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Apple sues OpenAI over trade secret theft
Apple accuses OpenAI of taking "unlawful shortcuts" by encouraging job candidates from Apple to bring "actual parts" to their interviews.
Prospective renter awarded $15,000 after groping
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal court in Arkansas concluded a no-jury trial with $15,000 in damages awarded to a single working mother with two young children who was sexually harassed by a landlord in his early 70s during a tour of a rental home. “Any reasonable woman would be offended by an unwelcomed touching of her breasts and a forced grazing of her hand across the prospective landlord's crotch. The accompanying words made the sexual motivation clear.” The man’s wife was found not liable for his conduct on behalf of their property rental business.
Trump urges Iowa judge to keep 2024 political poll lawsuit alive
The Register seeks to dismiss the case saying Trump’s suit fails from the start under the First Amendment’s protection of the press reporting political news.
Slain NYPD officer accused of negligence during mass shooting at NFL headquarters
Craig Clementi, an NFL employee injured by the gunfire, claims NYPD Detective Didarul Islam’s “inattentiveness” allowed Shane Tamura to enter the building carrying an assault rifle.
Class action claims CeraVe baby ointments identical to adult versions
L'Oréal claims its baby creams were "designed for baby's sensitive skin." But they contain the same ingredients as their adult counterparts, consumers say in a new class action.
Wrongful conviction requires factual innocence
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Supreme Court of Kansas found that a former criminal defendant is not entitled to wrongful conviction compensation because his convictions were not overturned due to factual innocence. The man, an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, was convicted of sex crimes against two young children and received a life sentence, but the appeals court threw out the convictions because he had been charged for causing the victims to be sexually assaulted by another person and not by him. His convictions were overturned and he could not be tried again.
As the country turns 250, retired judges hit the road to defend judicial independence
The four-day tour through the Rust Belt is a sharp departure for a typically reserved and insular branch of government.
Major carmakers handed dieselgate victory in UK
Manufacturers will still face a second trial in October to determine a level of damages.
Maricopa County lieutenant demands backpay for overtime
The Arizona county says officers in administrative roles like lieutenant are exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act because their main duty is not law enforcement.
Judge tosses all but one claim in case over shrinking Crocs
In a now-trimmed class action, consumers accused Crocs of failing to warn them about their shoes potentially shrinking in heat.
Jewish man denied franchise by Christian auto repair company takes fight to Fifth Circuit
A prospective franchisee is asking the appeals court to depart from precedent and apply a 19th-century civil rights law to people of the Jewish faith.