Sesame Place spared M lawsuit by federal jury after character is accused of ignoring black children in viral clip
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Sesame Place spared $25M lawsuit by federal jury after character is accused of ignoring black children in viral clip

The $25 million racial discrimination lawsuit filed against Sesame Place alleging one of the theme park’s characters purposely ignored black children has been thrown out. A federal jury in Philadelphia unanimously voted “no” on Wednesday after determining that SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, the company that owns the Pennsylvania-based amusement park,…

Cafe serving kava and kratom sues NYC for shutting it down over ‘dangerous’ teas
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Cafe serving kava and kratom sues NYC for shutting it down over ‘dangerous’ teas

A Lower East Side man who sank his life savings into a cafe selling tea with kava and kratom said the city has wrongly shut him down — asserting the beverages are “dangerous adulterants.” Tobly McSmith, who opened Here & Now on Allen Street in December 2022, has filed a…

NYC doc that boasts over 70K Instagram followers claims boss hit on her at ‘sexy lingerie’ party: suit
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NYC doc that boasts over 70K Instagram followers claims boss hit on her at ‘sexy lingerie’ party: suit

A sexy Manhattan anesthesiologist whose globetrotting adventures include jaunts to Dubai and Paris and hobnobbing at parties with the likes of “Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson, claims her boss demeaned her as an “ingrate” and hit on her, she said in a lawsuit. Randa Jaafar, 44, who regales her more than…

Elon Musk’s ban on remote work at X beats disability bias claim
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Elon Musk’s ban on remote work at X beats disability bias claim

A federal judge in California on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing social media platform X of forcing out workers with disabilities after Elon Musk took over the company and barred employees from working remotely. US District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in San Francisco said the plaintiff in the 2022 proposed class action, Dmitry Borodaenko,…

Judge strikes down Biden admin ban on worker noncompete agreements
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Judge strikes down Biden admin ban on worker noncompete agreements

 A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday barred a Federal Trade Commission rule from taking effect that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers’ rivals or launch competing businesses. US District Judge Ada Brown in Dallas said the FTC, which enforces federal antitrust laws, does not…

Massive housing market changes are coming — here’s how you could be affected
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Massive housing market changes are coming — here’s how you could be affected

Changes from a landmark settlement affecting broker commissions from America’s largest real estate trade association take effect this weekend, potentially creating a more complex and uncertain buying process for consumers, according to industry experts. The changes made under the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) $418 million settlement, announced in March, “adds more…

Parents whose 13-day-old daughter died after having tainted Similac formula can sue Abbott Nutrition: judge
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Parents whose 13-day-old daughter died after having tainted Similac formula can sue Abbott Nutrition: judge

The parents of a baby girl who was only 13 days old when she died after officials said she drank tainted formula last year can move ahead with a lawsuit against mega-manufacturer Abbott Nutrition. Kentucky newborn Willow Jade Dellaquila died on Nov. 5, 2023, after she was infected with a dangerous…

Convict Harvey Weinstein finds the strength to sue for 0K from ‘Finding Neverland’
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Convict Harvey Weinstein finds the strength to sue for $500K from ‘Finding Neverland’

Weinstein follows suit Manhattan Supreme Court. A lawsuit just filed by prisoner Harvey Weinstein. Given the vagaries of today’s legal system, felons get let out thanks to people like NY’s District Attorney Alvin Bragg. And 9/11 programmers who instigated killing masses of Americans get offered plea deals. And Jeffrey Epstein,…

My luxe NYC pad with East River views exposed me to cancer: Lawsuit
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My luxe NYC pad with East River views exposed me to cancer: Lawsuit

Her killer view could be the death of her. A Murray Hill actress and skin-cancer survivor claims the massive, floor-to-ceiling windows in her $6.2 million luxury apartment overlooking the East River exposed her to so much ultraviolet radiation she developed lesions on her face. “I am in this surreal situation…