Tag: Lawsuit
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Trump Sues Jan. 6 Panel in Bid to Block Subpoena
Former U.S. President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to avoid being compelled to testify or provide any documentation to a congressional panel investigating his supporters’ violent attack on the U.S. Capitol last year. The House committee investigating the attack of Jan. 6, 2021 had unanimously issued a subpoena for the Republican…
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Jay-Z Sues Bacardi Over D’Usse Financial Transparency
Jay-Z is suing Bacardi Limited over lack of financial transparency in their D’Usse partnership. TMZ reports that the businessman, also known as Shawn Carter, is inquiring about how much money the cognac line has made, and his lawsuit is demanding that information. Carter’s company, SC Liquor, is also pressing for “financial clarity” from the…
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FG sues Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta over adverts, demands N30bn
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has said it filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court, Abuja against Meta Platforms Incorporated (owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) and its agent AT3 Resources Limited. The country’s apex advertising governing agency revealed on Tuesday that the advertisements on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp in the…
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Kobe Bryant’s Widow Awarded $16m Over Leaked Crash Photos
Kobe Bryant’s widow has been awarded $16m (£13.6m) in damages over leaked graphic photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, the US basketball star and his daughter in 2020. Vanessa Bryant, 40, said she had panic attacks after learning images taken by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies and firefighters had…
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Donald Trump Sues US Justice Department over Mar-a-Lago Search
Former US President Donald Trump has asked a judge to freeze the justice department’s investigation of files seized from his Mar-a-Lago home. In a lawsuit, his legal team asked that an independent lawyer be appointed to oversee the documents that FBI agents took earlier this month. Eleven sets of classified files were taken from Mr…
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US Judge Dismisses Rape Lawsuit Against Cristiano Ronaldo
The lawsuit sought a further payout after Ronaldo had already paid a woman $375,000 in hush money following her claim he raped her in Las Vegas in 2009; US District Judge Jennifer Dorsey kicked the case out of court on Friday over the way documents were obtained A US judge has dismissed the Las Vegas…
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Rite Foods Ltd V NBC Case Resumes at Federal High Court
Rite Foods’ contempt proceedings against the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) and its managing director- Mathieu Seguin-came up for the first time on 12, July 2021 before Hon. Justice Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Lagos. During the proceedings, Rite Foods’ counsel, Muyiwa Ogungbenro, informed the court that there are several applications before the court that…