CBC British Columbia1d ago
Metro Vancouver board chair promises 'completely open book' review of North Shore wastewater treamtent plant
The Metro Vancouver Regional District has announced that an independent review of the $3.86-billion North Shore Wastewater Plant will resume its work, after litigation with the previous developer on the controversial project was settled.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/metro-vancouver-review-north-shore-wastewater-plant-9.7220061?cmp=rss
ZwillGen5d ago

Rather than waiting for AI-specific legislation, plaintiffs are trying to fit AI-related conduct into existing statutes and receiving mixed results from courts:

#AILitigation #DataPrivacy #Litigation #ArtificialIntelligence

https://www.zwillgen.com/litigation/old-statutes-new-targets-plaintiffs-using-existing-privacy-consumer-laws-against-ai-companies/

Old Statutes, New Targets: How Plaintiffs Are Using Existing Privacy and Consumer Laws Against AI Companies

Rather than waiting for AI-specific legislation, plaintiffs are trying to fit AI-related conduct into existing statutes.

ZwillGen
ZwillGen6d ago

Your CMP is supposed to protect you. But when deployed incorrectly, it becomes a plaintiff's Exhibit A. The 10 patterns behind the current wave of cookie litigation:

#CIPA #Litigation #CookieCompliance #ConsentManagement #CMP

https://www.zwillgen.com/litigation/top-10-ways-to-get-sued-over-cookies/

Top 10 Ways to Get Sued Over Cookies

When the CMP says one thing and the site does another, that isn’t just a configuration glitch, it’s a potential misrepresentation.

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Show threadBig Blu GnuMay 21

Also, $1.776 billion in taxpayer's money? Really? I suppose it's less ironic when you consider that Trump really wants $10 billion each time he files a lawsuit. https://reason.com/2026/05/21/the-1-776-billion-in-trumps-anti-weaponization-fund-fits-a-pattern-of-fanciful-figures/
Full story: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-president-who-sued-himself

#DonaldTrump #DOJ #frivolousLawsuits #irony #IRS #litigation #slushFund

The strange math behind Trump’s $1.776 billion settlement

The ‘anti-weaponization fund’ reflects Trump’s long pattern of arbitrary and inflated damages claims.

Reason.com
Matthew RimmerMay 21
Eva v Goliath: the 20-year-old climate activist taking on Trump and the fossil fuel industry
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/may/20/eva-lighthiser-trump-climate
Young Americans are suing the president for violating rights with executive orders that fuel the climate crisis. #climate #litigation #uslaw #uspol
Eva v Goliath: the 20-year-old climate activist taking on Trump and the fossil fuel industry

Young Americans are suing the president for violating rights with executive orders that fuel the climate crisis

The Guardian
Show threadJason BeetsMay 17

In 2023, I discussed the fight for accurate identity documents for trans, nonbinary, and intersex people, at the state and federal level.

https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-fight-for-accurate-identity.html

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#Trans #Nonbinary #Transgender #US #USA #LGBT #LGBTQ #Intersex #Litigation

The fight for accurate identity documents

  Transgender, nonbinary, and intersex Americans often have to fight to obtain identity documents that accurately reflect who they are. I ...

Marcus SchulerMay 15
Closing arguments wrapped in Musk v. Altman Thursday. The advisory jury deliberates Monday, but Judge Gonzalez Rogers has signaled she'll likely dismiss on timing grounds regardless. The credibility case may matter less than the procedural threshold. https://www.implicator.ai/an-advisory-jury-deliberates-monday-the-judge-has-already-signaled-her-hand/ #law #AI #litigation
Musk-Altman Jury Deliberates Monday, Judge Holds Final Say

Steven Molo ticked boxes on poster-board verdict forms in Oakland Thursday. Seven hours later, a nine-person advisory jury went home until Monday. The credibility brawl was theater; the case is procedure. Whatever the nine decide, Judge Gonzalez Rogers signaled she will likely dismiss on timing.

Implicator.ai
KProfsBlogMay 11

California law requires arbitration of wrongful death claims if the decedent agreed to arbitrate medical malpractice claims. But the line between negligent medical care and negligent custodial care is hard to draw in 24-hour skilled nursing facilities.

Today’s post explores the latest case to come before the California Supreme Court on this issue.

#law #contracts #arbitration #litigation #malpractice #wrongfuldeath

https://www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/05/resident-care-facility-cannot-compel-arbitration-of-wrongful-death-action/

CBC EdmontonMay 11
After more than a year of litigation, former AHS CEO’s wrongful dismissal lawsuit has much to sort out
Civil cases, especially complex ones, can take years to weave through the legal system. But 14 months after Athana Mentzelopoulos launched her wrongful dismissal suit, many Albertans may wonder about the status of the high-profile case.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/athana-mentzelopoulos-alleged-priviledged-records-9.7191958?cmp=rss
CBC CalgaryMay 11
After more than a year of litigation, former AHS CEO’s wrongful dismissal lawsuit has much to sort out
Civil cases, especially complex ones, can take years to weave through the legal system. But 14 months after Athana Mentzelopoulos launched her wrongful dismissal suit, many Albertans may wonder about the status of the high-profile case.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/athana-mentzelopoulos-alleged-priviledged-records-9.7191958?cmp=rss