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Sony faces $2.7 bn class action from UK PlayStation users

Sony faces $2.7 bn class action from UK PlayStation users

Japanese entertainment giant Sony will face a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) class action lawsuit starting Tuesday in London, accused of allegedly breaching competition law by overcharging millions of UK PlayStation users. The claimants' website accuses Sony of "exploiting its UK customers" for nearly a decade by

How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability

How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability

(AMHERST, MASS.) A Los Angeles courtroom is hosting what may become the most consequential legal challenge Big Tech has ever faced. This is an inflection point in the global debate over Big Tech liability: For the first time, an American jury is being asked to decide whether platform design itself

A second chance for the Colonial? Billings landlord wants to rehab troubled apartments

The last days of the troubled, boarded-up Colonial might not be so final after all. On March 3, a local landlord reached out to Billings City Council with an urgent request to halt any demolition of the building to give the apartments a second life. Apex Property Management owner

Legal experts: Supreme Court should decide energy policy framework over climate lawsuits

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the fall over a case to decide whether states can sue fossil fuel companies for damages related to global climate change. The court agreed to hear arguments in Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County. The

Judge orders tariff refunds, but Friday's hearing could set course

(The Center Square) – The government must refund more than $130 billion in tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump's unconstitutional tariff regime, even to those who did not file a refund suit. Judge Richard Eaton at the Court of International Trade ordered the administration on Wednesday to begin refunding

WATCH: Democratic officials sue Trump over new tariff

(The Center Square) – Democratic attorneys general across the U.S. sued the Trump administration Thursday to stop the implementation of a new 15% global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. The lawsuit comes on the heel of the 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on

Murrill announces agreement with Vanguard over ESG policies

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has announced a first-of-its kind settlement with The Vanguard Group regarding its ESG policies. In 2024, Louisiana and 13 other states filed a lawsuit against major investment firms Blackrock, State Street and Vanguard alleging the firms used their ownership interests in major coal