lawsuit

In a recent development, voting technology company Smartmatic and conservative cable network Newsmax have settled a defamation lawsuit, thereby averting a trial due next week. What Happened: The specifics of the confidential settlement remain undisclosed. The agreement was reached during the jury...

The popular party game company Cards Against Humanity has hit Elon Musk’s SpaceX with a $15 million lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that SpaceX trespassed and caused damage to their land in Texas. What Happened: Cards Against Humanity has accused SpaceX of trespassing and littering on their land...

U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein has dismissed a lawsuit against Elon Musk and Tesla Inc., which accused them of manipulating the Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) market. What Happened: A group of Dogecoin investors initiated a lawsuit against Musk and Tesla in 2022. The investors claimed that Musk...

A lawsuit initiated by Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly Twitter, against Media Matters For America, or MMFA, has been permitted to proceed by a judge who is a shareholder in Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA). What Happened: Judge Reed O'Connor, a shareholder in Tesla, rejected a motion to...

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOG), which owns dominant search engine Google, may not get penalized for two out of three antitrust suits it is currently facing, according to an analyst. “The likelihood of GOOGL walking away with a penalty or fine is relatively low,” Roth MKM...

Facebook users may have better control over using the social media platform if a college professor wins a lawsuit against its owner, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META). Ethan Zuckerman, a public policy professor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, filed a suit against the tech giant as part...

Rafal Brzoska, a Polish billionaire who founded Polish locker company InPost, and his wife, Omenaa Mensah, plan to file a lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) for allegedly putting fake advertisements on Facebook and Instagram that feature his face. Brzoska said they have not yet...

In a remarkable development, BurgerFi International, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFI) (NASDAQ:BFIIW), often referred to as “Upstate McDonald’s,” saw its stock surge by a staggering 93% in pre-market trading on Friday. This significant spike followed the news of the company’s lawsuit...

A lawsuit alleging voter intimidation by a group of supporters of former President Donald Trump has been dismissed by a Colorado judge. The group, accused of door-to-door campaigning in search of election fraud, was facing charges brought by the League of Women Voters of Colorado, the regional...

The deadline for Apple Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus users to claim a portion of the $35 million settlement fund, established after a class-action lawsuit regarding audio issues, has been extended. What Happened: The deadline for users to claim a payment from the settlement...

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has been hit with a complaint in Norway for using user images and posts from Facebook and Instagram to train AI models. What Happened: The Norwegian Consumer Council claims that the opt-out process violates strict EU data protection laws, Bloomberg reported on...

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) has been hit with a privacy complaint by Austrian advocacy group NOYB. What Happened: The complaint alleges that Google tracks users of its Chrome browser without proper consent, according to Reuters on Thursday. The U.S. tech giant is in the process of...

In a significant development, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has agreed to pay a hefty sum to resolve a multi-state investigation into its talc-based products. What Happened: The pharmaceutical giant will pay $700 million to settle allegations that its talc products, including baby powder, led to...

Editor’s Note: This story was updated to include a comment from a Meta spokesperson. A former Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) engineer has filed a lawsuit against the tech giant, alleging wrongful termination due to his efforts to rectify content suppression related to the Gaza conflict....

Akoustis Technologies (NASDAQ:AKTS) was trading nearly 200% higher during the Wednesday pre-market session as the company floated the probability of bankruptcy after losing a lawsuit against semiconductor manufacturer Qorvo Inc. (NASDAQ:QRVO). What Happened: At the time of writing, Akoustis was...