lawsuit

Cinema

Netflix sued over stolen Nicolas Cage World War II thriller

The lawsuit states that an encrypted copy of the film was on one of several hard drives stolen from Netflix offices in Los Angeles last month, and that the theft has compromised the sale of the film.

31 July 2026

USA

US Senate delays vote on Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination

The US Department of Justice said in a statement after the vote was postponed that it remains ready to work productively with senators Cornyn and Tillis to advance Blanche’s confirmation.

30 July 2026

Tech News

Anthropic to pay €1.3bn in biggest copyright settlement on record

A US judge has approved Anthropic's payout to authors whose pirated books trained its Claude chatbot, closing the first major settlement in a wave of copyright lawsuits against AI companies.

21 July 2026

Earth News

Trump wins legal battle to erase national park climate change signs

Donald Trump wants to “restore truth and sanity” to US history by removing signage on climate change, slavery and other topics.

3 July 2026

Business

Google ordered to pay Klarna €1.7 billion over search abuse

A Swedish court has ordered Google to pay 14.3 billion Swedish kronor plus interest (€1.7bn) in damages to PriceRunner, the price-comparison service owned by fintech group Klarna, ruling that the technology giant unlawfully favoured its own shopping service for years.

1 July 2026

Economy

Bank of Spain warns of 750,000-home shortfall nationwide

Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante, Valencia, Murcia and Málaga have the biggest gap (52.5%) between homes built and new households, especially in their capitals, home to up to 36% of families.

18 June 2026

Business

US states subpoena OpenAI over ChatGPT safety amid IPO push

A coalition of US state chief legal officers issued OpenAI a sweeping subpoena over the safety of people using ChatGPT, landing just as the company moves towards its initial public offering.

15 June 2026

Culture news

Why is clothing giant Patagonia suing famous drag queen Pattie Gonia?

American clothing company Patagonia has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against drag queen and environmental activist Pattie Gonia, prompting a public dispute over branding, activism, and intellectual property rights.

5 June 2026

Business

Small Portuguese liqueur brand wins legal fight against Louis Vuitton

French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton claimed the Portuguese company’s logo copied its famous initials, but a court ruled in favour of the small family-run brand.

11 May 2026

Culture news

Why has Dua Lipa filed a $15 million lawsuit against Samsung?

The lawsuit claims Samsung's packaging made it appear as though she endorsed the products, despite never agreeing to the campaign.

11 May 2026

Tech News

iPhone users may get up to $95 in Apple Siri settlement payouts

Apple has agreed to a $250 million (€230 million) settlement after being accused of misleading iPhone buyers over unreleased AI features linked to its Siri upgrade.

7 May 2026

Culture news

Actress sues James Cameron for ‘stealing’ her face for 'Avatar'

Avatar franchise director James Cameron is being sued by Q’orianka Kilcher over her allegation that he based an Avatar character on her image, without credit or compensation. The lawsuit says Cameron used Kilcher’s features without permission after seeing her in advert for 'The New World'.

7 May 2026

USA

FBI director files $250-million defamation suit against US magazine

According to The Atlantic, Patel's job as head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is in jeopardy in part because of what it said were "bouts of excessive drinking" and "unexplained absences".

20 April 2026

Earth News

Frankfurt Airport owners hit with €16m eco-lawsuit in Brazil

The owners of Germany’s biggest airport have been accused of clearing swathes of forests to build a logistics warehouse in Brazil.

22 March 2026

Earth News

Greenpeace fights for its life in €290 million lawsuit

The lawsuit relates to decade-old protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

27 February 2026

Earth News

US Supreme Court to hear Big Oil bid to dismiss climate suits

In their fight to block climate accountability cases, fossil fuel majors recently gained the ear of the highest court in the US.

24 February 2026