#Federal judge blocks Arkansas trans youth treatment ban

#Federal judge blocks Arkansas trans youth treatment ban

“#Federal judge blocks Arkansas trans youth treatment ban” LITTLE ROCK, Ark.— A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked enforcement of Arkansas’ ban on gender confirming treatments for transgender youth while a lawsuit challenging the prohibition proceeds. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in May asking US District Judge Jay Moody in Little Rock to strike…

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#Couple cyberstalked by eBay workers sue company, ex-officials

#Couple cyberstalked by eBay workers sue company, ex-officials

“#Couple cyberstalked by eBay workers sue company, ex-officials” A Massachusetts couple subjected to threats and other bizarre harassment from former eBay employees filed a civil lawsuit against the Silicon Valley giant on Wednesday. David and Ina Steiner say in their lawsuit filed in Boston federal court that the company engaged in a conspiracy to “intimidate, threaten to…

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#Louvre plans to sue Pornhub over X-rated art theft

#Louvre plans to sue Pornhub over X-rated art theft

“#Louvre plans to sue Pornhub over X-rated art theft” They didn’t Louvre this idea. Museums might be filled with NSFW artworks, but that doesn’t mean they want them porno-fied without permission. Online skin bazaar Pornhub is facing legal action from the Louvre and other institutions over a steamy new interactive website in which porn stars…

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#Four companies on verge of settling US opioid lawsuits

#Four companies on verge of settling US opioid lawsuits

“#Four companies on verge of settling US opioid lawsuits” The three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26 billion settlement covering thousands of government lawsuits over the toll of opioids across the U.S., a group of lawyers for local governments said Tuesday. The national…

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#J&J weighs putting talc liabilities into bankruptcy

#J&J weighs putting talc liabilities into bankruptcy

“#J&J weighs putting talc liabilities into bankruptcy” Johnson & Johnson is weighing whether to spin off liabilities from the numerous lawsuits brought against it over the company’s iconic baby powder into a new business that would then seek bankruptcy protection. The plan could allow the company to pay out lower amounts for cases that don’t…

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