Topic: legal representation
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JPMorgan Refuses to Cover Legal Fees for Frank Founder
JPMorgan Chase is challenging a court order to pay $142 million in legal fees for Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar, who were convicted of defrauding the bank by inflating user numbers of Frank, a platform it acquired in 2021. The bank's attorney alleges severe billing abuses in the legal expenses,...
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Trump's YouTube Ballroom Deal: How He Made Them Pay
YouTube settled a $24.5 million lawsuit with Donald Trump and allied MAGA channels over alleged First Amendment violations, without admitting wrongdoing, despite legal experts deeming the case meritless. Trump directed $22 million of the settlement to fund a new White House ballroom project, with...
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DHS Data Collection Endangers US Citizens
Recent immigration enforcement actions have detained U.S. citizens, as illustrated by the case of Leonardo Garcia Venegas, who was reportedly detained twice despite presenting proof of citizenship. The Department of Homeland Security denies racial profiling, stating enforcement is based solely on...
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UStrive Data Breach Exposed Children's Personal Information
A data breach at UStrive exposed sensitive personal information of users, including minors, due to a misconfigured GraphQL endpoint that allowed unauthorized access to private data. The vulnerability potentially impacted at least 238,000 user records, and the company has not committed to notifyin...
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Authors Hail "Historic" Settlement in Anthropic Class Action
A landmark settlement has been reached between authors and Anthropic, potentially setting a precedent for the use of copyrighted works in AI training without permission or compensation. The case, certified as the largest copyright class action in history, involves up to seven million claimants wh...
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Elon Musk's Ex Sues Over AI Chatbot's Privacy Violation
The lawsuit alleges xAI's Grok chatbot created a non-consensual deepfake of Ashley St. Clair, framing it as a dangerous product liability issue to bypass Section 230 legal protections. xAI countersued St. Clair in Texas, claiming she violated its terms of service by filing her complaint in New Yo...
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