A look at major lawsuits against Meta, other social media companies over harms to kidsIn a federal trial beginning Tuesday in Oakland, California, the Instagram and Facebook parent company is fighting claims that it has contr...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.40 AM IST
Paramount seeks $1.88 billion bond from US state AGs over merger lawsuitParamount Skydance requested a bond from states challenging its Warner Bros Discovery merger. The company faces significant daily fees if t...
18 Aug, 2026, 09.41 AM IST
BBC turns to US court to force Trump family testimony in $10 billion lawsuitThe BBC is seeking court permission to subpoena Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. for documents and testimony. This request stems from a ma...
18 Aug, 2026, 01.14 AM IST
US states seek $200 billion penalty in blockbuster Meta lawsuitA coalition of US states will seek around $200 billion in damages against Meta, which they accuse of intentionally designing Facebook and I...
16 Aug, 2026, 11.55 AM IST
Amazon reinstates binding arbitration, bars class-action lawsuitsIn emails on Friday, Amazon said the changes are effective immediately and customers agree to the terms by continuing to use the company'...
15 Aug, 2026, 07.25 AM IST
Why a judge just rejected Trump’s latest legal attack on HarvardA federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Harvard University of failing to protect Jewish students. The government did not show an ongoi...
14 Aug, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
Selena Gomez accused of fraud, sued by investors over collapse of mental health startup 'Wondermind'Investors have filed a lawsuit against Selena Gomez and Wondermind co-founders. They allege misrepresentation of the mental health startup'...
14 Aug, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
Trump sued over service that offers paid early access to Truth Social postsTwo media groups have sued to halt a new service offering paid access to presidential posts. This Truth API service provides early access t...
13 Aug, 2026, 10.45 PM IST
US judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit alleging Harvard failed to protect Jewish studentsA federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration against Harvard University. The administration alleged Harvard failed...
13 Aug, 2026, 09.42 PM IST
Lawsuit seeks to ban Trump Media from charging for early access to president's posts on US policyA federal lawsuit seeks to halt President Trump's Truth Social paid service. This new subscription offers early access to policy posts for ...
13 Aug, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Jury selection begins in Meta youth harms trial in California federal courtThe 2023 lawsuit, filed in federal court in Oakland, California, claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without thei...
13 Aug, 2026, 07.56 AM IST
Trump sued over service that offers paid early access to Truth Social postsDonald Trump is facing a lawsuit from The Intercept and Freedom of the Press Foundation seeking to halt Truth API, a paid service offering ...
13 Aug, 2026, 06.15 AM IST
What's the latest in the trials over claims social media is hurting children?The social media companies have denied allegations that their products have contributed to depression, anxiety, body-image issues and a bro...
12 Aug, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigationThe trial in Oakland, expected to last seven weeks, will test Colorado, Kentucky, California and New Jersey's allegations that Meta designe...
12 Aug, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Meta, YouTube, TikTok face thousands of lawsuits in the US over kids’ mental health: What we knowMajor social media firms face thousands of lawsuits across the United States. These legal actions allege platforms are designed to addict y...
12 Aug, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
US court rules Meta, other tech firms must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addictionThe San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by Meta and TikTok seeking to overturn a lower court ruling re...
11 Aug, 2026, 07.34 AM IST
US appeals court allows thousands of lawsuits against social media companies over user addiction claims to proceedAn appeals court permitted thousands of lawsuits against social media firms to advance. These suits allege companies designed products to a...
10 Aug, 2026, 10.13 PM IST