Law
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A photographer sued Pinterest Inc. on Wednesday in California federal court, claiming the social media company promotes copyright infringement by encouraging users to share protected images without obtaining the permission of the artists who create them… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The president of the United Automobile Workers, Gary Jones, resigned on Wednesday after the union moved to oust him from his post amid a bribery and accounting scandal, according to an attorney for the ex-labor leader… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Jussie Smollett said Wednesday that the city of Chicago, its police department and others participated in a malicious prosecution of the “Empire” actor after he was attacked earlier this year and then accused of staging the incident himself… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A well-known shopping center in Dallas was sued Wednesday in Texas court for allegedly failing to prevent a deadly March car crash linked to “joyriding” in the mall’s parking garage, which killed a Chinese businessman and severely injured his friend… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A former attorney for Mathew Knowles, the father of pop superstar Beyonce, has asked the Texas Supreme Court to upend a lower court’s ruling that kept alive Knowles’ claims that the lawyer overcharged him for poor-quality work… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 