Georgia Judge Dismisses Early Challenge to New Savannah Firearm Storage Ordinance
“I don’t have any illusion about having the final word on this,” Chatham County Superior Court Judge Benjamin Karpf wrote shortly before dismissing lawsuit.
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Judge: Delta, Alaska Air Must Face Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Pollution at Sea-Tac Airport
“When planes take off and land from Sea-Tac Airport, the jet fuel they burn spews pollutants into the atmosphere,” the lawsuit states. “Particulate matter can also flake off from the bodies of the airplanes themselves during flight, further contaminating the surrounding environment.”
Canadian Media Outlets File Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against OpenAI
A group of Canadian media outlets have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming that the company committed wide-ranging copyright infringement while training ChatGPT.
Fashion Designer Files Lawsuit Against Sean “Diddy” Combs
“[Combs’] outrageous and abhorrent conduct violated Ms. Bongolan’s fundamental dignity, bodily autonomy, and sense of safety,” the complaint says. “This event was the culmination of a series of threats, intimidation, and violence that colored many of Ms. Bongolan’s interactions with Mr. Combs from the day she met him.”
Baltimore Judge Orders Pause in City’s “Ghost Gun” Lawsuit
Baltimore says that waiting for the Supreme Court to make a ruling will only worsen the city’s gun crisis, but remains confident that it will be able to hold Hanover Armory liable for the negligent or unlawful sale of “ghost gun” kits.
Canada’s Competition Bureau Files Claims Against Google
“Google’s near-total control of the ad tech stack is by design,” the Competition Bureau said in a statement. “Through a series of related and interdependent actions, Google has, in our view, unlawfully tied together its various ad tech products.”
Texas Attorney General Sues Largest Homeless Navigation Center in Austin
“Drug activity and criminal behavior facilitated by this organization have hijacked an entire neighborhood,” Paxton said in a press release announcing the lawsuit. “By operating a taxpayer-funded drug paraphernalia giveaway next to an elementary school, this organization is threatening students’ health and safety and unjustly worsening daily life for every single resident of the neighborhood. We will shut this unlawful nuisance behavior down.”
Department of Justice Asks Supreme Court to Ignore Utah Lawsuit Over Public Land Use
In a brief filed last Thursday, the Department of Justice argued that that Utah’s lawsuit is “without merit” and should be heard by lower courts before being escalated.
Federal Judge Dismisses Defamation Lawsuit Against FOX News
Several right-wing personalities, including former FOX News host Tucker Carlson, repeatedly accused plaintiff Ray Epps of secretly being an FBI agent tasked with instigating January 6 protesters to violence.
Former Inmate Sues Oregon Department of Corrections Over Sex Abuse Claims
A former inmate has filed a lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Corrections, claiming that he was sexually abused by a prison doctor while serving time at Deer Ridge Correctional Institute. According to the Oregon Capital Chronicle¸ the lawsuit was filed earlier this week in U.S. District Court in Portland. The plaintiff, James Watkins, was