 3LW

Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2022

She spent years fighting for accountability. Anna Borkowski hopes Baltimore County has ‘changed for the better’ for sexual assault survivors

BALTIMORE — In the video, Anna Borkowski snuggles with her dog Remi after waking up, their faces touching. The only sound is Remi’s breathing and a sigh as the dog shifts her position.

Tribune News Service · Dec 13, 2022

Equatorial Launch Australia counter-sues former CEO Carley Scott for alleged after unfair dismissal claim

Months after securing NASA's first rocket launches on Australian soil in years, space industry startup Equatorial Launch Australia is embroiled in multi-million-dollar lawsuits.

ABC News · Dec 13, 2022

Trump news – live: Intel analyst warned of Jan 6 attack after stumbling across plot online, report says

Former president appears alarmed by advancing criminal investigations into him and his associates

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

SAFE-T Act faces next test in court, where opponents say it violates state constitution

Lawyers argue that, “The Illinois Constitution interprets bail, at its core, to include a monetary amount that, though it may take different forms, cannot be abolished altogether without running afoul of the Constitution.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 13, 2022