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Tennessee’s abortion ban faces scrutiny over its medical emergency exception, as a court has ruled the language lacks clarity. This ruling prevents the state from enforcing the ban in specific medical situations while a lawsuit progresses, initiated by doctors and women who claim they were denied necessary abortions. On Thursday, a three-judge panel from the…
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Courts in U.S. battleground states are taking steps to expedite lawsuits over the Nov. 5 election to prevent drawn-out disputes that could delay results. On Tuesday, Arizona’s court system became the latest to implement special procedures for election litigation, ensuring that challenges receive swift resolutions. The state’s supreme court issued an order directing trial court…
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard a case involving a New York state man who lost his job as a commercial truck driver after failing a drug test due to cannabidiol (CBD) he claimed was falsely marketed as free of the psychoactive ingredient found in marijuana. The justices reviewed an appeal from Medical Marijuana Inc.,…
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U.S. consumers suing French luxury house Hermès have once again revised their lawsuit, aiming to convince a skeptical judge that the company forces buyers to spend thousands of dollars on other products before they can purchase one of its famed Birkin bags. The three California plaintiffs filed their third complaint on Friday, adding more allegations…
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Google has requested a California federal judge to pause his sweeping court order that requires the company to open its app store, Play, to greater competition. In a court filing on Friday night, Google argued that U.S. District Judge James Donato’s injunction order, set to take effect on Nov. 1, would harm the company and…
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GSK has agreed to pay up to $2.2 billion to settle the majority of lawsuits in U.S. state courts that allege a discontinued version of the heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer. The company announced this agreement on Wednesday, stating it resolves about 80,000 cases, or 93% of the pending lawsuits against it in state courts…
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Elon Musk’s X will not be classified as a gatekeeper under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, which would have imposed a strict set of obligations on the platform, according to sources familiar with the situation. The European Commission, which initiated an investigation into X in May, is set to announce its decision next week. The…
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Voting rights groups have requested a federal judge to extend Florida’s voter registration deadline ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, citing disruptions caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in federal court in Tallahassee, the League of Women Voters of Florida and the state NAACP chapter stated they…
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A federal judge on Wednesday approved a plea agreement resolving charges against Magellan Diagnostics for concealing a malfunction in its lead-testing devices, which resulted in thousands of patients receiving inaccurately low results. U.S. District Judge Patti Saris in Boston accepted the plea agreement, imposing a sentence that requires Magellan to pay $32.7 million as part…
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ocial media giant X became accessible to some Brazilian users on Wednesday, just one day after the country’s Supreme Court allowed Elon Musk’s platform to resume operations for complying with court rulings. Brazil’s telecommunications regulator, Anatel, announced that it has started instructing internet providers to restore access to X. By Wednesday, many users reported being…
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