Lawsuits

A private prison health care company accused of substandard care is awarded new contract in Illinois

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A private prison health care company accused of substandard care is awarded new contract in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois has awarded a more than $4 billion prison medical care contract to the same company it’s used for three decades, despite multimillion-dollar lawsuits against the firm and statewide complaints alleging substandard care. Pittsburgh-based Wexford Health Sources was one of two companies responding to a request for proposals from the Illinois Department … Read more

George Carlin estate sues over fake comedy special purportedly generated by AI

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George Carlin estate sues over fake comedy special purportedly generated by AI

LOS ANGELES — The estate of George Carlin has filed a lawsuit against the media company behind a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly uses artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic’s style and material. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday asks that a judge order the podcast outlet, … Read more

Former WWE employee files sex abuse lawsuit against the company and Vince McMahon

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Former WWE employee files sex abuse lawsuit against the company and Vince McMahon

A former WWE employee filed a federal lawsuit Thursday accusing executive Vince McMahon and another former executive of serious sexual misconduct, including offering her to a star wrestler for sex. The graphic 67-page suit from Janel Grant, who worked in the company’s legal and talent departments, also includes allegations that McMahon, now 78, forced her … Read more

WWE boss Vince McMahon sued over alleged sexual assault, trafficking

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WWE boss Vince McMahon sued over alleged sexual assault, trafficking

Vince McMahon attends a press conference at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Michael N. Todaro | Getty Images WWE boss Vince McMahon was accused Thursday of sexual assault, trafficking, and physical and emotional abuse in a graphic lawsuit by a woman who previously worked for the pro wrestling giant. … Read more

Trump could testify in E. Jean Carroll sex defamation trial

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Trump could testify in E. Jean Carroll sex defamation trial

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends jury selection in the second civil trial after Carroll accused Trump of raping her decades ago, at Manhattan Federal Court in New York City, U.S., January 16, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters Former President Donald Trump is expected to testify Thursday in writer E. Jean … Read more

Mississippi restrictions on medical marijuana advertising upheld by federal judge

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Mississippi restrictions on medical marijuana advertising upheld by federal judge

JACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the owner of a medical marijuana dispensary who sued Mississippi over state regulations that he says censor business owners by preventing them from advertising in most media. In a Monday ruling, U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mills said he agreed with Mississippi’s argument … Read more

HIV-positive inmate died after medicine denial

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HIV-positive inmate died after medicine denial

PLACERVILLE, Calif. — A lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after being held in a Northern California jail alleges he contracted a preventable viral infection there when its medical staff denied him critical HIV medication for two months. When Nicholas Overfield was arrested in Feb. 2022 for a failure to appear … Read more

Crypto entrepreneur charged in $150 million scam

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Crypto entrepreneur charged in 0 million scam

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York stands in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Jan. 18, 2019. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Federal prosecutors on Friday announced charges against a German businessman, alleging he scammed investors out of more than $150 million in a crypto fraud scheme. Prosecutors … Read more

Diddy and Diageo part ways in settlement of racism accusations

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Diddy and Diageo part ways in settlement of racism accusations

Musical artist and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy Combs,” along with Diageo Chief Marketing Officer Debra Kelly Ennis, left, and Executive Vice President Guy Smith, right, as Diddy announces his partnership with Diageo North America and Ciroc Premium Vodka at a press conference at Stone Rose at the Time Warner Center in New York City on Oct. … Read more

Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding pandemic gear can proceed, appeals panel says

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Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding pandemic gear can proceed, appeals panel says

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding masks and other protective gear during the COVID-19 pandemic can move forward, federal judges ruled Wednesday. A panel of the U.S. Eighth District Court of Appeals panel, however, otherwise agreed with a lower court’s 2022 ruling that tossed out Missouri’s case entirely, finding that … Read more