News Roundup (2423)
WrkRiot CEO Charged for Pretending to Pay Employees
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Isaac Choi, founder and CEO of the job search platform WrkRiot, was charged with five counts of wire fraud after allegedly tricking employees to join his company, then pretending to pay them. So reports Newsweek.
Read more...Ohio Court Overturns Sanctions Against Lawyer Who Spoke with Media
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A panel of appellate court judges tossed sanctions placed on Cleveland attorney Peter Pattakos for speaking with a reporter about an upcoming case two years ago. So reports Cleveland.com.
Read more...Trump Hacker Wants Charges Dropped Due to Prez Encouraging Hacking
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Authorities claim private investigator Jordan Hamlett used an online student loan application tool to try to obtain then-candidate Donald Trump’s tax data. So reports Politico.
Read more...The Honest Company in $1.55M Settlement for Misleading Customers
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The Honest Company agreed to cough up $1.55 million to settle a class action suit after the company was accused of misleading customers about ingredients in some of its cleaning products. So reports CNN Wire Service.
Read more...Woman Charged with Manslaughter for Encouraging Suicide
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A Massachusetts woman stands accused of manslaughter for allegedly playing a “sick game” and encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself via text message. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...New HHS Contraceptive Rule May Spark Litigation, Unlikely to Settle Existing Cases
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
A proposed regulation, recently made public, has put religious observers and anti-discrimination advocates on opposite sides of the policy suggested by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Read more...Spotify to Dole Out $43M in Rightsholders Settlement
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Spotify will pay $43.4 million to settle a copyright lawsuit after the company was accused of distributing songs without paying for “mechanical licenses.” So reports Forbes.
Read more...SCOTUS to Take on Ohio Voter Suppression Appeal
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The Supreme Court will hear a case regarding the state of Ohio’s system for purging its voter rolls. So reports CNN.
Read more...Portland Train Slasher Goes on Tirade During Arraignment
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Jeremy Joseph Christian, who was charged in the fatal stabbing of two men who intervened when Christian allegedly began shouting religious slurs at women who appeared to be Muslim, was said to have gone on a courtroom tirade yelling about “free speech” during his arraignment. So reports America Online.
Read more...NJ Mosque Project to Move Forward, Organizers to Recoup $3.25M
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The Islamic Society of Basking Ridge will collect attorney’s fees and damages and be permitted to construct a mosque after initially being denied. So reports Time.
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