The man who owes Nintendo $14m: Gary Bowser and gaming’s most infamous piracy case ~games Article 1600 words 32 votes
A startup allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then came the censorship—and now the backlash. ~tech Article 1765 words 27 votes
EBay will pay $59 million settlement over pill presses sold online as US undergoes overdose epidemic ~health Article 929 words 10 votes
Oil firms forced to consider full climate effects of new drilling, following landmark Norwegian court ruling ~enviro climate change energy Article 1008 words 9 votes
I assure you, an AI didn't write a terrible "George Carlin" routine ~tech Article 3367 words 30 votes
George Carlin estate sues creators of AI-generated comedy special in key lawsuit over stars’ likenesses ~tech Article 1245 words, published Jan 26 2024 37 votes
Fujitsu bugs that sent innocent people to prison were known “from the start” but concealed from lawyers and judges ~tech Article 756 words 104 votes
US companies including Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Starbucks are using new legal playbook against unions, experts say ~finance business Article 1790 words 30 votes
Pharma bro Martin Shkreli goes ballistic on US federal appeals court for upholding lifetime ban from pharma industry ~health Article 586 words 41 votes
Norway is to allow mining waste to be dumped in its fjords after the government won a court case against environmental organisations trying to block the plan ~enviro pollution.water Article 550 words 29 votes
Wayne LaPierre resigns as NRA leader, days before start of his civil trial ~news usa Article 250 words 20 votes
The New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft over the use of its stories to train chatbots ~tech microsoft Article 376 words 62 votes
A quiet merger trial between antitrust enforcers and a pharma data giant called IQVIA reveals how bro-style executives control US medical data ~health Article 3249 words 13 votes
Can doctors in England detain you under the Mental Health Act if they've only met you in MS Teams? (No, not any more) ~health.mental Article 465 words, published Dec 14 2023 14 votes
Sculptor sues Swedish glassmaker Kosta Boda for €1m in test of EU ‘bestseller clause’ – landmark case may open door to retrospective claims across bloc ~design Article 1074 words 6 votes
In northern Ontario, a dozen First Nations have been left struggling. A court’s attempt to enforce treaty promises could see them getting up to C$126bn. ~news canada.on Article 2222 words 12 votes
US Federal jury decides Google’s Android app store benefits from anticompetitive barriers ~tech google android.app store Article 1020 words 62 votes
A banking relationship, dementia and a loss of $50 million dollars lead to a US lawsuit against JP Morgan ~finance banking.investment Article 77 words 3 votes
A pregnant woman in Texas whose fetus has trisomy 18 was granted a court order for an abortion ~news usa.tx Article 333 words 61 votes
Ex-Twitter exec claims X fired him for raising security concerns ~tech social media security Article 234 words, published Dec 7 2023 21 votes
New Mexico attorney general sues Meta for allegedly failing to protect children from predators on Facebook, Instagram ~tech social media facebook Article 523 words 21 votes
A West Virginia judge largely denied Amazon's motion to dismiss lawsuit over selling a spycam disguised as a bathroom hook ~tech amazon Article 814 words 22 votes
Some developments in US abortion litigation in response to the Dobbs decision - other constitutional rights such as the right to travel are now in question ~health Article 609 words 26 votes
The Atlanta RICO trial against rapper Young Thug has begun, with his lyrics being used as evidence ~music Article 32 words 12 votes
Kenneth Chesebro (former Donald Trump lawyer) may testify in Nevada and Arizona election fraud cases ~news usa politics.usa Article 978 words 17 votes
Accused of violating kids' privacy, Meta sues US Federal Trade Commission, hoping to block ban on monetizing kids’ data ~tech social media facebook privacy Article 405 words 40 votes
US real estate agents compensation challenged in suit from Joe Biden Department of Justice ~finance Article 1073 words 12 votes
Bosses imposed rigid policies requiring return to the office. Now they’re facing a wave of legal battles. ~life work Article 1997 words 39 votes
Meta designed platforms to get children addicted, court documents allege ~tech social media facebook Article 558 words 24 votes
Sarah Silverman hits stumbling block in AI copyright infringement lawsuit against Meta ~tech Article 741 words, published Nov 21 2023 45 votes
Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish Transport Agency as striking workers halted the delivery of licence plates of new vehicles manufactured by the US automaker ~transport Link 29 votes
What to read if you miss ‘Succession’. Indulge in priceless reads about the scandals and lives of heirs, heiresses, and the people in their way. ~tv Link 7 votes
CASETiFY copied my dbrand teardown skins and we're suing them ~tech Video 13:45, published Nov 23 2023 28 votes
The strange $55 million saga of a Netflix series you’ll never see ~movies science fiction Article 289 words 24 votes
Companies knew the dangers of PFAS 'forever chemicals'—and kept them secret ~enviro pollution.water Article published Jun 1 2023 58 votes
How Norway's EV rising star Easee fell foul of Swedish regulators, which took it to the brink of bankruptcy ~transport Article 1602 words, published Nov 16 2023 8 votes
US court orders Balance of Nature to stop sales of supplements after Food and Drug Administration lawsuits ~health Article 791 words 7 votes
US lawsuit on behalf of deceased patients alleges United Health denies care based on AI model with ninety percent error rate ~health healthcare Article 684 words 52 votes
US Ninth Circuit judge allows social media lawsuit to proceed. Section 230 doesn't automatically protect against liability for platform design defects. ~tech social media Article 576 words 16 votes
US lawyers insist Nikola founder shouldn't face prison time for fraud — unlike Elizabeth Holmes ~transport Article 527 words 5 votes
Black-owned land is under siege in the Brazos Valley ~life family Article 11 210 words, published Oct 7 2023 29 votes
New York residents say a hazardous waste incinerator’s emissions violate their new constitutional right to a “healthful environment.” ~enviro pollution.air Article 2087 words, published Nov 9 2023 14 votes
Iranian-born Norwegian man is charged over deadly Oslo Pride attack in 2022 – four other suspects are linked to the shooting but have not been charged ~lgbt Article 960 words, published Nov 10 2023 10 votes
Massachusetts passed a law requiring cars make data accessible to independent shops to allow repairs. Automakers sued. ~transport Article 1155 words 31 votes
Apple reaches $25M settlement with the DOJ for discriminating against US residents during hiring ~tech apple Article 313 words 27 votes
US court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages (potentially misleading, see comments) ~transport Article 317 words 64 votes