lawsuit

In a lawsuit filed in a Los Angeles federal court, prominent players of the video game Call of Duty accused Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Activision Blizzard Inc. of establishing an illegal monopoly over professional leagues and tournaments for the game. The suit states that Activision...

Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) has agreed to pay $93 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit related to its cholesterol drug Lipitor. What Happened: The lawsuit, filed by wholesale drug distributors, accused Pfizer of colluding with India’s Ranbaxy Laboratories to delay the sale of cheaper, generic...

New York City has taken legal action against major social media platforms TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube for allegedly causing mental health issues among young users. What Happened: On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city has filed a lawsuit against...

In a recent development, a federal judge has dismissed most of the claims made by Sarah Silverman, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and other authors against OpenAI regarding the use of copyrighted books to train its generative artificial intelligence chatbot. What Happened: U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-...

A vice president at Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) has filed a lawsuit against the bank, claiming she was discriminated against due to her race, religion, and gender. The lawsuit seeks compensation of approximately $290,000. What Happened: Nazia Lawrence, a vice president at Barclays, has taken legal...

The organization supporting the initiative to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in Lubbock, Texas has condemned Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's decision to sue five cities “for adopting amnesty and non-prosecution policies that violate Texas laws.” Lubbock...

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) that accused the company of overpaying CEO Tim Cook and other top executives. What Happened: The lawsuit, filed by a pension fund affiliated with the International Brotherhood of...

THC Cap Proposal Gains Momentum In Florida A Florida bill aims to cap the level of delta-9 THC in cannabis products. The legislation is advancing in the state House as members of the Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee passed it in a 13-4 vote, reported Florida Politics. However, the measure from...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is now facing a lawsuit from 25 California counties over its alleged improper handling of hazardous waste materials at its facilities across the state. What Happened: The lawsuit, titled The People of California v. Tesla, was filed in a California state court in San Joaquin...

Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google on Wednesday settled a patent lawsuit concerning AI technology, which demanded a staggering $1.67 billion.  What Happened: The lawsuit was filed by Singular Computing, a company founded by Massachusetts-based computer scientist Joseph Bates,...

Last week, “Modern Family” star Sofia Vergara, who has been making the rounds to promote her leading role in the upcoming Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) miniseries, “Griselda,” sat for an interview with Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show.” The six-part series is about the...

A U.S. federal appeals court has dismissed Twitter’s plea to inform former President Donald Trump about a search warrant issued for his data.  What Happened: The ruling by the D.C. Circuit was split along partisan lines. Four Republican appointees argued that Trump should have been given...

Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), must take part in a deposition in a Texas court case regarding the firm’s use of facial recognition technology. What Happened: On Tuesday, Texas’s Sixth Court of Appeals Judge Jeff Rambin has rejected...

Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT-parent OpenAI, has refuted the need for extensive training data from publishers such as The New York Times Co. (NYSE:NYT) after the startup got embroiled in a copyright infringement lawsuit with the media company. What Happened: ...

Alphabet Inc's Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has agreed to resolve a 2020 class-action lawsuit for $5 billion. The suit accused the tech behemoth of tracking user activity through its Chrome browser's incognito mode, raising significant privacy concerns. What Happened: The core of the lawsuit was...