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Fox to pay $787 million to settle election lawsuit, Dominion says

Fox News agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle a voting machine maker’s defamation lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election broadcasts, striking a deal on the brink of a potentially embarrassing six-week trial.

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Idaho sheriff refuses to serve Ammon Bundy. Hospital claiming defamation asks justices to weigh in

BOISE, Idaho — Attorneys for St. Luke’s Health System have asked the Idaho Supreme Court to weigh in after an Idaho sheriff said his office will no longer serve far-right activist Ammon Bundy with legal papers, citing concerns over safety.

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Tennessee moves to shield gun firms after school shooting

In the wake of a deadly school shooting last month, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are sending to Republican Gov. Bill Lee a proposal that further protects gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits

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Alleged ‘brazen’ theft of startup’s documents should be Silicon Valley wake-up call, fired worker says

A longtime Silicon Valley tech executive claims in a new lawsuit that a Mountain View, California, financial-technology firm stole intellectual property from its San Francisco rival so easily that every startup should fear the same thing happening to them.

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Fox and Dominion reach settlement moments before jury trial set to begin

Both parties have ‘resolved their case’, jurors were told

Evening Standard

Fox and Dominion settle for $787.5m in defamation lawsuit over US election lies

Agreement reached after the jury was sworn in on Tuesday morning following lengthy delay to start of opening statements

The Guardian - US

Fox News settles blockbuster defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems

Fox News has struck a deal averting a trial in the blockbuster defamation suit filed by the election-tech company Dominion Voting Systems over spurious claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential race.

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Dominion wins $787m from Fox News as election lies lawsuit settled: ‘Lies have consequences’

A jury was sworn in and opening arguments were imminent, but America’s most-watched cable news network settled with the voting machines company to avert a closely watched trial over false 2020 election claims

The Independent UK

Lawsuit filed by family of man fatally shot by Chicago police, alleging ‘unprovoked’ use of force and violation of foot pursuit policy

Police say Reginald Clay Jr. was turning toward an officer during a chase when he was shot in Garfield Park. They said a gun was recovered.

Chicago Sun-Times

Expert: Next Trump trial may be "fatal"

Despite focus on criminal probes, E. Jean Carroll's rape and defamation lawsuit could be even more damaging

Salon

Abortion foes urge justices to allow limits on abortion drug

Lawyers for anti-abortion doctors are urging the Supreme Court to allow restrictions to take effect on a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the United States, while a lawsuit continues

The Independent UK

Intuit fires man after Instagram posts falsely linking drag shows to child sexual abuse: lawsuit

A former employee for Intuit, the Mountain View, California-based financial software giant and TurboTax owner, claims in a new lawsuit that the company illegally fired him for social media posts linking drag queens to sexual abuse of children.

Tribune News Service

Dominion lawyer says ‘lies have consequences’ as Fox settles defamation suit for $787.5m – as it happened

Settlement comes just as opening statements were to begin in trial

The Guardian - US

Rishi Sunak’s cabinet secretary sued for ‘discrimination and harassment’

Simon Case and other top officials named in lawsuit lodged by former Treasury employee

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Chris Cornell’s final Soundgarden recordings will finally see the light of day – but what will the material sound like?

The iconic grunge band’s surviving members and the Estate of Chris Cornell have settled their long-running lawsuit

The Independent UK

How election lies, libel law are key to Fox defamation suit

A major defamation lawsuit against Fox News is set to go to trial, carrying the potential to shed additional light on former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election lies and reveal more about how the right-leaning network operates

The Guardian - US

Dominion’s $1.6bn trial against Fox News over election lies delayed

Trial represents one of the more muscular efforts to hold the powerful news outlet accountable for role in spreading falsehoods

The Independent UK

Lawsuit against Fox for false election claims heads to trial

Opening statements are expected in a voting machine company's defamation lawsuit against Fox News for airing groundless claims of fraud in the 2020 U.S. presidential election

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Facebook may owe you cut of $725million as part of a major privacy lawsuit - how to check

Facebook's parent company Meta, has agreed to pay out $725million to social media users to settle a class action lawsuit over user privacy

Reason

Brickbat: Reckless Parking

The Scottsdale, Arizona, city council unanimously agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a wrongful arrest lawsuit. Yessenia Garcia called police to report her car had been vandalized while she was in a bar. But officers instead began to treat her as a suspect in a hit-and-run that had been reported…

The Independent UK

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Judge says Alec Baldwin settlement in fatal Rust shooting sealed

A New Mexico judge is sealing from public view the terms of a proposed settlement agreement in a wrongful death lawsuit involving actor Alec Baldwin

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Judge seals Alec Baldwin settlement in fatal shooting

The terms of a proposed settlement agreement that benefits the son of slain cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in a wrongful death lawsuit against Alec Baldwin

The Independent UK

This Supreme Court precedent could protect Fox News. The right has been trying to get rid of it for years

Vital protections for a free press have long been the target of right-wing figures, which have been trying to chip away at the same defence that Fox needs to beat its defamation case, Alex Woodward reports from Delaware

The Independent UK

Judge says Alec Baldwin settlement in fatal shooting sealed

A New Mexico judge is sealing from public view the terms of a proposed settlement agreement in a wrongful death lawsuit involving actor Alec Baldwin

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