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Meta faces $1.6bn lawsuit over Facebook posts inciting violence in Tigray war

Legal action backed by Amnesty alleges hateful posts inflaming war in northern Ethiopia were allowed to flourish on platform

The Guardian - UK

Billionaire Ken Griffin sues IRS over leaked tax records

Multibillionaire Ken Griffin filed a lawsuit against the IRS Tuesday alleging the agency violated his right to privacy after investigative journalism outlet ProPublica reported in April on the tax records of the Republican megadonor and former Chicagoan.

Chicago Tribune

Brickbat: Close Enough for Police Work

The ACLU has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Ruby Johnson, 77, whose home was raided by a Denver SWAT team looking for stolen items after her house was pinged as the location of a stolen iPhone by the "Find My" app. According to a copy of the affidavit police…

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Meta sued for $2bn over Facebook posts ‘rousing hate’ in Ethiopia

A lawsuit filed in Kenya alleges Facebook’s recommendations systems amplified violent posts, inflaming the conflict.

Al Jazeera

Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend reaches multimillion dollar settlement after ‘unimaginable’ death

Kenneth Walker’s lawyers say Taylor’s death ‘will haunt him for the rest of his life’ despite $2m settlement

The Independent UK

Trial begins over office eligibility of Alaska lawmaker with Oath Keepers ties

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska legislator’s membership in the far-right Oath Keepers is at the center of a trial that began Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

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.

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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

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

Northwestern surgeon’s ex-biz partner charged with defrauding medical device business they launched

Mark Alan Schwartz and Northwestern University chief of plastic surgery Dr. Gregory Dumanian formed 2 companies to develop the surgeon’s invention for the market. On Tuesday, Schwartz pleaded not guilty to federal charges.

Chicago Sun-Times

Vatican cardinal sues for defamation in Quebec assault claim

A Vatican cardinal is suing a Canadian woman for defamation after she accused him of sexual assault while he was archbishop of Quebec

The Independent UK

Experts rip Lake's "poorly written" suit

Lawyers expect that Lake's "garbage" lawsuit will be quickly thrown out due to a lack of evidence

Salon

Russian businessman asks London court to pause $850mln lawsuit over sanctions

A prominent Russian businessman on Tuesday asked a London court to pause an $850 million fraud lawsuit brought by two Russian banks because of UK sanctions, arguing that any money recovered could be used to “indirectly fund the war in Ukraine”.

Reuters

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

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SkyCity's Australian woes are sheeted home to NZ

Dirty money, literally and figuratively, is at the centre of a lawsuit focusing on SkyCity Adelaide, reports Andrew Bevin

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

Tribune News Service

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.

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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.

The Independent UK

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

Chicago Sun-Times

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.”

Wales Online

Taylor Swift copyright lawsuit for Shake It Off dismissed by judge

Two songwriters claimed she had lifted lyrics from their Playas Gon' Play track

Tribune News Service

Bored Ape NFT investors are suing Bieber, Madonna and other celebrity promoters

The creator of the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club collection of NFTs and its promoters, including Madonna, Paris Hilton and Justin Bieber, were sued by investors claiming they were duped into buying the collectibles by celebrities who didn’t disclose they were paid to pump sales.

Tribune News Service

Bored Ape NFT investors are suing Bieber, Madonna and other celebrity promoters

The Independent UK

Tennessee judge puts death row inmate's lawsuit on hold

A Tennessee judge has put on hold a case from a death row inmate alleging mistreatment by prison officials

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