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Indiana Doctor Who Helped 10-Year-Old Rape Victim Get Abortion Sues State AG Over ‘Sham Investigation’
Topline Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the doctor who helped a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio obtain an abortion, sued Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita Thursday for opening an investigation into her, acc...
Eric André Sues Police For Racial Profiling, Seizing Cash At Atlanta Airport
Even though he’s not Martin Luther King, Eric André is now fighting to end a civil rights nightmare. After the comedian said he was racially profiled at Atlanta’s airport, André filed a federal lawsui...
ASIC fires industry warning shot as it sues BPS Financial over crypto promo
Australia’s financial regulator has issued a stark warning to Australian crypto asset providers amid launching civil proceedings against Australian firm BPS Financial Pty Ltd (BPS) over “misleading” r...
Australian Markets Regulator Sues Promoter of Crypto Token Qoin
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said the advertisements made “false, misleading or deceptive representations” that consumers will be able to exchange Qoin token...
New York’s Leticia James Sues Crypto Firm Nexo
Leticia James – New York’s attorney general – is joining several other states in a class-action lawsuit against cryptocurrency firms Nexo Inc. and Nexo Capital Inc. for allegedly lying to clients abou...
US DOJ Sues Founder of Defunct Crypto Mixer Over Failure to Pay $60M Fine
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has sued Larry Dean Harmon, the founder of defunct cryptocurrency mixer Helix, for failing to pay a civil penalty of $60 million since his indictment in 2...
PGA Tour sues LIV Golf’s Saudi backers to force evidence discovery
Team Captain Brooks Koepka of Smash GC and caddie Ricky Elliott shake hands on the 18th green during day three of the LIV Golf Invitational – Jeddah at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club on Oc...
U.S. Department of Justice sues founder of Helix crypto mixer to recover $60 million
The United States Justice Department (DOJ) has formally sued the founder of Helix cryptocurrency mixer in a bid to recover a $60 million civil penalty. In the lawsuit, the DOJ indicated that Larry Ha...
Teen Chess Grandmaster Sues Chess.com And World Champion Carlsen For $100 Million Over Cheating Allegations
Topline A 19-year-old American chess grandmaster whom Chess World Champion Magnus Carlsen accused of cheating last month filed a defamation lawsuit in federal court Thursday against the world No. 1 pl...
Hans Niemann sues Magnus Carlsen, others for $100 million over chess cheating claims
US international grandmaster Hans Niemann waits his turn to move during a second-round chess game against Jeffery Xiong on the second day of the Saint Louis Chess Club Fall Chess Classic in St. Louis,...
Medieval Times sues union over trademark infringement
Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament, a family dinner theater featuring staged medieval-style games, sword-fighting, and jousting performed by a cast of 75 actors and 20 horses, held in Lyndhurst, New...
Custodia Bank sues the Fed over ‘favoritism’ after U.S. oldest lender received approval to offer crypto
United States digital assets bank Custodia Bank has filed a lawsuit alleging ‘favoritism’ after authorities allowed mainstream lender BNY Mellon to offer crypto services. In the lawsuit filed before ...
Coin Center Sues Over Treasury’s Tornado Cash Sanctions
Users that are “dusted” still face criminal liability and reporting obligations, suit alleges Outcome of lawsuit will be precedent-setting in whether the Treasury can continue sanctioning code Non-pro...
Coin Center Sues Treasury Over Tornado Cash Ban
Crypto policy non-profit Coin Center filed a federal lawsuit against the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) on Wednesday, claiming the government agency unlawfully overrea...
Grayscale taking SEC to court over spot BTC ETF, CoinCenter sues US Treasury for Tornado Cash ban
The biggest news in the cryptosphere for Oct. 12 includes Grayscale’s lawsuit against the SEC for not approving a U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF, CoinCenter’s lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury for overstepping...
Coin Center sues US Treasury over Tornado Cash sanctions
Crypto advocacy group Coin Center has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury Department for overstepping its legal authority by sanctioning Tornado Cash, which allegedly impedes the privacy rights ...
Crypto Think Tank Coin Center Sues US Treasury Over Tornado Cash Sanctions
“An order effectively requiring Defendants to decriminalize use of the 20 Tornado Cash addresses would allow Plaintiffs to conduct their legitimate activities with some measure of anonymity, use their...
Coin Center Sues US Treasury Over Tornado Cash Ban — Lawsuit Says Government’s Action ‘Was Unlawful’ – Bitcoin News
The non-profit that focuses on policy issues facing cryptocurrencies, Coin Center, has filed a lawsuit against the Treasury department, the secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, and the Office of Fo...
Coin Center Sues OFAC Over Tornado Cash Sanctions
Crypto think tank Coin Center has been one of the most critical voices against the U.S. Treasury and the sanctions imposed on the Ethereum-based decentralized exchange (DEX) Tornado Cash. The platform...
Former ‘Real Housewives’ Star Bethenny Frankel Sues TikTok, Alleging App Profits From Scammers Stealing Her Likeness
Bethenny Frankel says she’s had enough of scammers on TikTok using her voice, image or content to sell counterfeit products. The entrepreneur and star of “The Real Housewives of New York” filed a fede...
Trump Sues CNN For Defamation In Latest Lawsuit Against Foe
Topline Former President Donald Trump sued CNN for defamation Monday, arguing the cable network has unfairly attacked him in recent years, marking the latest in a series of post-presidency lawsuits fi...
CFTC Sues Founder of Crypto Exchange Digitex for Pumping Token, Failing to Register
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission has sued Adam Todd, the founder of crypto derivatives exchange Digitex, for allegedly running an illegal trading platform. The CFTC says Digitex has “never b...
Thai SEC Sues Bitkub Crypto Exchange For Alleged Wash Trade
Thailand was the first in Southeast Asia to implement digital-assets regulations in 2018. The move attracted investors to cryptocurrencies. After that, however, the crypto industry started facing setb...
Thailand’s SEC sues 5 for wash trading activities
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing five entities over wash trading activities on two crypto exchanges, Bitkub and Satang corporation. According to a Sept. 27 press release fr...
Wisconsin House Speaker Sues Jan. 6 Committee After Receiving Subpoena About Trump Call
Topline Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) sued the House January 6 Committee Sunday in an effort to block a subpoena for his testimony, according to court documents, showing the committee is lo...
Blockchain firm sues Coinbase for $350M alleging patent infringement
Crypto exchange Coinbase has found itself in legal hot water after being accused by blockchain-based software firm Veritaseum Capital of infringing on a patent relating to its blockchain technology — ...
Firm previously accused of fraud sues Coinbase for patent infringement
A firm that previously weathered fraud allegations from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking $350 million from Coinbase in a lawsuit that alleges the exchange infringed on its ...
Veritaseum Capital Sues Coinbase for Patent Infringement
Veritaseum is demanding $350 million from Coinbase. The Federal court in Delaware received the case filing. According to Reuters, Veritaseum Capital LLC is suing Coinbase for patent infringement relat...
CFTC Sues a DAO, Raising Legal Questions for DeFi Founders and Users
The regulatory crackdown on crypto continues. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Thursday announced settled charges against the founders of bZeroX, the company behind the bZx protocol. The CF...