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  • May 13, 2026

    Entertainment Website 'Tester' Can Proceed With Tracking Suit

    A California federal judge has refused to toss a proposed class action accusing Anschutz Entertainment Group of illegally using tracking tools that transmitted website visitors' data to third parties, finding that two of the plaintiff's three wiretap and privacy claims could move forward and that her status as a website "tester" did not preclude her from pressing the suit.

  • May 13, 2026

    Roblox Exploits Kids' Labor To Build Games, Action Claims

    A Georgia mother accused gaming giant Roblox Corp. of turning her 13-year-old son into an unpaid game developer who worked more than 40 hours weekly, funneling him and millions of other children into a virtual currency system designed to trap their labor, according to a proposed class action filed in New York federal court.

  • May 13, 2026

    NCAA Says Injunction Mooted WVU Players' Eligibility Suit

    The NCAA has asked a West Virginia federal judge to toss the antitrust suit of four football players, arguing that the athletes lack standing because a preliminary injunction that allowed them to play during the 2025-26 season remedied their alleged injuries.

  • May 13, 2026

    Business Exec Says NBA Cut Him Out Of Airline Partnership

    A California businessman claims the NBA should have to cough up millions of dollars in damages for cutting him out of a lucrative sponsorship deal it struck with Emirates airline.

  • May 13, 2026

    Event Company Says NFL's Lions Can't Block TM Suit

    A Michigan events management company on Wednesday pushed back on the Detroit Lions' request for a Michigan federal judge to toss their trademark infringement suit, arguing the NFL team did nothing to disprove U.S. Events' claim that the Lions used their protected "Motor City Muscle" slogan to promote their team jerseys without their permission.

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