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High-Profile Lawyer Severs Ties with Meta Over Ethical Concerns and Company’s Direction

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Stanford, CA – Mark Lemley, a well-known intellectual property attorney and Stanford Law School professor, recently ceased representing Meta, formerly known as Facebook, amid escalating frustrations over the company’s corporate direction and recent policy changes. Lemley, who had been representing Meta in a significant legal battle involving the use of copyrighted texts for training artificial intelligence, expressed his ethical concerns over continuing his association with the tech giant. This legal case, initiated by a group of authors, could potentially set a new precedent in copyright law as it pertains to AI. Despite Meta’s firm standing … Read more

Long Island Man Wins $1.9 Million Verdict After BMW’s “Soft Close” Door Severs His Thumb

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Brooklyn, NY — A Long Island resident, after suffering a severe injury from his luxury vehicle, was awarded $1.9 million in damages by a federal court jury. The incident, which took place in 2016, involved a BMW’s motorized “soft close” door that severed part of the man’s thumb. Godwin Boateng, a 68-year-old software engineer from Valley Stream, expressed relief and satisfaction with the court’s decision nearly seven years after the accident that dramatically altered his lifestyle. Boateng’s attorney, Avi Cohen, recounted that they rejected a significantly lower settlement offer from BMW just weeks before the … Read more