Legal News
Trial of suspected Fox News video leaker pushed to October
Timothy Burke's computer hacking trial has been delayed to October, and could be further delayed as prosecutors and defense attorneys work through various pre-trial elements of the case.
Newsmax CEO: Politics of judge led us to settle Dominion lawsuit
In a TV interview, Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy said he feared the company would not get a fair shake if they proceeded to trial in Delaware.
Charter execs accused of downplaying loss of ACP on broadband subscribers
Charter is facing a shareholder lawsuit alleging it misled investors about broadband losses tied to the end of the Affordable Connectivity Program.
Newsmax make-up artist Renee Baldwin murdered
A 27-year-old man is facing murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of his mother, a long-time television make-up artist.
Google to pay $30 million to settle YouTube children’s privacy lawsuit
Google has agreed to a $30 million settlement in a class action accusing YouTube of illegally collecting children’s personal data for targeted ads.
Trinity Broadcasting sues Dr. Phil for fraud following bankruptcy
Trinity Broadcasting has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Dr. Phil McGraw and his former media venture, Merit Street Media, of fraud and breach of contract.
DirecTV says it can’t broadcast NextGen TV signals to customers
In a letter to the FCC, a trade association that counts DirecTV as a member says the company can't juggle its ATSC 1.0 commitments with the reception and delivery of NextGen TV channels.
Newsmax settles Dominion defamation case for $67 million
The settlement comes after the right-of-center cable news channel felt it could not get a fair trial in Delaware.
Former KSTP meteorologist alleges harassment in lawsuit
Wren Clair, whose legal name is Renee Fox, was fired from KSTP in February over poor performance; she alleges the dismissal was retaliatory in nature.
Fox News asks judge to dismiss California Governor Newsom’s defamation lawsuit
Attorneys for Fox News Media have asked a federal judge to toss a frivilous lawsuit brought by California's governor over unsubstantiated claims of news distortion.
WalletHub pulls 40,000 web pages from Google, citing AI theft
WalletHub says it has blocked Google and other search engines from crawling more than 40,000 of its web pages, citing ongoing issues with AI-powered content theft.
Facebook parent violated California wiretap law, jury rules
A federal jury in California has determined Meta Platforms, the parent of Facebook, violated the state's wiretap law by collecting data from a period-tracking app.