A proposed class action lawsuit filed against Shoppers Drug Mart and its parent company Loblaw claims that the companies pressure pharmacists fill prescription quotas.
A top Vietnamese property tycoon faces a potential death sentence Thursday as she and her co-accused await verdicts in one of the biggest corruption cases in history, with an estimated $27 billion in damages.Truong My Lan, chair of major developer Van Thinh Phat, is accused of swindling cash from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) over a decade.More than a dozen police cars and vans carrying the defendants -- a list that includes former central bankers, ex-government officials and previous SCB...
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We have featured a near countless number of iPhone cases around here over the years, but today it’s time to take a look at “the world’s first action-button phone case.” Apple introduced the new haptic Action Button on its latest iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone Pro Max handsets, and now the folks at Bitmo Lab – a brand that originates from collaborations with sspai and JSAUX – are ready to debut the new BANG!CASE. Alongside the see-through case back, onboard LED lighting, and magnetic charging, the case...
Portugal's far-right party Chega plans legal action against Meta for imposing a 10-year Facebook ban, citing political censorship and infringement of freedom of expression.
Manteca, nine years ago, was staring down the losing end of a class action lawsuit on behalf of the homeless. It was basically framed by litigants as Manteca having a de facto ban on the homeless’ right to exist.
Meta's oversight board said Tuesday it is scrutinizing the social media titan's deepfake porn policies, through the lens of two cases. The move by what is referred to as a Meta "supreme court" for content moderation disputes comes just months after the widespread sharing of lewd AI-generated images of megastar
Eligible current and former Verizon customers have just a short amount of time left to claim a portion of the $100 million settlement the wireless carrier reached in a case over administrative charges. Claims must be sent online or by mail before the filing window closes late Monday. For the online option, the designated portal to request a payment will close at 11:59 p.m. PT, the settlement administration website said. Claimants must be "current or former individual consumer account holders in...
Apple has tried and failed to have a lawsuit in the UK dismissed, one that's valued at nearly $1 billion, brought against the company by 1,500 UK-based developers. A UK court ruled earlier today that the suit can be brought, and will thus proceed to trial - although this step will most likely only take place next year. The suit alleges that Apple charged the developers in question unfair commission fees of up to 30% on purchases of apps and other content. The plaintiffs say Apple is abusing...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Local college students are about to help police crack cold cases in our state. It's part of a new course teaming Central New Mexico Community College students with New Mexico State Police. In July 1989, the body of Janis Pulliam was discovered in Elephant Butte Lake. Her car was found abandoned at []
Regulating new technology is never simple, but the status quo offers inadequate protectionThe principle that some products are available to adults and not children is uncontroversial. Access to weapons, alcohol and pornography is curtailed in this way because a level of maturity is the precondition for access (but not a guarantee of responsible use).Until recently, few people put smartphones in that category. The idea of an age restriction on sales would be dismissed as luddism or state-control...
Nicaragua has asked the UN’s highest court to halt German weapons sales to Israel at the start of a landmark case, the BBC reports. Germany is accused of breaching the UN genocide convention by sending military hardware to Israel and ceasing funding of the UN’s aid agency. Berlin rejects the claims and will present a …