correction A previous version of this article contained an image which was provided by Getty Images and contained inaccurate caption information, that was not of Chief Andrea Paul. She was Deneen Bernard. We have removed the images from this article. Dozens of Indigenous people have brought a lawsuit against two radiologists in Canada, accusing them … Read more
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter covering all of — or at least the bulk of! — noteworthy happenings around the tech-o-sphere. This week, Roku played hardball with its customers, requiring them to consent to new dispute resolution terms. This means users can’t use their Roku devices until agreeing to the … Read more
Photo: monticello (Shutterstock) If you’re a Roku user, you may have noticed a new user agreement pop up on your screen over the last several days. If, for whatever reason, you did not comply with this agreement, you probably haven’t been able to stream since. How The Last Airbender Inspired Lisette Olivera TechCrunch notes that … Read more
Caitlyn Jenner seemed to plead for Elon Musk’s legal backing to fight Disney after being dropped from “The Kardashians” — but she’s not actually pursuing it … TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell us Caitlyn has zero plans to sue the Mouse House and was simply shining a light on her experience with … Read more
STAVANGER, Norway — Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage in 2011, will try for the second time Monday to sue the Norwegian state for allegedly breaching his human rights. Norway’s worst peacetime killer claims his solitary confinement since being imprisoned in 2012 amounts to … Read more
“I was told I’d look amazing…instead I risked my life,” patient Alicia Armijo says of her alleged botched tummy tuck Courtesy of Alicia Armijo; Courtesy of Wendy Ellsworth Alicia Armijo and Wendy Ellsworth Warning: This story contains graphic images. Two Arizona women who went to a prominent plastic surgeon to fix issues with sagging skin … Read more
Logan Paul is offering refunds for CryptoZoo, the failed and allegedly fraudulent Pokémon-inspired NFT game that he launched in 2021. The catch? You can’t sue him if you get a refund. In an X (formerly Twitter) post on Thursday, Paul announced that he is “personally committing” more than $2.3 million to buy back NFTs purchased … Read more
On the heels of Paula Abdul’s lawsuit, veteran TV producer Nigel Lythgoe finds himself facing a second lawsuit, claiming he sexually assaulted and harassed 2 contestants 20 years ago on a reality competition show. Both women were contestants on the show, “All American Girl” — which aired for one season back in 2003 — and … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Several stores at the location where George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in 2020 have sued the city, accusing it of neglecting the area and hurting business. The lawsuit, filed in mid-November in state court, also names Mayor Jacob Frey and other officials and accuses the city of not properly policing … Read more
Marvel Studios might have found its next leading man in a very familiar face: Pedro Pascal has reportedly joined Fantastic Four as Reed Richards. Who Should Be the New Doctor Doom? io9 Picks /Film and Deadline report that Pascal—best known for his turns in genre fare like Game of Thrones, The Mandalorian, and most recently … Read more