Lawsuits
Disney agrees to have Florida wrongful death lawsuit decided in court
An inflatable Disney+ logo is pictured at a press event ahead of launching a streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa, at Dubai Opera in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on June 7, 2022. Yousef Saba | Reuter Walt Disney Co. on Monday agreed to have a court decide on a wrongful death lawsuit, […]
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X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge’s content orders
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro and Tesla CEO Elon Musk talk during a meeting in Porto Feliz city in Sao Paulo state, Brazil May 20, 2022. Kenny Oliveira | MCom | via Reuters Media platform X said on Saturday it would close its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to what it called “censorship orders” by […]
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Texas judge in X’s lawsuit against advertisers recuses himself after report he owned Tesla stock
Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The judge overseeing X’s lawsuit against advertisers has recused himself following a news report that showed he owned shares of Tesla. In a recusal notice dated Aug. 13, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas backed out of X’s case against the World Federation of […]
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Murdoch family battle highlights Nevada’s secret trust boom
(L to R) Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman of News Corp and chairman of Fox News, and Lachlan Murdoch, co-chairman of 21st Century Fox, walk together as they arrive on the third day of the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 13, 2017 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | […]
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Trump plans to file a $100 million lawsuit against the Justice Department over Mar-a-Lago search and ‘witch hunts’
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump walks toward the stage to speak at a rally at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on August 9, 2024 in Bozeman, Montana. Michael Ciaglo | Getty Images News | Getty Images An attorney for former President Donald Trump has filed a legal notice announcing that his […]
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Prosecutors say Romanian businessman hired Hunter Biden to seek U.S. policy influence
Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, makes a statement to the press outside the U.S. Capitol about testifying publicly to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images Prosecutors in the U.S. criminal tax case against Hunter Biden accused him of accepting payments from a Romanian businessman who […]
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CrowdStrike says it isn’t to blame for Delta’s flight cancellations after July outage
Travelers wait in line, as a flight board shows delays, on the check-in floor of the Delta Air Lines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on July 23, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images CrowdStrike on Sunday said Delta Air Lines had rejected onsite help during last month’s massive outage […]
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Elon Musk sued by ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon over canceled X deal
Elon Musk (L) & Don Lemon Reuters (L) | Getty Images (R) Former CNN anchor Don Lemon sued Elon Musk on Thursday, accusing him of making false promises to entice the journalist into a canceled deal to host a show on the billionaire’s social media platform. The lawsuit alleges that Musk — who bought Twitter […]
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South Korean court approves arrest warrant for Kakao founder
A Kakao logo on their office at Seongnam. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images A South Korean court approved early on Tuesday a prosecution request for a warrant to arrest Brian Kim, the billionaire founder of tech giant Kakao Corp, on accusations of stock manipulation during a 2023 acquisition. It is the latest legal twist for Kakao after the company and an executive went on trial last year for alleged […]
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Secret Service says it denied some Trump requests for more security, walking back previous story
Former US President Donald Trump exits after attending the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Monday, July 15, 2024. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Secret Service denied some of former President Donald Trump’s requests for additional security resources over the past two years, an official […]
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