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Mark Zuckerberg looks to skirt blame in lawsuits about Instagram addiction

Mark Zuckerberg will appear in a California court on Friday as he seeks to avoid personal liability in a 20-count lawsuit accusing Meta Inc. of addicting children to its social media network. It’s planned. Zuckerberg, the world’s fourth-richest man, is expected to make arguments that will not affect the charges against Mehta, but will seek […]

Walmart, Energizer ordered to face lawsuits over high battery prices

Walmart and Energizer have been ordered by a U.S. judge to face a lawsuit by consumers and retailers accusing them of violating antitrust laws by conspiring to raise battery prices. In a ruling Friday, U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts ruled that plaintiffs in three proposed class-action lawsuits claim that Walmart inflated wholesale prices for […]

Phillips accuses DNC of ‘bleeding campaigns dry’ with lawsuits

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), who is mounting a long-term challenge to President Biden, said the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has filed lawsuits against non-incumbent candidates that would “chill the campaign.” “It’s happening,” he accused. In response to a new lawsuit filed against independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the committee argues that the committee is […]

Judge dismisses Florida pro-Palestinian student groups’ free speech lawsuits against DeSantis

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed two free speech lawsuits brought by pro-Palestinian college student groups in Florida against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration. The governor sent a memo to universities ordering them to suspend student organization activities in the wake of the October terrorist attacks. 7 massacres in Israel. However, U.S. District […]

Panera Bread moves ‘Charged Lemonade’ behind counter after lawsuits

Panera Bread restaurants have taken its “Charged Lemonade” out of customers' reach after the caffeinated drink was blamed for causing fatal heart attacks. Employees at a Panera Bread franchise in Manhattan told the Post that the company was once closed after the family of a 21-year-old University of Pennsylvania student sued the chain last October […]