Lawsuits
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New York Times Sues Justin Baldoni’s Production Company to Recover Legal Costs From Dropped $400 Million Defamation Case
The newspaper says it incurred $150,000 in legal fees and costs for defending against the actor’s lawsuit
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Disney Hits Character.AI With Cease-and-Desist Over Unauthorized Character Use
The AI platform removed the copyright characters after its “infringing chatbots” were accused of being “harmful and dangerous to children”
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YouTube to Shell Out $24.5 Million to Settle Trump Lawsuit Over 2021 Account Suspension
The settlement marks the last of the big three tech companies paying out millions for the president
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Los Angeles Film School Made Thousands of Fake Jobs for Grads, Former Execs Say in Lawsuit
The whistleblower suit alleges that the fake jobs were created to ensure LAFS retained eligibility for federal student aid
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A$AP Rocky Applauds Kendrick Lamar-Drake Rap Battle as ‘Healthy for Hip-Hop’
The Grammy-nominated rapper also explains why he didn’t weigh in on the beef as it was in full swing
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PR Agency MPRM Sues Rival 42West for ‘Hostile’ Raid of Leadership Team, Swiping Key Clients
Mark Pogachefsky’s Los Angeles-based PR agency claims six major clients, including Disney, NBC and National Geographic, jumped ship in “an ambush designed to cripple MPRM overnight”
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Judge Strikes Down Trump Libel Lawsuit Against NYT: ‘A Complaint Is Not a Megaphone for Public Relations’
A Florida federal judge gives President Donald Trump 28 days to amend the complaint
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FTC Sues Live Nation and Ticketmaster, Accuses Them of Colluding With Scalpers on Inflated Resale Market
The Department of Justice sued the companies on anti-trust grounds in 2024
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‘Love Is Blind’ Producers Accused of ‘Inhumane Working Conditions,’ Unpaid Wages in Class Action Suit From Former Contestant
Stephen Richardson, a contestant on the Netflix show’s 7th season, filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court
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Disney, NBCU, WBD Sue Chinese AI Firm MiniMax for Copyright Infringement
The three studios say the Shanghai-based company engaged in a “willful and brazen” scheme to bootleg their characters
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Trump Sues New York Times for Libel Over Unfavorable Coverage, Demands $15 Billion
The president names reporters Peter Baker, Susanne Craig, Michael Schmidt and Russ Buettner over articles written ahead of the 2024 election
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Penske Media Sues Google for AI ‘Overview’ News Story Summaries Without Publishers’ Consent
The owner of Variety, Billboard and Rolling Stone says the practice also reduces traffic to its websites
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Newsmax Doubles Down on Fox News Lawsuit, Refiles in Wisconsin After Florida Dismissal
The younger conservative news network is suing the Murdoch-owned cable news network over alleged monopolistic actions
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The Atlantic Settles Writer’s Defamation Lawsuit for Over $1 Million, Story Stays Retracted
Ruth Shalit Barrett is accused of misleading her editor and urging a source to lie for a 2020 story about wealthy parents’ college admissions tactics
