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Billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon has won his long-running defamation lawsuit alleging that former fashion mogul and convicted sex offender Peter Nygard spread lies about him during a public spat over their adjacent properties in the Bahamas. Justice Richard Latin in Manhattan said in an order on Monday that Nygard had admitted he had no evidence to back […]
A Baltimore jury ordered Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries to pay over $1.5 billion to a woman who claimed decades of exposure to asbestos in the company’s talc-based products caused her peritoneal mesothelioma, a form of cancer. Jurors in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Md., on Monday found the company, two of its subsidiaries and spinoff Kenvue liable […]
Due to the ongoing lawsuit, the Ho-Chunk Nation has moved to block Kalshi from offering sports contracts for the duration of the legal battle. According to legal documents shared by gaming lawyer Daniel Wallach, the Ho-Chunk Nation has moved for a preliminary injunction to prevent Kalshi from offering sports event contracts on the Tribe’s lands […]
A lawsuit has been filed this week in Nevada by a high-stakes gambler and a businessman, which alleges violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) against executives at Resorts World Las Vegas. Gambler Robert (R.J.) Cipriani and businessman James Russell filed the suit, which makes allegations against former and current executives at […]
The bid to open a Queens casino has hit a new obstacle after the United States Tennis Association (USTA) challenged the city’s handling of Citi Field’s parking lots. A New York judge has ordered the Adams administration to temporarily halt any new agreements involving the lots, following a USTA lawsuit alleging the city violated its […]
A Los Angeles jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma, finding the company liable in the latest trial alleging its talc products cause cancer. The family of Mae Moore, a California resident who died at age 88 in 2021, sued the company the same year, claiming J&J’s talc baby powder products contained asbestos fibers that caused her rare cancer. The jury late on Monday ordered J&J to pay $16 million in compensatory […]
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DraftKings embarks on month-long responsible gambling campaign for Responsible Gaming Education Month (RGEM). Sportsbook operator DraftKings is running a month-long campaign as part of Responsible Gaming Education Month in September. That includes the launch of a sweepstakes tied to the start of the NFL season that offers players the chance to win NFL tickets, including a […]
Walt Disney has settled its lawsuit with martial artist-turned-actress Gina Carano, who sued the company for firing her after she compared being conservative in the US to being Jewish in Nazi Germany. Carano filed the wrongful termination and sex discrimination suit against the entertainment conglomerate in 2024, three years after sharing the controversial social media […]
The TikTok logo is seen in this illustration taken on Aug. 22, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters A judge this week rejected TikTok’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit by the state of New Hampshire accusing it of using manipulative design features aimed at children and teens. “The Court’s decision is an important step toward holding […]
