Category: Legal News

Disney+ Appoints Former Netflix Lawyer as EMEA Legal VP

Disney+ Appoints Former Netflix Lawyer as EMEA Legal VP. Streaming service Disney+ has appointed Deepti Burton as vice president for legal and business affairs for its EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region, as reported by Broadcast Now. Burton joins Disney from Netflix, where she most recently held the role of head of business and […]

Tribunal Rules City Solicitor Did Not Lack Integrity Over Breathalyser Refusal

Tribunal Rules City Solicitor Did Not Lack Integrity Over Breathalyser Refusal. A City solicitor who was arrested after failing to provide a breath sample has been cleared of lacking integrity, a tribunal has ruled. James Rafferty, a solicitor at Baker McKenzie, was stopped in May 2023 after driving at speeds between 65mph and 90mph while […]

Former Jones Day Partner Quits DOGE Amid Legal Challenges

Former Jones Day Partner Quits DOGE Amid Legal Challenges. Bill McGinley has left his position at the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), as reported by the Wall Street Journal. The Republican election attorney is following in the footsteps of Vivek Ramaswamy, departing from the Elon Musk-led quasi-governmental agency. McGinley, who has an extensive background in […]

Perplexity AI Proposes TikTok Merger with 50% U.S. Government Stake

Perplexity AI Proposes TikTok Merger with 50% U.S. Government Stake. Perplexity AI has put forward a new proposal to TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, suggesting a merger between Perplexity and TikTok’s U.S. business that would grant the U.S. government up to a 50% ownership stake in the resulting entity, according to an insider familiar with the […]

Donald Trump’s Threats Force Colombia to Back Down and Accept Deported Migrants from the US

Donald Trump’s Threats Force Colombia to Back Down and Accept Deported Migrants from the US. US President Donald Trump has emerged victorious in a standoff with Colombia after threatening a trade war when the country refused to accept deported migrants. Trump had warned of “urgent and decisive” retaliation, including imposing 25% emergency tariffs on Colombian […]

LinkedIn Sued for Using Private DMs to Train AI

LinkedIn Sued for Using Private DMs to Train AI. A class-action lawsuit has been filed against LinkedIn, accusing the social networking giant of using private direct messages (DMs) to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models starting in August 2024, without obtaining explicit consent from its users. The legal action, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District […]

The State Bar of Texas Drops Lawsuit Against AG Paxton

The State Bar of Texas Drops Lawsuit Against AG Paxton. The State Bar of Texas has officially dismissed its lawsuit against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, concluding its long-running efforts to discipline him over his controversial challenge to the 2020 presidential election results. The lawsuit sought to impose sanctions on Paxton for allegedly making false […]

Ron DeSantis Launches Pressure Campaign for Quick Immigration Laws Amid Tensions with Lawmakers

Ron DeSantis Launches Pressure Campaign for Quick Immigration Laws Amid Tensions with Lawmakers. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, 46, has ramped up his pressure campaign, urging lawmakers to swiftly pass critical immigration legislation during the upcoming special session, starting January 27. The governor’s call for urgent action on immigration reform has created increasing tension with legislative […]

The Injustice of the Mastercard Litigation Settlement: £2 for Claimants, £100m for the Funder.

The Injustice of the Mastercard Litigation Settlement: £2 for Claimants, £100m for the Funder. The long-running class action against Mastercard, led by class representative Walter Merricks, has come to a disheartening conclusion, one that raises serious questions about the fairness and ethics of the modern class action system. Under a proposed settlement, Mastercard has agreed […]

Will Other States Settle with Purdue Pharma?

Will Other States Settle with Purdue Pharma? Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma Settle for $7.4 Billion Over Opioid Crisis The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma have reached a landmark $7.4 billion settlement with a bipartisan group of 15 states, following years of legal battles surrounding their role in the opioid epidemic. The settlement, announced by New […]