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Survivors and family members of victims of the 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, are suing the US government, alleging that the US army could have stopped the attack carried out by an army reservist but failed to intervene. The suit, filed on Wednesday in Maine district court, alleges that despite decades of knowledge about the risks posed by soldiers …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Survivors of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting and relatives of victims are suing the federal government, alleging the US Army could and should have stopped one of its reservists from carrying out what they call “one of the most preventable mass tragedies in American history.” Eighteen people were killed in October 2023 when Robert Card opened fire …

The race for top AI talent has spilled into the courts, as one top researcher is being accused of stealing trade secrets on his way out the door to a competitor.  In a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court, xAI accused former employee Xuechen Li of taking confidential information and trade secrets before resigning from the company to join rival …

Elon Musk’s X and xAI filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI on Monday, alleging that the two companies are colluding to stifle competition. “In a desperate bid to protect its smartphone monopoly, Apple has joined forces with the company that most benefits from inhibiting competition and innovation in AI: OpenAI, a monopolist in the market for generative AI chatbots,” …

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Two of Elon Musk‘s companies sued Apple and OpenAI on Monday, accusing the pair of an “anticompetitive scheme” to thwart artificial intelligence rivals. The lawsuit, filed by Musk’s AI startup xAI …

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The former Los Angeles Fire Department chief who was ousted by Mayor Karen Bass after the most destructive wildfire in city history has filed a legal claim against the city and the mayor. Former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley filed the formal tort claim on Wednesday, according to a statement from the public relations firm representing her. …

Trinity Broadcasting Network, former business partner of Dr. Phil’s now-bankrupt Merit Street Media, filed a counterclaim against the TV personality — alleging he engaged in a scheme to “fleece” the Christian broadcasting company and “enrich” himself and “his associates and affiliates.” Merit Street Media, formed as a joint venture between TBN and Phil McGraw’s Peteski Productions, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy …

Five former Wisconsin women’s basketball players have filed a federal lawsuit against former coach Marisa Moseley, former sport administrator Justin Doherty and the Wisconsin Board of Regents, saying that they were “psychologically abused by their college basketball coach and the university that failed to protect them.” In the 51-page complaint filed in Wisconsin Western District Court on Friday, former players …

Former Swarthmore track and field athlete Evelyn Parts sued Swarthmore College, several athletic department officials and the NCAA on Thursday, claiming they discriminated against her because she is a transgender woman. The lawsuit, which was filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, claims that the defendants violated Parts’ Title IX rights, inflicted emotional distress and engaged in a civil conspiracy. …

US to impose visa restrictions on officials, alleging ties to Cuban labor program  Reuters US imposes visa restrictions on Brazilian officials for working with Cuban medical mission  Politico Trump sanctions Brazilians, ex-PAHO officials over Cuban medical mission in Brazil  Miami Herald Visa Restrictions on African, Cuban, and Grenadan Government Officials Involved in the Cuban Regime’s Coercive Forced Labor Export Scheme  U.S. Department of State …