Law related news.
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia earlier this week filed lawsuits against TikTok, saying that the short-form video app is designed to be addictive to kids and harms their mental health. The lawsuits stem from a national investigation into TikTok, which was launched in March 2022 by a bipartisan coalition of [...]
People who lived near the East Palestine train derailment last year should still be able to receive personal injury payments even while the bulk of their $600 million class action settlement with Norfolk Southern railroad remains on hold during an appeal. A spokesperson for the attorneys who represented residents said provisions of the deal will [...]
The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to break up Google after its ubiquitous search engine was declared an illegal monopoly, but it is just one of many possible remedies under review, according to a court filing. In court papers, government lawyers outlined a series of potential remedies it may pursue, [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald’s has a beef with the nation’s largest meat packers. The fast-food giant is suing the meat industry’s “Big Four” — Tyson, JBS, Cargill and National Beef Packing Company — and their subsidiaries, alleging a price fixing scheme for beef specifically. In a federal complaint, filed Oct. 4 in New York, [...]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge earlier this week ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as punishment for maintaining an illegal monopoly that helped expand the company’s internet empire. The injunction issued by U.S. District Judge James Donato will require Google to make several changes [...]
A judge earlier this week granted preliminary approval to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken released an order setting a timeline for a deal that would put millions of dollars into the pockets of college athletes, who can begin applying [...]
The largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the country announced that it was the victim of a cyberattack, prompting the firm to pause billing to customers. New Jersey-based American Water — which provides services to more than 14 million people in 14 states and on 18 military installations — said it became aware [...]
A federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission may proceed with its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, although he also gave the company a small victory by tossing out a few claims made by states involved in the legal fight. The order, issued last week by Judge John H. Chun and unsealed on Monday, is [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade after the Flint, Mich., water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans. “We [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — A letter sent last week to Secretary of State Frank LaRose, just days ahead of Ohio’s Monday registration deadline, said the manner by which batches of voters suspected of having moved out of state are being systematically removed — based on challenges by third-party groups with no direct knowledge of a voter’s [...]