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Visa faces a new lawsuit from U.S. merchants over its payments network, intensifying the legal challenges for the payment card giant. Last week, the U.S. Justice Department filed a major antitrust lawsuit against the company. On Tuesday, All Wrapped Up Signs and Graphix, an advertising and marketing company, filed a proposed class action in federal…
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Verizon has persuaded a federal judge in Texas to overturn an $847 million patent verdict and grant a new trial on allegations that the telecom giant infringed patents related to wireless communications technology. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap ruled that the jury’s decision in favor of patent owner General Access Solutions (GAS) was…
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On Tuesday, Walmart faced accusations of firing an employee at an Ohio store because she was pregnant, a move that a nonprofit group claims may reflect a broader pattern of discrimination by the largest private employer in the U.S. The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) filed complaints with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)…
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Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is at the center of a growing legal storm, with over 120 new sexual assault allegations surfacing, some of which reportedly involve minors. Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee held a press conference announcing that his firm is representing both men and women who claim they were sexually assaulted by Diddy, with…
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Ten lawyers from U.S. national law firms Constantine Cannon and Robins Kaplan have joined forces to create a new firm focused on antitrust matters, as lawsuits over competition and consumer protection increase. They have named the new firm Shinder Cantor Lerner, led by attorneys Jeffrey Shinder, Matthew Cantor, and Kellie Lerner, with offices in Washington,…
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California’s Attorney General, Rob Bonta, sued Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka on Monday, accusing the Catholic hospital of refusing to provide an emergency abortion to a woman in February, despite her water breaking prematurely, which put her at risk of life-threatening infection and hemorrhage. Bonta charged the hospital with discriminating against pregnant patients and…
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The high-profile Young Slime Life (YSL) case took a dramatic turn when the presiding judge rebuked prosecutors for their disorganization, hinting that a mistrial motion may be considered. Frustrated with the prosecution’s lack of preparation, Fulton County Judge Paige Reese Whitaker accused them of presenting the case in a “haphazard” manner and suggested their conduct…
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Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump by allegedly positioning himself with a rifle outside one of Trump’s Florida golf courses on Sept. 15, pleaded not guilty on Monday to five federal charges. During a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, Routh, 58, entered the plea, which includes the charge…
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Kylen Pratt, 23, has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder and multiple charges related to the 2022 death of his boyfriend, Naasire Johnson. Prosecutors say Pratt shot the 20-year-old victim in an attempt to keep his sexuality a secret, then burned Johnson’s body beyond recognition to cover up the…
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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) sued the Georgia Election Board on Monday to block its plan to mandate a hand count of ballots in the upcoming Nov. 5 election. The DNC argued that this move could delay the reporting of results and create chaos. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s allies on the Election Board approved…
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