After a five-year legal battle over claims of dodging minimum wage requirements, Disney will pay $233 million to settle a class action representing more than 50,000 underpaid Disneyland workers. In a statement, Randy Renick, a lawyer representing the employees, said, “This settlement will put significant awards in the hands of those workers and positively impact […]
Over the weekend, ABC News shocked the media establishment by agreeing to pay Donald Trump $15 million to settle a defamation lawsuit that the president-elect filed against the network and its anchor George Stephanopoulos. On Monday, Trump announced that he plans to target another news outlet, this time, a much smaller, local newspaper: the Des […]
NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos’ inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll. As part of the settlement made public Saturday, ABC News posted an […]
NEW YORK — ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos’ inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll. As part of the settlement made public Saturday, ABC News posted an editor’s […]
President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Vice President-elect JD Vance attend the NCAA college football game between Army and Navy at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., on Saturday. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Scarbrough/AP NEW YORK — ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a lawsuit […]
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 15: (L-R) Lexi, Savanna, KG, Kendall, Kaylee, and Camila of VCHA visit … [+] SiriusXM Studios on February 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Getty Images The legal dispute between JYP USA and KG continues as both sides released pointed statements after the former […]
Kanye West blew off a key hearing in one of his Donda Academy lawsuits Wednesday, leading to the first defaults against the rapper’s companies in the wave of litigation over his failed private Christian school. Superior Court Judge Christopher K. Lui entered the defaults for Yeezy Christian Academy, Donda Services LLC, and Stokes Canyon LLC […]
Photobucket was sued Wednesday after a recent privacy policy update revealed plans to sell users’ photos—including biometric identifiers like face and iris scans—to companies training generative AI models. The proposed class action seeks to stop Photobucket from selling users’ data without first obtaining written consent, alleging that Photobucket either intentionally or negligently failed to comply […]
Character.AI, a platform offering personalizable chatbots powered by large language models–faces yet another lawsuit for allegedly “serious, irreparable, and ongoing abuses” inflicted on its teenage users. According to a December 9th federal court complaint filed on behalf of two Texas families, multiple Character.AI bots engaged in discussions with minors that promoted self-harm and sexual abuse. […]
Kathleen Hanna, Tegan and Sara, and Amanda Palmer are among the 300-plus musicians who have signed an open letter supporting the Internet Archive as it faces a $621 million copyright infringement lawsuit over its efforts to preserve 78 rpm records. The letter, spearheaded by the digital advocacy group Fight for the Future, states that the […]
