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☆ Manchester City is taking legal action against the English Premier League over commercial rules, per The Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Sammy Mncwabe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Manchester City has initiated legal action against the English Premier League (EPL) over commercial rules, the UK’s Times reported on Tuesday. City, which won a fourth successive Premier League title last month, is looking to end the league’s Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules, according to The Times, which reported on specific excerpts of the lawsuit. The APT rules came into effect in December 2021 after the Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United. According to The Times, City claims the APT rules are unlawful and are seeking damages from the league. In February 2023, the Premier League accused City of breaching more than 100 financial rules, and allegations included failing to provide accurate financial information, failing to comply with UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) regulations and failing to follow Premier League rules on profit and sustainability.

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☆ Former Bowlero exec says company threatened to report him to FBI in proposed extortion, retaliation suit
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging they were fired based on their age or out of retaliation, according to company securities filings and the proposed countersuit. Bowlero says that Tanase resigned and then had a change of heart when he realized he wouldn't get severance pay. Now, Tanase is seeking the court's permission to countersue Bowlero and the company's executive vice chairman, Brett Parker. I've told you this before," said Tanase, according to the transcript. He also claims Bowlero sued him to deter him from filing a complaint with the EEOC or serving as a witness in its investigation into Bowlero.

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☆ Jonathan Majors' ex filed a defamation lawsuit against the actor, saying his lies about her prompted death threats
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewJonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend has filed a defamation lawsuit against the embattled actor, alleging that his false denial of assaulting her and his depiction of her as a liar has prompted death threats against her. "Now that Majors can no longer physically abuse Grace, he has resorted to very publicly abusing her reputation," Jabbari's lawsuit says. In addition to defamation, Jabbari's lawsuit against Majors alleges assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and malicious prosecution. The lawsuit accuses Majors of pushing Jabbari so hard during a September 2022 incident that her back was bruised. "I'm in love, I'm transitioning, I'm healing, I'm growing [and] I'm getting excited about what's next," Good told People on the red carpet.

Persons: —, Jonathan Majors, Grace Jabbari, III, Grace, Priya Chaudhry, Majors, Jabbari, Meagan, What's Organizations: Service, Marvel, Business, ABC News, Majors, NAACP, Hollywood Locations: Manhattan, New York City, Los Angeles

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney on Thursday appealed a judge's dismissal of its free speech lawsuit over what it described as Gov. A separate lawsuit over who controls the district also is still pending in state court in Orlando. Disney had argued that legislation signed by DeSantis and passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature transferring control of the Disney World governing district from Disney supporters to DeSantis appointees was in retaliation for the company publicly opposing the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law. Before control of the district changed hands from Disney allies to DeSantis appointees early last year, the Disney supporters on its board signed agreements with Disney shifting control over design and construction at Disney World to the company. Disney has filed counterclaims that include asking the state court to declare the agreements valid and enforceable.

Persons: Disney, Ron DeSantis, Walt Disney, ”, ” DeSantis, DeSantis, District Judge Allen Winsor, Winsor, Richard Foglesong, “, ” Foglesong, Jacob Schumer, ” Schumer, Mike Schneider Organizations: Walt, Disney, DeSantis, Republican, District, Rollins College, Disney World, Orlando Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, Florida, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Orlando

I don’t know whether they did it on purpose or by mistake, through thoughtlessness,” Putin said of Ukraine at a meeting with students. Putin offered no details to support the allegation that Ukraine was to blame, which other Russian officials have also made. Ukrainian officials have not said whether their military shot down the plane, but they called for an international investigation. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesBoth sides in Russia's 23-month-long war in Ukraine have often used accusations to sway opinion at home and abroad. Ukrainian officials confirmed that a prisoner exchange was due to happen Wednesday but said it was called off.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, ” Putin, Mykola Oleshchuk, “, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Authorities Locations: Russia’s Belgorod, thoughtlessness, Ukraine, Belgorod, Moscow, russia, ukraine

☆ In blow to Fox Corp., judge rules Smartmatic case over 2020 election lies can proceed
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Cohen already let the case proceed against Fox News — and on Wednesday, he rejected a request by Fox Corporation to throw out the claims against the parent company. The parent corporation had argued that it shouldn’t be involved in the defamation case because it only had general oversight of Fox News itself. The case is still in the discovery phase, with some major depositions taking place in the past month, including former Fox Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch. The decision boosts Smartmatic’s case against the right-wing media behemoth. A similar 2020-related lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems was also allowed to proceed against Fox and its parent company.

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Berkshire Hathaway settled a billion-dollar lawsuit with the Haslam family over how Berkshire accounted for the value of Pilot Travel Centers, which would affect the price paid in a forced buyout of the family's remaining stake in that truck-stop giant, both sides said Sunday night. The Haslam family and its Pilot Corp. in the suit filed this fall alleged that Berkshire Hathaway improperly adopted a form of accounting of the value of Pilot Travel Centers that would have led to a sharply lower price Berkshire would pay to acquire the family's remaining 20% stake in PTC. Berkshire in turn had accused Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam of offering payments to PTC executives to boost the value of the company so that his family would get a bigger buyout from Berkshire, which controls PTC. The Haslam family and Pilot Corp. strongly denied those claims. Berkshire and Pilot Corp. in similar press statements Sunday night said that they had reached an agreement to fully settle the Delaware Chancery case.

Persons: Berkshire Hathaway, Haslam, Greg Abel, Warren Buffett, Jimmy Haslam Organizations: Berkshire, Travel Centers, Pilot Corp, PTC, Cleveland Browns Locations: Berkshire, Delaware Chancery, New York, Delaware

The request for documents and communications was made Thursday by the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, now controlled by DeSantis appointees. The district wants all Disney communications about DeSantis, as well as communications dealing with laws passed by the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature that switched control of the district from Disney supporters to the governors’ appointees and nullified deals the company made with the Disney-controlled district before the state takeover. Before control of the district changed hands from Disney allies to DeSantis appointees, the Disney supporters on its board signed agreements with Disney shifting control over design and construction at Disney World to the company. The new DeSantis appointees claimed the “eleventh-hour deals” neutered their powers, and the district sued the company in state court to have the contracts voided. Political Cartoons View All 1253 ImagesDisney has filed counterclaims which include asking the state court to declare the agreements valid and enforceable.

Persons: Ron DeSantis ’, “, ”, DeSantis, Mike Schneider Organizations: —, — Florida Gov, Disney, Walt Disney World, Central, Republican, Florida Legislature, The Central, Improvement Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, — Florida, Central Florida, Florida, The Central Florida, Tallahassee

☆ Judge narrows lawsuit over 'South Park' streaming rights
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 14 (Reuters) - A New York trial judge has narrowed Warner Bros Discovery's lawsuit against Paramount Global (PARA.O) over the rights to stream "South Park," the animated comedy featuring foul-mouthed children. She also dismissed a claim that Paramount failed to act in good faith, because that claim duplicated Warner's breach of contract claim. Warner sued in February, saying Paramount breached the agreement by providing only 14 new episodes, and diverted other new "South Park" content to its Paramount+ streaming service under a $900 million agreement with Parker and Stone. "South Park" was launched in August 1997 on Comedy Central, owned by Paramount. The case is WarnerMedia Direct LLC v Paramount Global et al, New York State Supreme Court, New York County, No.

Persons: Alyssa Pointer, Margaret Chan, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, HBO Max, Warner, Parker, Stone, countersued Warner, Jonathan Stempel, Franklin Paul Organizations: Warner Bros . Discovery Atlanta, REUTERS, Warner Bros, Paramount Global, Paramount, HBO, Comedy Central, New York, Court, Franklin Paul Our, Thomson Locations: Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, York, Manhattan, New, Court , New York County, New York

It was the first of at least four strikes involving multiple munitions on different sections of the sprawling complex between 1 a.m. and 10 a.m. Friday morning. Hours after the final blast, the Israeli military blamed unspecified Palestinian militants, saying a “misfired projectile” aimed at Israel Defense Forces troops deployed nearby had instead hit the hospital. The strikes did not cause mass casualties, but Israel is under increasing international pressure to avoid targeting hospitals. Hospital officials deny Hamas operates there and have said patients are dying for lack of food, fuel and other supplies. The evidence reviewed by The Times from Al-Shifa points more directly to strikes by Israel — whether on purpose or by accident is unclear.

Persons: Mohammed Abu Salmiya, Shifa, Israel, Israel — Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, The New York Times, The Times Locations: Israel, Gaza, Al, Ahli

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney on Tuesday released a study showing its economic impact in Florida at $40.3 billion as it battles Florida Gov. Disney accounted for 263,000 jobs in Florida, more than three times the actual workforce at Walt Disney World, according to the study conducted by Oxford Economics and commissioned by Disney, covering fiscal year 2022. The jobs include Disney employees as well as jobs supported by visitor spending off Disney World property. In central Florida, Disney directly accounts for 1 in 8 jobs, and for every direct job at Disney World, another 1.7 jobs are supported across Florida, Oxford Economics said. Before control of the district changed hands from Disney allies to DeSantis appointees, the Disney supporters on its board signed agreements with Disney shifting control over design and construction at Disney World to the company.

Persons: Disney, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, “, Mike Schneider Organizations: Florida Gov, Disney, Walt Disney, Oxford Economics, Sunshine State, Central, Florida Legislature Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, Florida, Disney, Oxford, DeSantis, Southern California, Orlando , Florida, Central Florida, Orlando, Tallahassee

The countersuit comes months after the institution sued him and others over the scandal. “These two statements fortified Defendant’s belief that the 25 paintings were authentic Basquiats,” said the former museum CEO. Political Cartoons View All 1247 ImagesDe Groft is seeking more than $50,000 for wrongful termination, defamation and breach of contract. An email seeking comment was sent Tuesday evening to a spokeswoman for the Orlando Museum of Art. Basquiat, who lived and worked in New York City, found success in the 1980s as part of the neo-Expressionism movement.

Persons: —, Jean, Michel Basquiat, Aaron De Groft, De Groft, ”, Groft, Basquiat, Thad Mumford, Mumford, Michael Barzman, Mike Schneider Organizations: FBI, Orlando Museum of Art, American Alliance of Museums, FedEx Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, Florida, Orlando , Florida, tatters, New York City, Los Angeles

☆ Israel Accuses Freelance Photographers of Advance Knowledge of Oct. 7 Attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Mark Landler | More About Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

“It is reckless to make those allegations, putting our journalists on the ground in Israel and Gaza at risk,” the statement said. The furor over the Gaza photographers is part of a broader information war that has raged alongside the actual war. But it said in a statement that it was no longer working with Mr. Eslaiah, who filed the earliest and most extensive photos of the attack. There were other red flags about Mr. Eslaiah. He said he had no advance knowledge of the attack and had no links to Hamas, despite the photo with Mr. Sinwar.

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Morale and trust within the Walt Disney World government has deteriorated since allies of Florida Gov. With the departure of so many district employees in such a short period of time, the district is “no longer functional,” a facilities director who left last month wrote in her exit survey. Disney has sued DeSantis and the members of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board in federal court in Tallahassee over the takeover, claiming its free speech rights were violated. Disney is also battling the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District in state court in Orlando. Before control of the district changed hands, the Disney supporters on its board signed agreements with Disney to shift control over design and construction at Disney World to the company.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, ”, “, there’s, DeSantis, hadn't, Matthew Oberly, Martin Garcia, ” Garcia, Glen Gilzean, Gilzean, Mike Schneider Organizations: —, Walt Disney, Florida Gov, Central, District, Associated Press, Republican, GOP, Florida Legislature, Disney, Improvement Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, Florida, Central Florida, “, Reedy, cronyism, Tallahassee, Orlando

Ron DeSantis' appointees is dragging its feet in providing requested documents to Disney in a lawsuit over who has design and construction powers over the company’s sprawling theme park resort in central Florida, Disney said in court papers. The new DeSantis appointees claimed the “eleventh-hour deals” neutered their powers, and the district sued the company in state court to have the contracts voided. Disney has filed counterclaims which include asking the state court to declare the agreements valid and enforceable. Disney also is seeking from DeSantis’ office and several state agencies internal communications, including text messages and emails, and documents. DeSantis and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District have asked a federal judge to throw out Disney’s First Amendment lawsuit, calling it meritless.

Persons: Walt, Ron DeSantis, Disney, ” Disney, DeSantis, Mike Schneider Organizations: Walt Disney, Florida Gov, Disney, Central, Improvement, “ Productions Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, Florida, Central Florida

☆ Disney accuses DeSantis-appointed district of withholding key lawsuit documents for nearly 2 months
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Walt Disney World is currently locked in a lawsuit with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, formerly called the Reedy Creek Improvement District, was controlled by Disney allies for more than five decades until it was taken over by DeSantis appointees earlier this year. AdvertisementAdvertisementDisney has filed counterclaims which include asking the state court to declare the agreements valid and enforceable. Disney also is seeking from DeSantis' office and several state agencies internal communications, including text messages, emails, and documents. DeSantis and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District have asked a federal judge to throw out Disney's First Amendment lawsuit, calling it meritless.

Persons: Disney, Ron DeSantis, —, Walt, DeSantis Organizations: Walt Disney, Central, Service, Florida Gov, Disney, Improvement, Productions Locations: Central Florida, Florida, ORLANDO, Fla

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney attorneys want to question a previous administrator of the governing district that provides municipal services to Walt Disney World as part of its defense against a state lawsuit brought by a board made up of appointees of Florida Gov. The agreements were signed in February before the district takeover by the DeSantis appointees, who claim the contracts neutered their powers. The appointees are now suing Disney in state court in an attempt to void the deals. One of the arguments the DeSantis appointees make about why the agreements should be voided is that they weren't properly publicized. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesDisney has filed counterclaims in the state lawsuit which include asking the state court to declare the agreements valid and enforceable.

Persons: —, Ron DeSantis, John Classe, DeSantis, Glen, Mike Schneider Organizations: — Disney, Walt Disney, Florida Gov, Central, DeSantis, Republican, Florida Legislature, Disney, Classe Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, Central Florida, Florida, Glen Gilzean, Classe

The legal filings marked an escalation in the battle between the entertainment giant and DeSantis, a candidate for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Disney has sued DeSantis in federal court, claiming the governor violated its free speech rights by punishing it for expressing opposition to the law. Meanwhile, the governing district now controlled by DeSantis appointees has sued Disney in state court. Disney filed counterclaims that include asking a state court to declare the agreements valid and enforceable. The DeSantis allies are arguing that one of the reasons the agreements should be invalidated is they weren't properly publicized.

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☆ Mike Lindell's belligerent Dominion depositions: Hawking MyPillow dog blankets on Steve Bannon's podcast and scaring away court reporters
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Lindell insulted him, his lawyers, the judge, and took a break to go on Steve Bannon's podcast. When he stood up to take a call in the middle of questioning, Coomer's lawyers called it a day. In an interview with Insider on Friday, Lindell called Coomer's lawyers "creepy" and "evil." He said he had to take a personal "emergency call" before the deposition ended, and that Coomer's lawyers were aware it was coming. During the depositions, Lindell fiercely guarded his pillow company's brand and bristled at any suggestion that one of its latest products, the MyPillow 2.0, could be subpar.

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☆ DeSantis board asks court to dismiss Disney's counterclaims in contract clash
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ron DeSantis to oversee Walt Disney World's special tax district asked a state court to dismiss Disney 's bid to recover damages over a breach of contracts counterclaim. "All of Disney's counterclaims fail as a matter of law," attorneys for the district board wrote in a court filing Wednesday in circuit court in Orange County, Florida. That's mainly because Disney's contracts are "void as a matter of Florida law and therefore have never had any legal force or existence," the board wrote. Shortly thereafter, DeSantis, who signed the Republican-backed legislation, targeted the special district that had allowed Disney to effectively self-govern its Orlando-area theme parks for decades. The DeSantis-backed board members had voted to nullify Disney's contracts after accusing the company of trying to undermine the new board's authority and sneaking the deals through right before the change in leadership took place.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Disney's, Disney, DeSantis Organizations: Florida Gov, Walt Disney, Disney, Republican Locations: Orange County , Florida, Florida, Orlando, Reedy Creek, District, Central Florida

☆ Disney goes on offense in DeSantis board's lawsuit, seeks damages for breach of contract
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Spokespeople for the board and Disney did not immediately respond to CNBC's requests for comment. Disney's requests came in a 55-page filing denying the district board's allegations in its state-level lawsuit against the entertainment giant. The company seeks damages over the alleged breach, as well as a court order for the district to comply with development contracts that are at the heart of the legal fight between Disney and DeSantis. Disney has filed counterclaims, including a breach of contracts claim, against the board of supervisors picked by DeSantis to oversee Walt Disney World's special tax district, a Thursday court filing shows. Ron DeSantis may say he's " moved on " from his long-running feud with Disney , but the House of Mouse isn't easing up.

Persons: DeSantis, Spokespeople, Ron DeSantis, Walt, Donald Trump, Bob Iger, — Organizations: Disney, Walt Disney, Florida Gov, Improvement, Walt Disney World, Central, Republican, CNBC Locations: Central Florida, Florida, Orange County , Florida

☆ Do You Know a Politically Motived Prosecution When You See One? - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Jesse Wegman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

If you’re feeling bewildered by all the claims and counterclaims of politicization, you’re not alone. The Justice Department will always be led by a political appointee, and most state and local prosecutors are elected. That means extremely clear rules for investigators and prosecutors and eternal vigilance for the rest of us. So how to distinguish an investigation or prosecution based solely on the facts from one motivated improperly by politics? More often, though, it takes some work to determine whether an investigation or prosecution is on the level.

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☆ US charges second Frank college aid executive with defrauding JPMorgan
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Companies JPMorgan Chase & Co FollowNEW YORK, July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday unveiled an indictment charging Olivier Amar, who helped run college financial aid startup Frank, with defrauding JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) into buying their company for $175 million. Amar, who was Frank's chief growth officer, was charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy, becoming the second company official indicted in the case. Lawyers for Amar, whose whereabouts were not immediately known, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan also did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The bank shut down Frank in January, and Chief Executive Jamie Dimon branded the acquisition a "huge mistake."

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Crocs sued Joybees in federal court on Thursday, expanding on a separate lawsuit that the Colorado-based company filed in 2021. The new complaint, accusing Joybees and its chief executive of unfair competition, came a day after Joybees filed claims in the same court against Crocs. Joybees also said it was seeking a declaration that its shoes had not violated Crocs' intellectual property protections. Joybees, according to Crocs' lawsuit, hired key operations and manufacturing employees from Crocs. The cases are Crocs Inc v Joybees LLC, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, 1:23-cv-01719-NRN and 21-cv-02859-PAB-MEH.

Persons: Crocs, Joybees, Kellen McCarvel, McCarvel, Porter Kaye Scholer, Jonathan Cooperman, Kelley Drye, Chad Nitta, Rock, Saul Rostamian, Sheppard Mullin, Mike Scarcella, Leigh Jones Organizations: Colorado Joybees, Crocs, Joybees, Investment, District of, Arnold, Warren, Thomson Locations: Colorado, Denver, Crocs, District of Colorado

June 22 (Reuters) - Pop star Kesha on Thursday settled a lawsuit brought by her former producer Dr. Luke, who claimed that she defamed him by accusing him of raping her. Dr. Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald, denied assaulting Kesha and said it was "time for me to put this difficult matter behind me and move on with my life." A lawyer for Dr. Luke had no further comment, and a lawyer for Kesha could not immediately be reached for comment. The court also said that Kesha should be allowed to file counterclaims against Dr. Luke for emotional distress, punitive damages and legal fees. In 2014, Kesha sued Dr. Luke and Sony Group's (6758.T) Sony Music in order to get out of her multi-album recording deal, saying the producer had drugged and raped her in 2005.

Persons: Kesha, Luke, Kesha Rose Sebert, Lukasz Gottwald, Dr, Sony Group's, Lady Gaga, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: New, The New, Appeals, Sony, Thomson Locations: The New York, New York

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