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Live Nation ticket buyers sue

May 28, 2024

Live Nation ticket buyers sue in wake of US Justice Department case

The first consumer class action to piggyback on the government cases, opens new tab was filed later on Thursday in Manhattan federal court, seeking $5 billion in damages on behalf of potentially millions of ticket purchasers.

It looks like someone tried to steal Graceland

May 23, 2024

Scammers and predatory lenders pull off all kinds of immoral and illegal schemes all the time, but most of them have the good sense not to prey on the multimillion-dollar estate of one the world’s most beloved cultural icons.

Bogus ‘Made in USA’ Claims Flourish

May 21, 2024

Bogus ‘Made in USA’ Claims Flourish. The FTC Is Cracking Down

Old Southern Brass markets itself as a Florida-based glassware company that proudly honors and serves US veterans with specialty memorabilia such as shot glasses embedded with a copper bullet.

“Nothing says ‘Merica like making products right here at home,” the company once crowed on its American flag-adorned website.

Except it wasn’t practicing what it preached: Old Southern Brass’ glassware was made in China, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Maryland 'assault weapon' ban

May 20, 2024

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a gun law in Maryland that bans assault-style weapons such as the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle, which has been used in various high-profile mass shootings.

The decision not to hear the case for now leaves the ban in place in the state. Litigation over the ban and similar laws enacted by other states is ongoing and the issue is likely to return to the justices. The court has an appeal pending concerning a similar law in Illinois.