Teacher in Maryland awarded $500,000 in defamation lawsuit against school board
Maryland School Board Ordered to Pay Teacher $500,000 for Racism Allegations The Board of Education in Montgomery County, Maryland, has been ordered to pay a total of $500,000 to a teacher linked to allegations of racism in school-wide communications. This ruling came from a judge at the Montgomery County Circuit Court last week, following a […]
Trump’s DHS clarifies ICE visit rules amid Democratic lawsuit
DHS Sets Guidelines for Congressional Visits to ICE Facility Amid Lawsuit Following a lawsuit from Democrats regarding their denied access to an ice facility in Maryland, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has established clear procedures for members of Congress wishing to visit the facility. Members of Congress can now submit a visit request via […]
Seven strange July tales, from a Blue Angels lawsuit to nude bowling and beyond
July Highlights: Big Events and Oddities Wow, what a month July turned out to be! It was packed with significant events—some great legislative efforts and some pretty wild reactions. One massive story was the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s show, which sent shockwaves through the media. There was also chatter about President Trump and the funding […]
Columbia Sportswear files a lawsuit against Columbia University, claiming that their merchandise is too alike and creates confusion.
Columbia Sportswear Sues Columbia University Over Trademark Issues For a long time now, the clothing brands associated with Columbia Sportswear and Columbia University have existed side by side without much friction. But things have recently taken a turn. The outdoor retailer based in Portland has filed a lawsuit against the university in New York, accusing […]
Zillow faces federal copyright lawsuit for reportedly taking 47,000 property photos without permission.
Costar, known for its platforms Homes.com and Apartments.com, is taking legal action against Zillow. The company asserts that Zillow has misappropriated numerous copyrighted images to bolster its operations. In legal filings made this week in the Southern District of New York, Costar contends that “Zillow is attempting to address a pervasive and systematic violation of […]
Tesla instructed to pay $329 million in Autopilot accident lawsuit
Tesla Ordered to Pay $329 Million in Miami Crash Case A judge in Miami ruled on Friday that Tesla, the auto company led by Elon Musk, must pay $329 million to victims of a fatal crash involving its Autopilot Driver Assist Technology. This decision could lead to a wave of costly lawsuits, putting additional strain […]
Barnard College terminates many workers shortly after settling an antisemitism lawsuit.
Bernard College Announces Staff Layoffs Amid Restructuring Bernard College has announced a difficult decision to lay off nearly 80 full-time employees as part of a university-wide restructuring. School officials conveyed this news on Thursday. This decision follows, notably, just weeks after the college’s leadership reached a settlement regarding a lawsuit from a Jewish student who […]
Former Stanford football coach Troy Taylor files a lawsuit against ESPN over a story about bullying of women.
Troy Taylor Files Lawsuit Against ESPN and Reporter Troy Taylor, the former head coach of Stanford’s football team, has taken legal action against ESPN and reporter Xuan Thai. He claims that a story published prior to his firing by Stanford’s general manager, Andrew Luck, has damaged his reputation. The lawsuit alleges that Thai made repeated […]
Google’s appeal is rejected in lawsuit by Epic Games as app store decision is confirmed.
Google’s Legal Setback in App Store Dispute On Thursday, Google found itself unable to sway the US Appeals Court into revising a ruling that ordered the tech giant to enhance competition on its App Store. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco, dismissed Google’s assertion that there had been a legal error […]
Delta airline employee took a child’s lost iPad and posted inappropriate videos of himself: lawsuit
A recent lawsuit claims that a Delta employee behaved inappropriately by taking a child’s iPad left on a plane in New York City. Tory and Bruke Brewer, the child’s parents, were on their way to London from South Carolina in July 2023 when they realized their child’s iPad was missing. Shortly after, they received strange […]