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Halifax lawsuit shows why sex workers need legal protections

A sex worker in Halifax has successfully sued a client who refused to pay for her services. The defendant had tried to argue that because purchasing sex work is illegal in Canada, denying payment was not fraud because a contract cannot be enforceable.

The Conversation

Legal Battle Escalates As Musk Accused Of Unlawful Tactics In Dogecoin Lawsuit

Plaintiffs' attorney alleges intimidation and harassment by Tesla CEO and his lawyer

Zenger

How will Northwestern’s football hazing scandal affect the university long term? ‘It’s a reputational issue.’

CHICAGO — Repercussions from Northwestern University’s football hazing scandal have thrown the Big Ten school’s athletic department into upheaval in just a matter of days, spurring leadership shake-ups, football recruits decommitting from the team and concerns over possible legal action.

Chicago Tribune

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‘Grim Reaper’: Harvard Medical School faces 2 more lawsuits over alleged human body parts trafficking ring

BOSTON — One of two new lawsuits filed against Harvard in the wake of bombshell allegations a morgue employee was stealing and selling body parts donated to the university’s medical school reveals the employee may have identified as the “Grim Reaper.”

Boston Herald

US Virgin Islands sues JPMorgan for $190M, alleges bank profited from Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking

NEW YORK — The U.S. Virgin Islands is seeking at least $190 million in damages from JPMorgan Chase in a lawsuit alleging the bank benefited financially from disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking enterprise as well as neglected to report suspicious financial activity.

Tribune News Service

‘I want this to stay in the family’: 93-year-old US woman faces lawsuit in battle with land developer

Bailey Point Investment sued Josephine Wright in February and has since launched ‘barrage of intimidation’, lawyer says

The Guardian - US

Lawsuit over Idaho anti-abortion law

Advocates challenge a law that forbids helping teens obtain abortion pills or leave the state for abortion care

Salon

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No Pseudonymity or Sealing in College Student's Race Discrimination Lawsuit

A federal court rejects plaintiff's arguments "that sealing ... is required because she is being 'slandered and libeled' and '[m]aking [her] information public would magnify the effects of [defendants'] wrongdoing' rather than right those wrongs."

Reason

Frank exec Olivier Amar loses motion to dismiss JPMorgan Chase fraud case against him.

The latest chapter in the ongoing saga between the bank and the millennial founder would allow each side to dig for digital evidence.

Fortune

Shein steals artists' designs, a federal racketeering lawsuit says

Three artists are accusing the e-commerce giant of selling exact copies of their designs on its website. Shein has faced similar accusations before.

WEKU

Fast fashion retailer Shein accused of racketeering and copyright infringement in lawsuit

Fast fashion retailer has faced many accusations of copyright infringement from independent designers

The Independent UK

‌U.S. Court Of Appeals Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Anti-BDS Law‌

The Fifth Circuit rules in favor of Texas, highlighting lack of standing and unenforceable language in the provision.

Zenger

Judge rejects Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss a Delco election worker’s defamation lawsuit

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia will remain on the long roster of legal venues where Donald Trump has failed to convince a judge that his job as president in 2020 gives him immunity from lawsuits now.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene sue Anaheim and Riverside over canceled rally

Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene are suing two Southern California cities and several advocacy groups alleging they conspired to infringe on their free speech rights by pressuring venues to cancel a rally in 2021.

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Binance reportedly lays off over 1,000 employees as top crypto exchange grapples with SEC lawsuit and looming DOJ investigation

The layoffs could end up reducing Binance's staff by one-third.

PC Gamer

Besieged Disney CCG maker brands suit against it 'the legal equivalent of alchemy' as it plays the hotshot lawyer card

Former Wizards of the Coast general counsel Brian Lewis slammed the lawsuit as "more of a PR stunt than a genuine legal dispute."

The Independent UK

Lawsuit against fast fashion retailer Shein claims RICO violations

China’s fast fashion retailer Shein is facing a lawsuit that claims the clothing maker’s copyright infringement is so aggressive, it amounts to racketeering

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Tax Treatment of Settlement Awards and Damages Kiplinger Tax Letter

Some lawsuit settlement awards and damages are taxable.

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Disney CEO Bob Iger Explains Why They’re Suing Governor DeSantis And His Feelings On ‘Culture War’ Issues

Disney's top exec sat down for an interview and shared his feelings on the lawsuit and Disney speaking out.

The Independent UK

Disney is asking a judge to toss a lawsuit from DeSantis appointees

Disney is asking a Florida judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to Disney World’s governing district

AAP

Van Onselen loses Network Ten contract breach lawsuit

Peter van Onselen breached his contract with former employer Network Ten when he wrote a column criticising their business prospects and management.

The Independent UK

Stray bullet hits a woman lying in bed. A federal judge dismissed her lawsuit against police

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Mississippi woman who says she was hit by a stray police bullet while lying in bed

The Independent UK

He was a loyal Fox News viewer before he starred in a conspiracy theory. Now Ray Epps is suing

An ongoing right-wing conspiracy theory accuses Ray Epps of being a federal agent who incited a riot. It ruined his life. A defamation lawsuit against the network that helped amplify those claims could reap significant damages, attorneys tell Alex Woodward

Salon

Anti-gay Texas judge banks on SCOTUS

Dianne Hensley filed a lawsuit after a state agency warned her about refusing to marry gay couples

Tribune News Service

Former Georgia football staffer files suit over fatal crash

ATLANTA — A survivor of a fatal car crash that stunned the University of Georgia football program has filed a lawsuit that blames the accident in part on negligence by the university’s athletic association.

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