A US consumer watchdog group, the Consumer Federation of America, has filed a lawsuit against Meta, alleging the company profited from scam advertisements and misled users about its fraud-safety efforts. The group cites internal documents suggesting Meta earns billions from these ads, while Meta denies the claims and says it will contest the case.
Blockchain billionaire Justin Sun has filed a lawsuit against World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture co-founded by Donald Trump and his sons. Sun alleges the firm illegally froze his token holdings worth about $320 million and secretly deployed tools to stop him from selling. The company denies the claims, calling them meritless.
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration directive requiring universities to submit admissions data next week to show they are not using race. Seventeen Democratic state attorneys filed a lawsuit, prompting the halt. The court also extended the submission deadline to March 25, giving time to review the legal challenge.
About 500 Indian students are part of a group lawsuit against 36 UK universities, arguing they paid for in-person education during COVID-19 but instead received online teaching and saw facilities shut. The students are seeking compensation for the reduced value of what they bought, underscoring how debt and a disrupted learning experience may still trigger legal battles post-pandemic.
Elon Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015, says any proceeds from his ongoing legal fight against the company will go to charity. His California lawsuit alleges he invested over $40 million expecting OpenAI to remain a non-profit with open research, accusing it of breaking founding principles after creating a for-profit arm and deepening ties with Microsoft.
Anita Nariani Schulze, a Sindhi minority engineer at Apple in India, has filed a bias lawsuit alleging repeated exclusion from meetings, harsh criticism, micromanagement, and bonus denials by male senior and direct managers. She claims her performance evaluations remained positive and she made significant team contributions, yet remained disadvantaged compared to male colleagues.
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