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Nebraska Attorney General Sues Social Media Influencer and Florida Company Over Deceptive "Passive Income" Schemes

13th November 2024
Nebraska Attorney General Sues Social Media Influencer and Florida Company Over Deceptive "Passive Income" Schemes. Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers has filed a lawsuit against Elizabeth “Liz” Friesen, a Nebraska-based social media influencer, and Florida company WiFi Money, along with several other individuals and entities involved in a deceptive "passive income" scheme. The lawsuit, filed […]
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UCLA Faces Lawsuit Over Censorship and Free Speech Violations

13th November 2024
UCLA Faces Lawsuit Over Censorship and Free Speech Violations. UCLA is facing a lawsuit from Jewish students and the conservative group Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) over allegations that the university censored free speech and yielded to mob rule. The legal action highlights concerns over the suppression of conservative viewpoints, particularly in response to pro-Hamas […]
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Plains All American Pipeline Agrees to $72.5 Million Settlement Over 2015 Refugio Beach Oil Spill

13th November 2024
Plains All American Pipeline Agrees to $72.5 Million Settlement Over 2015 Refugio Beach Oil Spill. Plains All American Pipeline has agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle a lawsuit related to the catastrophic oil spill that occurred at Refugio Beach in Santa Barbara, California, in 2015. The spill, which resulted from a pipeline rupture, released […]
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California Residents Sue Ubisoft Over "The Crew" Shutdown, Claim Fraud and Misrepresentation

13th November 2024
California Residents Sue Ubisoft Over "The Crew" Shutdown, Claim Fraud and Misrepresentation. Two residents of California have filed a legal complaint against Ubisoft, alleging fraud and unfair business practices after the company shut down the servers for The Crew, a popular online-exclusive racing game.   The lawsuit, filed in a California court, claims that Ubisoft misled […]
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Liverpool Man Jailed for Over 3 Years for Illegal Fire Stick Streaming Service

13th November 2024
Liverpool Man Jailed for Over 3 Years for Illegal Fire Stick Streaming Service. Jonathan Edge, a 29-year-old from Liverpool, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for running an illegal TV streaming service through Amazon Fire Stick devices.   Jonathan Edge, who pleaded guilty to three offences under the Fraud Act, provided […]
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Final Days to Claim Your Share of $15M Cash App Settlement: Here’s How

13th November 2024
Final Days to Claim Your Share of $15M Cash App Settlement: Here’s How Cash App users may be eligible for a portion of a $15 million settlement, but the deadline to file a claim is quickly approaching. If you’ve used Cash App to transfer funds in the past six years, you could qualify for a […]
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Rudy Giuliani Rebuked by Federal Judge Over Defiance of Court Order

13th November 2024
Rudy Giuliani Rebuked by Federal Judge Over Defiance of Court Order. A federal judge sharply criticized Rudy Giuliani, 80, for providing a "farcical" explanation regarding his failure to comply with a court order to surrender personal assets to former Georgia election workers whom he defamed after the 2020 presidential election. U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman […]
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Former Healthcare Worker Sentenced to Two Years for Accessing Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Medical Records

13th November 2024
Former Healthcare Worker Sentenced to Two Years for Accessing Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Medical Records. Trent James Russell, 34, a former healthcare worker from Bellevue, Nebraska, was sentenced this week to two years in federal prison for unlawfully accessing the medical records of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and tampering with evidence in the investigation […]
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Mississippi Senate Sued for Alleged Wage Discrimination Against Black Attorney

13th November 2024
Mississippi Senate Sued for Alleged Wage Discrimination Against Black Attorney. The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Mississippi Senate discriminated against Kristie Metcalfe, a Black staff attorney, by paying her significantly lower wages than her white colleagues, despite performing comparable duties. The lawsuit, filed on November 8 in the U.S. […]
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Connecticut Investor Pleads Not Guilty to Embezzling $3.5 Million in Hedge Fund Scheme

13th November 2024
Connecticut Investor Pleads Not Guilty to Embezzling $3.5 Million in Hedge Fund Scheme. A Connecticut investor, Justin Murphy, 49, has entered a plea of not guilty to charges of federal wire fraud and money laundering in connection with an alleged hedge fund embezzlement scheme. Murphy, from Stamford, Connecticut, is accused of misappropriating over $3.5 million […]
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