Civil lawsuits

S’pore High Court halts defamation suit filed by X Corp, says case should be heard in US

The Singapore case was filed by X Corp’s Singapore subsidiary in July 2024.

Brother v brother: Youngest sibling wins suit against eldest over mum’s estate

The judge also concluded that the defendants had fabricated the story of how they purportedly raised the money to buy the house.

Tyra Banks sues Netflix for defamation over America’s Next Top Model docuseries

The lawsuit says that the docuseries defamed Tyra Banks by implication and portrayed her in a false light.

OpenAI wins dismissal of trade secret lawsuit by Elon Musk’s xAI

A US district judge ruled that Elon Musk's xAI failed to prove that OpenAI had induced its former engineer to misappropriate trade secrets.

Woman fails in claim for income from grandfather’s Islamic charitable trusts for mosque

The grandfather had created wakafs for the establishment of a mosque known as Masjid Kassim and a burial ground known as Kubur Kassim.

Blake Lively can recover legal fees from Justin Baldoni, US judge rules

The judge ruled after Blake Lively (left) settled her lawsuit accusing Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation in connection with their 2024 movie It Ends With Us.

Johnson & Johnson beats lawsuit alleging that talc caused 3 women’s cancer

Johnson & Johnson stopped selling talc-based baby powder in the United States in 2020, switching to a cornstarch product.

Cyclist who sued for $500k in payouts awarded $55k over Nicoll Highway collision with motorcyclist

Deputy Registrar Sim Mei Ling awarded the cyclist around $55,000 after finding his claims for future earnings speculative.

Chicago prosecutor denies opening investigation of E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of rape

FILE — Author E. Jean Carroll leaves the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in lower Manhattan, Sept. 6, 2024. Andrew Boutros, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney for Northern Illinois, has opened a criminal investigation into Carroll, the 82-year-old former magazine writer who accused President Trump of sexual assault, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times)

DOJ launches criminal probe into E. Jean Carroll, source says

FILE PHOTO: Writer E. Jean Carroll leaves the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where former U.S. President Donald Trump is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her, who accused Trump of raping her nearly three decades ago, in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 6, 2024. REUTERS/Adam Gray/File Photo

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