The British Museum suing a former curator over alleged theft of almost 2,000 items

LONDON — The British Museum went to court Tuesday against a former curator alleged to have stolen hundreds of artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online. The museum is suing Peter Higgs, who was fired in July 2023 after more than 1,800 items were discovered to be missing. Lawyers for the museum … Read more

Google Used a Black, Deaf Worker to Tout Its Diversity. Now She’s Suing for Discrimination

Hall says when she has access to an interpreter, they are rotated throughout the week, forcing her to repeatedly explain some technical concepts. “Google is going the cheap route,” Hall claims, saying her interpreters in university were more literate in tech jargon. Kathy Kaufman, director of coordinating services at DSPA, says it pays above market … Read more

Mass. lawyer who crashed snowmobile into parked Black Hawk helicopter suing government for $9.5M

Jeff Smith was whizzing along on a snowmobile one evening a few years back when something dark appeared in front of him. He hit his brakes but he couldn’t avoid clipping the rear tail of a Black Hawk helicopter parked on the trail. The March 2019 crash almost cost Smith his life and is now … Read more

A man who crashed a snowmobile into a parked Black Hawk helicopter is suing the government for $9.5M

BOSTON (AP) — Jeff Smith was whizzing along on a snowmobile one evening a few years back when something dark appeared in front of him. He hit his brakes but he couldn’t avoid clipping the rear tail of a Black Hawk helicopter parked on the trail. The March 2019 crash almost cost Smith his life … Read more

Sports streamer Fubo is suing Disney, FOX, and Warner Bros.

Some streaming services are slowly consolidating, creating packages, and, inevitably, turning into cable television. And the streamers who aren’t part of the pack are turning to legal action. Fubo — a streaming service that has shows and movies along with the choice to stream football, baseball, basketball, hockey, golf, and other sports — filed an … Read more

Powerball Told a Man He Won $340 Million. He’s Suing After Getting Nothing

A D.C. resident is suing the Powerball lottery system and the D.C. Office of Lottery and Gaming after a technical error left him without a prize of $340 million, accusing the lottery operators of conspiracy, negligence, and fraud. What Drew Noomi Rapace to Constellation? In the lawsuit, plaintiff John Cheeks states that on Jan. 6, … Read more

The US Government Is Suing Itself Over Silicon Valley Bank

Photo: Ian Dyball (Getty Images) Can’t we all just get along? Not if you’re an employee of the federal government. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) just filed a lawsuit against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) over a $1.45 billion tax bill stemming from the bailout of Silicon Valley Bank. Why Bitcoin won’t reach $1,000,000 … Read more

FTX Says It Expects to Repay Customers in Full. Some Are Suing for More

A group of former customers of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX are rebelling against a proposed plan that would return the entirety of the money they lost. In a lawsuit filed this week, the customers argue they are due a whole lot more. The plan laid out by FTX in December to return customer funds does … Read more

George Carlin’s estate is suing the creator of fake AI comedy special

George Carlin’s estate has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Dudesy, the media company that used generative artificial intelligence to produce a fake hour-long comedy special that imitates the deceased star’s voice and comedic style. The complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court on Thursday alleges that Carlin’s copyrighted materials and likeness were used without … Read more