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10 gamers are suing Xbox to stop the Activision Blizzard deal

A new lawsuit against Microsoft comes from nearly a dozen consumers who believe the pending acquisition will harm competition

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Dredging Plans for Massive Superfund Site on Hold

The Army Corps has withdrawn its approval for an expansion of the Matagorda Ship Channel that could disturb a mercury-laden waste site.

Texas Observer

Video Gamers Sue to Stop Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Buy

A group of gamers is suing to stop Microsoft from buying video game publisher Activision Blizzard, arguing that the $68.7 billion acquisition would stifle competition and reduce consumer choice. The lawsuit was filed late Tuesday in a US federal court in San Francisco on behalf of 10 individual gamers who…

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Lawsuit against USC education school alleges fraud in US News & World Report data

LOS ANGELES — The University of Southern California's education school was sued Tuesday by former students who claim that officials violated state law by falsely advertising the graduate program's high online degree ranking, which was based in part on fraudulent data submitted to U.S. News & World Report's college rating…

Los Angeles Times

Lil Wayne sued by former chef who says she was wrongfully fired for caring for her son

Lil Wayne is facing a $500K lawsuit from his former chef Morghan Medlock who claims the rapper wrongfully terminated her contract after she had to care for her injured son

Daily Mirror

McDonald’s former security chief claims he was fired for publicly criticizing CEO's controversial text messages

Michael Peaster claims he was barred from using the company's private jet after he accused the CEO of victim-blaming following two fatal shootings in Chicago.

Fortune

Women sexually abused by ICU nurse sue Colorado hospital

Two women who say a nurse sexually assaulted them while they were unconscious in intensive care filed a lawsuit against the Colorado hospital where they were being treated

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Arizona judge allows GOP lawsuit over AG election to proceed

An Arizona judge has ruled that Republican Abraham Hamadeh can proceed with his lawsuit challenging the results of the election for attorney general

The Independent UK

Settlement agreements in Flint water crisis lawsuits in 'best interest' of kids, judge says

DETROIT — A federal judge has approved settlement agreements between four Flint children and a private engineering company in cases related to the Flint water crisis, likely marking the first time a child has received financial compensation in the man-made disaster.

Tribune News Service

NAACP sues Mississippi over legislative redistricting plan

A new lawsuit says Mississippi is perpetuating a legacy of racial discrimination with a legislative redistricting plan

The Independent UK

Alabama inmate ‘baked to death’ in prison cell, says lawsuit

‘He had dreams of obtaining his freedom, joining his mother and starting a new and productive life’

The Independent UK

Judge rejects most of Lake's lawsuit

The failed GOP candidate tried to frame a judge dismissing 8 of 10 counts in her suit as a win

Salon

Kari Lake suffers defeat in baseless lawsuit challenging election results

Arizona candidate came up short after clinging to election fraud lies

The Independent UK

Moscow tries to close one of Russia's oldest human rights groups

Russia's government is trying to shut the Moscow Helsinki Group, one of the country's oldest human rights organisations, according to a notice on a Moscow court website seen on Tuesday.

Reuters

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The Guardian - US

Nike lawsuit records allege culture of sexism, bullying and fear of retaliation

5,000 pages of records detail how female employees were concerned management were unlikely to address concerns

Reason

EEOC Sues Over Employer's Refusing Religious Exemption from Flu Vaccine Requirements

From this press release sent out last Friday (see also the Complaint): Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), a pediatric healthcare system in Georgia, violated federal law when it fired a maintenance assistant for requesting a religious exemption to its influenza vaccination policy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged…

Reuters

U.S. abortion fight in 2023 to focus on state laws, medication

Six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, the state of abortion rights around the country remains unsettled, thanks to a patchwork of lawsuits in state courts and emergency court orders.

Daily Mirror

Inmate 'baked' to death in 40C prison cell that was 'hotter than three hells'

Thomas Lee Rutledge was found dead in his cell at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility mental heath ward in Bessemer, Alabama where temperatures reached up to 40C

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Big oil is behind conspiracy to deceive public, first climate racketeering lawsuit says

Lawyer in a civil lawsuit launched by towns in hurricane-hit Puerto Rico describes why it is using laws used to target mob bosses

The Independent UK

Kari Lake will get to make case for election misconduct

A judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit filed by the defeated Republican candidate for Arizona governor, Kari Lake, but will allow her to call witnesses in an attempt to prove that she lost because of misconduct by election officials

Los Angeles Times

'Criminal Minds' producers reach $3 million settlement in sexual harassment case

LOS ANGELES — Walt Disney Co.-owned ABC Signature has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit from the California Civil Rights Department that alleged sexual harassment and retaliation on the set of the CBS police drama "Criminal Minds," one of TV's longest-running series.

The Independent UK

New Mexico city sued for hounding, harassing the homeless

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico and others are suing the city of Albuquerque in an effort to stop officials in the state’s largest city from destroying homeless encampments and jailing and fining people who are living on the street

Tribune News Service

SC county settles ACLU lawsuit over ‘debtor’s prison,’ promises improved public defense

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lexington County, South Carolina, has reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by several people who had been jailed in the county for a failure to pay court fines and fees, who compared their situation to a modern-day “debtor’s prison.”

The Guardian - UK

Girl, 7, raped at Thai factory supplying clothes for Tesco while mother worked

Exclusive: Woman recounts 2018 attack as landmark lawsuit is brought against retailer on behalf of 130 Burmese former workers

The Independent UK

Amber Heard settles US defamation lawsuit with former husband Johnny Depp

The Aquaman star said the decision was ‘not an act of concession’ but an opportunity to resolve the situation ‘on terms I can agree to’.

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