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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

World's largest HR group asked judge to exclude evidence of its HR expertise in discrimination case

SHRM faces trial for alleged racial discrimination; judge allowed evidence that SHRM's HR expertise is relevant and punitive damages may be awarded.
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Spyware maker NSO Group blocked from WhatsApp | TechCrunch

A federal judge has granted Meta-owned WhatsApp's request for a permanent injunction blocking Israeli cyberintelligence company NSO Group from targeting the messaging app's users. At the same time, the judge dramatically reduced the fine that NSO Group must pay to Meta. Earlier this year, a jury decided that the cyberintelligence company would have to pay Meta more than $167 million following a 2019 campaign that targeted more than 1,400 WhatsApp users, including human rights activists and journalists.
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#defamation
fromABA Journal
3 months ago
US politics

Immunity doesn't protect Trump from $83.3M defamation verdict over sexual assault denials, 2nd Circuit rules

fromFortune
3 months ago
US politics

$83M verdict stands: Appeals court slams Trump's attacks on E. Jean Carroll as 'extraordinary and egregious'

fromABA Journal
3 months ago
US politics

Immunity doesn't protect Trump from $83.3M defamation verdict over sexual assault denials, 2nd Circuit rules

fromFortune
3 months ago
US politics

$83M verdict stands: Appeals court slams Trump's attacks on E. Jean Carroll as 'extraordinary and egregious'

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fromPitchfork
4 months ago

Anti-Flag's Justin Sane Ordered to Pay Nearly $2 Million in Damages in Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Justin Sane ordered to pay nearly $2 million in damages for rape allegations from 2010.
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