A cyberattack that forced airlines to cancel and postpone flights at several major European airports was caused by ransomware that disrupted the software used to process passenger check-ins, according to a European cybersecurity agency. The incident, which began on Friday, …
FTC Says Live Nation, Ticketmaster Joined With Ticket Brokers to Exploit Fans
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and seven states accused Live Nation and its ticketing arm Ticketmaster of costing fans millions of dollars by tacitly allowing ticket brokers to scoop concert tickets and sell them to at a significant markup, the …
Starbucks Workers Sue Over Company’s New Dress Code
Starbucks workers in three states took legal action against the coffee giant Wednesday, saying it violated the law when it changed its dress code but refused to reimburse employees who had to buy new clothes. The employees, who are backed …
Judge Throws Out Trump’s $15B Lawsuit Against New York Times
A federal judge on Friday threw out U.S. President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times over its content, calling it a “decidedly improper and impermissible” effort to attack his adversaries. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday …
Insurers Fighting $345M Georgia School Abuse Award, With Policy Wording at Issue
In one of the grimmest, longest-running and most-litigated episodes of alleged child sexual abuse at a private school, the key question in a case now before the Georgia Court of Appeals is whether insurers’ recent policies barred coverage for incidents …
Court Upholds New York’s Gun Restrictions, Including Times Square and Subway Bans
No guns for Elmo, Spider-Man or anyone else in New York’s Times Square — and don’t try sneaking them into the subway, either. That is the decision last Friday from a federal appeals court effectively upholding a New York state …
Lawsuits Accuse Former California Megachurch Pastor of Child Sex Abuse
A former Riverside megachurch pastor has been accused of sexually abusing and trafficking children for years at a shelter he ran in Bucharest, according to lawsuits filed by two Romanian men in U.S. District Court in California. The complaints, filed …
California Won’t Replace Expiring $7,500 Federal EV Tax Credit
California will not backfill a $7,500 federal tax credit for buyers of electric vehicles that is set to expire this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Friday, reversing an earlier pledge to restart the state’s own EV subsidies. “We can’t …
Insured Losses in Texas Exceed $47 Billion in 2024
Insured losses exceeded $47.2 billion in Texas last year–a 4.2% increase over 2023, according to a new property/casualty market report from the state’s insurance council. Annual direct losses in Texas have now increased in two consecutive years. Broken out by …
Maryland Moves to Deny Liability Limit Sought by Ship Manager in Key Bridge Collapse
The manager of the cargo ship that caused the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge in March 2024 should be denied the protections of a federal maritime law it seeks to invoke because it is not the owner of the ship, …