Brazil’s President Lula Signs Bill Limiting Smartphone Use in Schools
Brazil’s President Lula Signs Bill Limiting Smartphone Use in Schools. On January 25, 2025, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a new bill aimed at restricting the use of smartphones in schools. This legislative move reflects a global trend aimed at tackling the negative impact of excessive smartphone use on students’ academic performance […]
Rosen Law Firm Reminds Pacira Investors of Class Action Lawsuit Deadline
Rosen Law Firm Reminds Pacira Investors of Class Action Lawsuit Deadline. Rosen Law Firm, an international law firm specialising in investor rights, is reminding individuals who acquired securities of Pacira BioSciences, Inc. between August 2, 2023, and August 8, 2024 (referred to as the “Class Period”) of an important deadline for those wishing to participate […]
Latham & Watkins Advises Ares in Sale of Potomac Energy Center to Blackstone
Latham & Watkins Advises Ares in Sale of Potomac Energy Center to Blackstone. Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, a subsidiary of Blackstone, has entered into an agreement to purchase the Potomac Energy Center, a 774-megawatt natural gas power facility located in Loudoun County, Virginia, from Ares Management. In this major transaction, Latham & Watkins LLP represented […]
Jennifer Kesse Disappearance: Family Seeks Answers
Jennifer Kesse Disappearance: Family Seeks Answers. Jennifer Kesse, a Florida woman who mysteriously disappeared 19 years ago, continues to remain missing, and her family is urgently seeking answers. The case has baffled authorities and the public alike, but the Kesse family refuses to give up hope in finding their daughter and sister. The Disappearance of […]
Meta Ex-COO Sheryl Sandberg Sanctioned in Lawsuit for Deleting Emails
Meta Ex-COO Sheryl Sandberg Sanctioned in Lawsuit for Deleting Emails. Sheryl Sandberg, the former Chief Operating Officer of Meta Platforms, has been sanctioned in an investor lawsuit for deleting emails that were crucial to legal proceedings regarding Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. On Tuesday, a Delaware Chancery Court judge imposed sanctions on Sandberg for deleting […]
Pfizer Settles for $60M Over Kickbacks Linked to Lady Gaga’s Migraine Drug
Pfizer Settles for $60M Over Kickbacks Linked to Lady Gaga’s Migraine Drug. Pfizer will pay nearly $60 million to settle allegations that Biohaven, a company it acquired, paid kickbacks to healthcare professionals to encourage them to prescribe its migraine drug Nurtec ODT, defrauding Medicare and other federal health programmes. The Justice Department announced on Friday […]
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 […]