At trial, Mr. Lanier’s experts said the counties would need more than $3 billion, which he described as an amount equivalent to “the sun, the moon and the stars.” Judge […]
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Back to news homeWhy Alex Jones’s Trial Won’t Stop the Spread of Lies
If it hadn’t been so excruciatingly sad, Alex Jones’s defamation trial might have been cathartic.Mr. Jones, the supplement-slinging conspiracy theorist, was ordered to pay more than $45 million in damages […]
What Is Delaware’s Court of Chancery and Its Role in Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal?
A brewing legal battle over Elon Musk’s effort to terminate a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter will most likely land in a courtroom in Delaware. That’s where a 230-year-old […]
Theranos Executive Ramesh Balwani Found Guilty of 12 Counts of Fraud
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ramesh Balwani, a former top executive at Theranos, was found guilty on Thursday of 12 counts of fraud, in a verdict that was more severe than […]
Sarah Palin’s Libel Claim Against The Times Is Rejected by a Jury
The editorial was published on June 14, 2017, the same day a gunman opened fire at a baseball field in Virginia where Republican congressmen were practicing, injuring several people, including […]
Apple Appeals App Store Ruling in Fight With Epic Games
Apple asked a federal appeals court on Friday to throw out a legal decision that would require the tech giant to tweak its strict App Store rules and force it […]
Why Apple Didn’t Lose in the Epic Games Ruling
A decision that split in Big Tech’s favorA federal judge’s split decision on Friday in the high-profile case between Apple and Epic Games, which stopped short of declaring Apple a […]
California’s Gig Worker Law Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
A California law that ensures many gig workers are considered independent contractors, while affording them some limited benefits, is unconstitutional and unenforceable, a California Superior Court judge ruled Friday evening.The […]
F.T.C. Refiles Facebook Antitrust Suit
WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission took new aim at Facebook on Thursday, beefing up its accusations that the company was a monopoly that illegally crushed competition, in an attempt […]
Facebook Antitrust Cases Brought By FTC and States Are Thrown Out
The state suit was signed by attorneys general from 46 states and the District of Columbia and Guam. Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and South Dakota did not join the case.Facebook […]