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Suit says Meta board 'turned blind eye' to human trafficking

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 09:43 AM

A shareholder lawsuit filed late Monday accuses board members of Instagram and Facebook parent Meta of shirking their duties by ignoring human and sex trafficking on the tech giant's social platforms. Read more »

PLDT says class action lawsuit filed in US vs current, former employees

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 12:39 PM

PLDT Inc said on Tuesday it has learned that a class action suit was filed in the US against 9 of its current and former employees. Read more »

PLDT says no info yet to 'verify' US class action lawsuit linked to budget overrun

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 09:26 AM

PLDT Inc said it had no information yet on a report stated that a class action lawsuit in the US was filed against the company and its chairman. Read more »

US sues Google over dominance of online ad market

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 08:16 AM

The US Justice Department sued Google for its dominance of the online advertising market, launching a fresh legal battle against the California-based tech giant. Read more »

'Romeo and Juliet' teen actors sue over 1968 nude scene

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 04 05:55 PM

Olivia Hussey was 15 and Leonard Whiting 16 when they starred in the Oscar-winning version of William Shakespeare's tragedy. Read more »

TikTok hit by US lawsuits over child safety, security fears

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 07:26 AM

TikTok was hit with a pair of lawsuits from the US state of Indiana, which accused it of making false claims about safety for children. Read more »

EU court decides record antitrust fine vs Google

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 14 11:57 AM

The European Union's second-highest court will rule whether Brussels went too far in handing Google a 4.3-billion-euro fine over its Android OS. Read more »

Man sues ex-stepson, wants tuition, expenses back

Liya Su in Shanghai, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jun 02 08:41 AM

A former stepfather has taken legal action to recover money he spent on his ex-stepson including tuition after the boy’s mother divorced him. Read more »

E-cig giant Juul to pay $22.5-M in underage lawsuit

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 14 11:06 AM

E-cigarette firm Juul has agreed to pay $22.5 million in a US lawsuit that alleged the company deliberately targeted teenagers. Read more »

Snoop Dogg accuser withdraws sex assault case

Agence France Presse
Posted at Apr 10 11:25 AM

A former dancer who accused Snoop Dogg of sexual assault has dropped her lawsuit against the US rapper, according to court papers obtained Friday. Read more »

Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre formally end lawsuit

Reuters
Posted at Mar 09 08:51 AM

Prince Andrew on Tuesday formally requested a dismissal of Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing her when she was underage, as Britain's finance ministry confirmed that no public funds were used in their settlement. Read more »

USWNT players and U.S. Soccer settle equal pay dispute

Reuters
Posted at Feb 23 09:19 AM

The U.S. women's national soccer team and governing body U.S. Soccer said on Tuesday they have agreed to resolve a years-long dispute over equal pay. Read more »

Netflix must face 'Queen's Gambit' lawsuit, US judge rules

Agence France Presse
Posted at Jan 30 06:31 PM

A Georgian former chess world champion's $5-million lawsuit against Netflix will go ahead after she claimed she was defamed in an episode of "The Queen's Gambit," a Los Angeles judge has ruled. Read more »

Fukushima nuclear plant sued over thyroid cancer claim

Kyoko Hasegawa, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 05:16 PM

Six young people sued the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant over claims they developed thyroid cancer due to exposure to radiation. Read more »

U.S. Soccer president urges USWNT to settle lawsuit

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 12 10:30 AM

U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow? Cone? on Tuesday said she would welcome an out-of-court settlement to the USWNT players equal pay lawsuit. Read more »

Model Linda Evangelista says fat-reduction left her deformed

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 24 11:49 AM

Former supermodel Linda Evangelista says she has been permanently disfigured by a fat-reduction cosmetic procedure that backfired and caused her to look bloated and unrecognizable. Read more »

Trump sues niece, New York Times over tax story

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 22 06:31 PM

The New York Times and the three journalists won the Pulitzer in 2019 for their investigation of the Trump family's finances. Read more »

Prince Andrew served sexual assault lawsuit in US

Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Posted at Sep 21 04:56 PM

Britain's Prince Andrew has been served with a sexual assault lawsuit in the United States by lawyers. Read more »

Twitter to pay $809M to settle suit claiming investors were misled

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 09:38 AM

Twitter announced Monday it will pay $809 million to settle a 2016 lawsuit alleging members of the social network's leadership, including founder Jack Dorsey, provided misleading information to investors about slowing user growth. Read more »

Indonesia court finds president negligent in pollution lawsuit

Kate Lamb and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Posted at Sep 16 06:57 PM

An Indonesian court ordered President Joko Widodo and other government officials to improve the hazardous air quality of Jakarta. Read more »