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# Lawsuit

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Kanye West sues to be listed on West Virginia presidential election ballot
Kanye West announced a presidential bid in July.
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Sep 1st 2020, 9:22 PM
TikTok files lawsuit challenging US government's crackdown on app
The app has been downloaded 175 million times in the US and more than a billion times around the world.
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Aug 24th 2020, 9:57 PM
Nóra Quoirin's parents sue Malaysian resort for alleged negligence
Nóra’s parents are seeking more than €40,000 over losses, bereavement costs and damages.
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Jan 21st 2020, 10:36 AM
Moderators taking action against Facebook over violent imagery and graphic content
Facebook said the company is “committed to providing support for those that review content for Facebook”.
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Dec 4th 2019, 5:22 PM
Rose McGowan sues Harvey Weinstein for 'diabolical' effort to silence her
McGowan was one of the first women to make public allegations about Weinstein’s abuse.
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Oct 24th 2019, 8:45 AM
Varadkar says he has confidence in Maria Bailey as a candidate in the next general election
A motion of no confidence has been tabled against the Dun Laoghaire TD.
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Oct 18th 2019, 3:10 PM
Boeing reaches first settlements with Lion Air crash victims
The settlements pay out at least $1.2 million per victim, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Sep 25th 2019, 8:14 PM
US woman left to give birth alone in jail cell sues city of Denver
After almost six hours of labour, Diana Sanchez gave birth to a boy.
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Aug 31st 2019, 12:45 PM
Michael Jackson fan clubs sue two alleged victims over HBO documentary in France
The legal action in the French city of Orleans targets Wade Robson (36) and James Safechuck (41).
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Jul 5th 2019, 7:04 AM
Kevin Spacey sued over alleged groping incident
The lawsuit filed yesterday seeks unspecified damages for “severe and permanent mental distress and emotional injuries”.
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Jun 27th 2019, 10:15 PM
French families sue Boeing over fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash
The 10 March crash of the plane killed all 157 people on board.
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May 21st 2019, 6:30 PM
Rihanna suing father over use of Fenty brand name for business
The lawsuit asks the court to order Ronald Fenty to stop using the brand name.
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Jan 16th 2019, 3:49 PM
Judge orders Stormy Daniels to pay Donald Trump nearly $300,000 in legal fees
Daniels in her dismissed suit had accused Trump of defamation for characterising as a “total con job” her claims of a presidential affair.
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Dec 12th 2018, 9:57 AM
Woman suing Hilton hotels for $100 million says she was filmed naked in shower by hidden camera
The woman said the footage was then uploaded on porn websites.
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Dec 5th 2018, 10:30 PM
New trial ordered in 'Stairway to Heaven' copyright lawsuit
The court in San Francisco overturned a 2016 judgment by a jury which found no proof the classic 1971 Zeppelin song breached the copyright of Taurus.
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Sep 30th 2018, 4:44 PM
Prince's family to sue doctor over 'failing to treat opioid addiction'
Prince Rogers Nelson died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl on 15 April 2016.
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Aug 25th 2018, 6:15 PM
Google now being sued for tracking phone locations
A lawsuit filed in San Francisco is accusing Google of invading people’s privacy.
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Aug 21st 2018, 8:20 AM
Ashley Judd is suing Harvey Weinstein saying he wrecked her career
Judd claims Weinstein was acting in retaliation for her rejecting his sexual advances.
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May 1st 2018, 7:09 AM
Stranger Things creators respond to filmmaker's plagiarism claims
Director Charlie Kessler is seeking monetary damages and a jury trial.
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Apr 4th 2018, 11:14 PM
Florida brings in new law to restrict gun access, NRA immediately launches legal bid to block it
The NRA said the measure “punishes law-abiding gun owners for the criminal acts of a deranged individual”.
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Mar 10th 2018, 5:12 PM
Family of actor Bill Paxton suing hospital and doctor over his death
The lawsuit comes just before the first anniversary of the death of Paxton.
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Feb 14th 2018, 10:20 AM
Jim Carrey won't go to trial over death of ex-girlfriend Cathriona White
The 56-year-old comedic actor had been sued by his former girlfriend’s mother and estranged husband.
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Feb 1st 2018, 12:29 PM
Grumpy Cat wins €570,000 payout in copyright lawsuit
Grumpy Cat inadvertently went global in 2012 after a picture of the cat sporting its angry-looking face was posted online.
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Jan 25th 2018, 8:16 AM
Dermot Desmond takes court action over alleged leak to newspaper relating to sale of D4 home
‘Walford’ on Dublin’s Shrewsbury Road, bought it in 2005 for €58 million, was once home to Sean Dunne and wife Gayle.
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Jan 12th 2018, 6:04 PM
Tech giant Samsung sued in France over alleged child labour in its Chinese factories
“We are asking the justice system to sanction the unacceptable gap between Samsung’s ethical commitments and the reality in its factories.”
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Jan 11th 2018, 2:45 PM
Engineer sues Google for allegedly discriminating against conservative white men
The complaint said some employees “were ostracised, belittled, and punished” for their views.
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Jan 9th 2018, 2:44 PM
Spotify hit with €1.3 billion copyright lawsuit from Tom Petty, Neil Young publisher
Wixen Music Publishing, Inc claims Spotify failed to seek licenses for significant parts of its 30 million-song catalog.
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Jan 3rd 2018, 11:35 AM
Republican Roy Moore files lawsuit to block Alabama Senate result, alleging voter fraud
Democrat Doug Jones was announced the winner of the 12 December special election.
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Dec 28th 2017, 8:34 AM
Harvey Weinstein sued for alleged 'sex trafficking' in Cannes
Aspiring British actress Kadian Noble has accused Weinstein of inviting her to a hotel room in France and sexually assaulting her.
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Nov 28th 2017, 7:05 AM
'Defamation it is not': Judge dismisses Sarah Palin's lawsuit against New York Times
The judge said Palin failed to show the paper knew it was publishing false information.
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Aug 30th 2017, 8:16 AM
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay woman €350m in cancer lawsuit
The woman claimed she developed terminal ovarian cancer after using the company’s talc-based products.
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Aug 22nd 2017, 10:31 AM
Taylor Swift wins sexual assault case against DJ
“I will be making donations in the near future to multiple organisations that help sexual assault victims defend themselves.”
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Aug 15th 2017, 7:12 AM
Rebel Wilson wins defamation case against 'disgraceful' Australian publisher
Bauer Media claimed the actor lied about her name, age and background to advance her career.
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Jun 15th 2017, 1:58 PM
US abandons lawsuit to unmask owner of anti-Trump Twitter account
The American Civil Liberties Union said this was a “big victory for free speech and right to dissent”.
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Apr 7th 2017, 10:14 PM
Lance Armstrong fraud trial set for November
US District Judge Christopher Cooper is set to hear the case in Washington.
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Feb 25th 2017, 12:05 AM
Facebook ordered to pay $500 million in Oculus Rift theft case
The lawsuit claimed Oculus founder Palmer Luckey developed the virtual reality gear using source code illegally obtained from the gaming firm.
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Feb 1st 2017, 10:58 PM
Mark Zuckerberg drops controversial lawsuits seeking to buy Hawaiian land
The Facebook CEO and his wife Priscilla Chan said they were ending the cases “to find a better path forward”.
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Jan 28th 2017, 10:19 AM
Former Apprentice contestant sues Trump for defamation
Summer Zervos’s lawsuit claims that Trump lied when responding to allegations that he tried to kiss and grope her without her consent.
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Jan 17th 2017, 10:40 PM
Irish med-tech giant Medtronic is being sued over a controversial bone graft device
It is claimed that the firm covered up negative effects of a product used in back surgeries.
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Dec 31st 2016, 5:45 AM
British lawyer to mount Brexit challenge in Irish High Court
He’s trying to raise €83,000 online to do it.
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Dec 9th 2016, 10:57 PM
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