JPMorgan Chase has offered to pay $290 million to settle a class action alleging that the bank knew, or should have known, that the late billionaire and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein was using his accounts to conduct human trafficking operations.
A Washington court had earlier fined the state Attorney General’s Office over $300,000 after officials refused to provide the plaintiff’s attorneys with critical documents.
The lawsuit relates to a claim that Cuba Gooding Jr. lured a woman to his hotel room with an offer of drinks before “turning on music,” undressing, and forcing her onto the bed.
Judge Mark E. Walker said that he felt it necessary to recuse himself after learning “that a relative within the third degree of relationship owns thirty shares of stock in [Disney’s] parent corporation
The Federal Trade Commission had claimed that two of Amazon’s most popular products–Alexa and the Ring doorbell camera–actively violated consumer privacy law and child virtual safety regulations.
Under the settlement agreement, DDS will work with the 21 regional centers that coordinate I/DD services to offer communication assessments to deaf consumers.
People with disabilities have the right to live in the world. The court’s order protects that right.
A recent SCOTUS wetlands decision opens waterways to pollution for profit, while destroying natural buffer areas that purify water and protect cities.
The City of Chicago filed its lawsuit against Gary-based Westforth Sports several years after a police report indicated that a significant percentage of guns used in local crimes had been purchased in the same store.
While the court broadly sided with companies including Google and Twitter, it refused to address bigger concerns about the applicability of Section 230, a federal law shielding social media platforms from torts created by third-party users.