The US Department of Justice (DoJ), alongside 16 individual states and the District of Columbia, has launched an antitrust lawsuit accusing Apple of “broad-based, exclusionary conduct” that makes it harder for users to switch phones, undermines developers’ ability to innovate and imposes “extraordinary” costs on the mobile ecosystem. Filed in the US District Court for… Continue reading US sues Apple, alleging smartphone monopoly
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The family of a pregnant Colorado woman fatally shot by police sues the officers
DENVER — The family of a pregnant Colorado woman fatally shot by an Arvada police officer after she was mistaken for a shoplifter said in a lawsuit that the killing was “patently unreasonable.” The family of Destinee Thompson, 27, of Denver, is seeking unspecified damages in the suit filed against four officers and a sergeant… Continue reading The family of a pregnant Colorado woman fatally shot by police sues the officers
Woman sues Eataly Boston after she says she slipped on prosciutto and fractured her ankle
A New Hampshire couple is suing Eataly Boston after the woman said she slipped on a piece of prosciutto and fractured her ankle. Alice Cohen was shopping at the Boston store on Oct. 7, 2022, when she slipped and fell near an area where free food samples were being offered, according to a lawsuit filed… Continue reading Woman sues Eataly Boston after she says she slipped on prosciutto and fractured her ankle
Texas Man Stuck In Jail 3.5 Years For Drunk Driving Charge Sues Lawyer
In 2018, Harris County, Texas, paid Jerome Godinich, a Houston-based defense lawyer, more than $409,000 to represent people who couldn’t afford to hire a lawyer in 604 cases. Godinich had a reputation of taking on more cases than one lawyer could reasonably handle, and his caseload regularly far exceeded state and federal guidelines. But judges,… Continue reading Texas Man Stuck In Jail 3.5 Years For Drunk Driving Charge Sues Lawyer
Detroit woman sues city after being falsely arrested while 8-months pregnant due to facial recognition technology
A Detroit woman is suing the city and a police detective after she was falsely arrested due to facial recognition technology while 8-months pregnant, according to court documents. Porcha Woodruff, 32, was getting her two children ready for school on the morning of February 16 when six police officers showed up at her doorstep and… Continue reading Detroit woman sues city after being falsely arrested while 8-months pregnant due to facial recognition technology
Family of Latino man fatally struck after encounter with sheriffs sues Arkansas officials
The family of Daniel Adrian Barajas would have celebrated his 40th birthday Thursday, but instead they are filing a wrongful death lawsuit against local officials in Arkansas’ Saline County. The federal lawsuit is part of the family’s ongoing questions around an encounter Daniel had with sheriff’s deputies before he was fatally struck by three vehicles,… Continue reading Family of Latino man fatally struck after encounter with sheriffs sues Arkansas officials
ACLU sues Colorado school district for banning ex-employee from public meetings
A former employee of a Colorado school district was banned from school board meetings because of his criticism of the conservative administration, a lawsuit filed Thursday by the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union alleges. Logan Ruths was fired from his informational technology specialist role at Woodland Park School District in March after… Continue reading ACLU sues Colorado school district for banning ex-employee from public meetings
Leah Remini sues Church of Scientology, says she’s been threatened and subjected to ‘psychological torture’
LOS ANGELES — Actor Leah Remini filed a lawsuit against the Church of Scientology and its leader, David Miscavige, alleging that she has been threatened, harassed and stalked for the past decade. The “King of Queens” star says she has been the victim of “intentional malicious and fraudulent rumors via hundreds of Scientology-controlled and -coordinated social… Continue reading Leah Remini sues Church of Scientology, says she’s been threatened and subjected to ‘psychological torture’
Transgender former student sues Missouri school for making her use boys’ bathrooms
A transgender former student sued a Missouri school district on Monday for forcing her to use the boys’ bathrooms or the high school’s only single-stall bathroom. The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri sued Platte County R-3 School District on behalf of the transgender female former student, identified in the lawsuit only as R.F. The… Continue reading Transgender former student sues Missouri school for making her use boys’ bathrooms
Elon Musk’s X Corp. sues nonprofit group that tracks hate speech
X Corp., the parent company of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, filed a lawsuit in San Francisco federal court Monday against a nonprofit organization that monitors hate speech and disinformation, following through on a threat that had made headlines hours earlier. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District… Continue reading Elon Musk’s X Corp. sues nonprofit group that tracks hate speech