On Thursday, Google (GOOGL.O) persuaded a federal judge in San Francisco to dismiss a proposed class action over its alleged misuse of personal and copyrighted data to train artificial-intelligence systems, including its chatbot Bard. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin dismissed the case, citing concerns raised by another California judge in a related lawsuit against OpenAI…
In a recent development, the FBI initiated a search at the premises of an Atlanta-based apartment management company following suspicions of antitrust violations within the apartment rental market. The investigation, centered on potential price fixing in the apartment rental sector, prompted FBI agents to execute a search warrant at the offices of Cortland Management, a…
Hunter Biden’s sister-in-law testified on Thursday that she found his gun and threw it away out of fear of his spiraling addiction. This testimony could bolster prosecutors’ case that President Joe Biden’s son broke a law barring illegal drug users from owning firearms. Jurors in the first criminal trial of a U.S. president’s child watched…
A government watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), on Wednesday urged the judiciary to rein in the recurring practice of conservative judges boycotting the hiring of law clerks from specific schools over protests and disruptions on their campuses. CREW, in a letter, urged the U.S. Judicial Conference to address the matter…
Bluestone Physician Services Settles $14.9 Million Fraud Allegations: A Legal Overview Bluestone Physician Services of Florida LLC, Bluestone Physician Services, P.A., and Bluestone National LLC have agreed to a $14,902,000 settlement to resolve allegations of fraudulent billing practices. The entities, operating in Florida, Minnesota, and Wisconsin respectively, were accused of knowingly submitting improper claims for…
Hunter Biden’s former girlfriend testified about his near-constant crack cocaine use at lavish hotels during the criminal trial where prosecutors aim to prove that U.S. President Joe Biden’s son lied about his addiction to illegally buy a gun. Jurors heard that Hunter Biden prepared crack at the ritzy Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles or spent…
A federal judge handed down a life sentence to Charles Barrett, a professional rock climber convicted of aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact at Yosemite National Park in 2016. Despite the severity of his crimes, Barrett exhibited no signs of remorse, maintaining his innocence and portraying himself as a victim of false accusations. Prosecutors…
A Georgia appeals court paused the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of seeking to subvert the 2020 election. The court will consider Trump’s bid to disqualify lead prosecutor Fani Willis, according to a court order on Wednesday. This order stops the case against Trump and 14 co-defendants from moving toward trial while Trump appeals a…