Meta’s massive $18 billion settlement with U.S. states has placed age verification at the center of the company’s efforts to address concerns over children’s use of social media. The agreement, which resolves claims that Meta designed its platforms in ways that encouraged excessive use among children, requires the company to strengthen protections for users under …

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China’s Hubei province, widely associated with the earliest outbreak of COVID-19, has turned to a major U.S. law firm as it seeks to overturn a $24.5 billion judgment won by the state of Missouri over allegations involving protective equipment during the pandemic. The People’s Government of Hubei Province and the Chinese Academy of Sciences asked …

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Barnes & Thornburg has filed a lawsuit against former NBA All-Star Luol Deng, seeking more than $1 million in unpaid legal fees connected to a series of real estate matters. The firm filed its claims in Cook County Circuit Court on August 26, accusing Deng of breach of contract and other claims. According to the …

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A senior U.S. Justice Department lawyer who helped defend several high-profile initiatives of President Donald Trump’s administration is heading back to Jones Day. Yaakov Roth will return to the Washington office of the law firm as a partner on September 8, following roughly a year and a half in senior roles within the Justice Department’s …

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Kirkland & Ellis has added Prerak “Pre” Shah as a partner in Houston, bringing aboard a prominent state attorneys general specialist from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as state-level enforcement becomes an increasingly important concern for major companies. Shah had served as co-leader of Gibson Dunn’s state attorneys general practice. His move comes at a time …

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A federal judge has stopped New York from enforcing its ambitious climate law that sought to make major fossil fuel companies contribute $75 billion toward the cost of dealing with climate-related damage. The ruling puts the state’s Climate Change Superfund Act on hold before it could begin collecting billions of dollars from energy companies. The …

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A Las Vegas jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of first-degree murder in connection with the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, bringing a criminal conviction to one of the most enduring mysteries in modern music history. The 63-year-old former gang leader was convicted after jurors deliberated for nearly three hours following …

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A federal judge in Boston has temporarily stopped the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing key provisions of a new rule aimed at tightening the way Americans vote by mail ahead of the November congressional elections. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued a temporary restraining order after Democratic-led states and voting rights organizations challenged the Postal …

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