Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni found not guilty in fraud case that almost ended her career
The “Kim Kardashian of Italy” was accused of defrauding consumers over a 2022 charitable collaboration to sell branded “pandoro” Christmas cakes.
Lawsuit
Character.ai and Google will settle lawsuits over teen suicides
Documents made public on Tuesday and Wednesday did not provide any further details on a “mediated settlement” between parents and the companies.
Spotify hit with class action lawsuit alleging discovery mode is a ‘pay-for-play scheme’
Spotify’s Discovery Mode allows artists to flag songs to be boosted in Spotify’s algorithmic recommendations in exchange for a 30% royalty commission—but a lawsuit accuses the streaming company of boosting artists who pay them.
Spotify accused of ignoring ‘billions’ of fraudulent Drake streams—what we know about bot streams
A federal lawsuit filed Sunday in California federal court accuses Spotify of failing to prevent streaming fraud, including by allowing “billions” of bot-generated streams that allegedly boosted rapper Drake’s streaming numbers, though he is not named as a defendant.
Shein sues Temu over copyright infringement—claiming fast fashion rival sells counterfeits
Shein, the Chinese-owned fast-fashion giant, is suing rival Temu for copyright infringement, alleging the retailer “masquerades” as an online marketplace by copying products sold by Shein, which faces similar allegations from other brands and retailers.
Bolt’s former billionaire founder is in legal trouble — again
Earlier this year, Breslow settled a lawsuit that alleged he’d defaulted on a loan insured by his own company. Now, angry investors in Bolt, including BlackRock, have blocked it.
Johnson & Johnson will pay US$700 million to resolve baby powder marketing probe, report says
The pharmaceutical company will pay an estimated $700 million to resolve an investigation by more than 40 states into the pharmaceutical firm’s marketing of its talcum powder, according to Bloomberg, following thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn customers about cancer risks.