A raft of lawsuits from the games industry seeks to crack down on cheating in some popular online games, arguing that making cheats for games and even using them might be illegal.
Lawsuits suggest some video game cheating could be illegal
H/T: Steve Lehto
Rest easy, Wetumpka, the cat ladies have been brought to justice.
Opinion: Wetumpka cat ladies were convicted, but the city will pay the price
H/T: Steve Lehto
Previously:
Tesla’s lawyers argued in a brief filed last month that, even though the company’s CEO promised fully self-driving cars for the last nine years and failed to deliver, no fraud was perpetrated against owners.
Tesla’s Promise of a Fully Self-Driving Car Merely an ‘Aspirational Goal,’ Lawyers Say
H/T: Steve Lehto
Let’s say you’re tired of hitting 60 mph in only 5.3 seconds and want to get to highway speed a smidge faster. Is that worth a $1,200-per-year subscription to you?
Mercedes-Benz hopes the answer is yes.
Mercedes will unlock your $100,000 electric car’s full power — for an extra $1,200 per year
H/T: Steve Lehto
At least you can get an EV tax credit on your 2023 Mercedes EQS SUV!
A federal judge in Nebraska issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday against a Grant County [Wisconsin] company to keep it from violating child labor laws while the U.S. Department of Labor conducts an investigation into alleged violations.
Alleged child labor violations lead to restraining order for Grant County-based company
H/T: Steve Lehto
“In sum, but for Boeing’s criminal conspiracy to defraud the FAA, 346 people would not have lost their lives in the crashes.”
Judge O’Connor Rules that the Boeing 737 MAX Crashes Victims’ Families Represent Protected “Crime Victims” and Can Seek Boeing’s Prosecution
H/T: Steve Lehto
from the put-the-onion’s-editorial-board-on-the-supreme-court dept
Tue, Oct 4th 2022 10:45am – Mike Masnick
In most cases, it does not do you any good to try to be funny in legal filings. In most cases, judges will not be that amused (even if those same judges sometimes try to make jokey rulings). In the world of the courts, the judges can be funny, but no one else should try. But every so often it works. The ACLU’s Eat Shit, Bob filing, for example, was pretty good.
The Onion Files Hilarious Amicus Brief In An Important Case, And Actually Makes A Key Point In The Best Way Possible
H/T: Steve Lehto
Related:
The man who wrote the Onion’s Supreme Court brief takes parody very seriously
Ohio Man Arrested and Prosecuted for Facebook Joke Appeals to Supreme Court
Chevy Offers Bolt Owners $6,000 to Waive Right to Sue Over Battery Fires (Update)
GM statement: “The agreement for the reimbursement program does contain language that waives claims against GM and identifies existing litigation. This is a common practice when it comes to programs like this. It does not waive claims involving any potential recalls in the future.”
H/T: Steve Lehto
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 