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November 27, 2022

TikTok’s Owner Sued for Patent Infringement

A Texas-based technology company, Advanced Coding Technologies LLC (ACT), is suing Bytedance Ltd., owner of TikTok, for alleged patent infringement via the app, according to a suit filed in April 2022. 

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November 21, 2022

Casino Queen Inc. Faces Another Retaliation and Discrimination Lawsuit

(MILAN, Italy) — A long-time employee of an Illinois casino filed a federal lawsuit last month against his employer, alleging […]

November 15, 2022

Ben & Jerry’s Sues Unilever Over the Sale of Ice Cream in the Occupied West Bank

(LOS ANGELES) – Ben & Jerry’s has filed suit against its parent company Unilever, for the latter’s decision to sell […]

November 15, 2022

Comedians Sue Clayton County for Alleged Racial Profiling in Stop and Searches

(ATLANTA) — Eric André and Clayton English sue Clayton County alleging that they were racially profiled during an illegal stop and frisk by police officers inside the jet bridge at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.

November 15, 2022

Washington State’s Ban on For-Profit Prisons in Danger as California’s Circuit Court Finds Similar Case Unconstitutional

(TACOMA, Wash.) — The GEO Group, one of the world’s largest for-profit prison companies,  is seeking to block a private prison ban in Washington state. A recent ruling in California could lend precedent in their favor.