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Facebook and Nvidia ask US Supreme Court to dismiss fraud lawsuits
Facebook and Nvidia are asking the US Supreme Court to dismiss securities fraud lawsuits filed by investors, in cases that could make it harder to hold companies accountable in court. Both tech giants are challenging rulings by a lower court that allowed these lawsuits to move forward, saying the cases don’t meet legal standards.
TikTok sued over harmful content linked to teen suicides
Seven French families have filed a lawsuit against social media platform TikTok, accusing the company of exposing their teenage children to content that allegedly contributed to their mental health decline, and for two of them, the cause of suicide.
US court revives Nirvana album cover lawsuit
On Thursday, a federal appeals court in Los Angeles revived a child sexual exploitation lawsuit brought forth by Spencer Elden, the man featured as a naked 4-month-old on Nirvana's 1991 album cover for Nevermind.
I’m not the villain people and media portrayed me to be: Lizzo
US pop star Lizzo has firmly denied the allegations made by three of her ex-dancers, which include accusations of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. She described the past few days as "gut-wrenchingly difficult and overwhelmingly disappointing".
J&J ordered to pay $4.69 bn damages in talc cancer case
US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is ordered to pay out $4.69 billion in damages in a lawsuit representing 22 women and their families who alleged a talc sold by the company contained asbestos and caused them to suffer cancer.
Lawsuit accuses Google of paying women less than men
A trio of former Google employees files a lawsuit accusing the technology giant of paying women less than men for the same work.
Reporter says Fox News fired her for using harassment hotline
A Fox News radio correspondent files a lawsuit claiming she was fired for complaining about sex discrimination.
Full text of Barapukuria graft verdict released
The High Court has released its full judgement that cleared the way for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s trial in Barapukuria coalmine corruption case.
Facebook loses first round of biometric case
Facebook Inc lost the first round in a court fight against some of its users who sued the social networking company, alleging it "unlawfully" collected and stored users' biometric data derived from their faces in photographs.
Facebook and Nvidia ask US Supreme Court to dismiss fraud lawsuits
Facebook and Nvidia are asking the US Supreme Court to dismiss securities fraud lawsuits filed by investors, in cases that could make it harder to hold companies accountable in court. Both tech giants are challenging rulings by a lower court that allowed these lawsuits to move forward, saying the cases don’t meet legal standards.
TikTok sued over harmful content linked to teen suicides
Seven French families have filed a lawsuit against social media platform TikTok, accusing the company of exposing their teenage children to content that allegedly contributed to their mental health decline, and for two of them, the cause of suicide.
US court revives Nirvana album cover lawsuit
On Thursday, a federal appeals court in Los Angeles revived a child sexual exploitation lawsuit brought forth by Spencer Elden, the man featured as a naked 4-month-old on Nirvana's 1991 album cover for Nevermind.
I’m not the villain people and media portrayed me to be: Lizzo
US pop star Lizzo has firmly denied the allegations made by three of her ex-dancers, which include accusations of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. She described the past few days as "gut-wrenchingly difficult and overwhelmingly disappointing".
J&J ordered to pay $4.69 bn damages in talc cancer case
US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is ordered to pay out $4.69 billion in damages in a lawsuit representing 22 women and their families who alleged a talc sold by the company contained asbestos and caused them to suffer cancer.
Lawsuit accuses Google of paying women less than men
A trio of former Google employees files a lawsuit accusing the technology giant of paying women less than men for the same work.
Reporter says Fox News fired her for using harassment hotline
A Fox News radio correspondent files a lawsuit claiming she was fired for complaining about sex discrimination.
Full text of Barapukuria graft verdict released
The High Court has released its full judgement that cleared the way for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s trial in Barapukuria coalmine corruption case.
Facebook loses first round of biometric case
Facebook Inc lost the first round in a court fight against some of its users who sued the social networking company, alleging it "unlawfully" collected and stored users' biometric data derived from their faces in photographs.
HC stays proceedings of 72 cases against Star editor
High Court stays for three months the proceedings of 72 cases against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam. The court also issues a rule upon the authorities concerned to explain as to why the initiation and continuation of the cases should not be declared illegal. The rule is returnable in three weeks, the court says.