Facebook and Nvidia are asking the US Supreme Court to dismiss securities fraud lawsuits filed by investors, in cases that could make it harder to hold companies accountable in court. Both tech giants are challenging rulings by a lower court that allowed these lawsuits to move forward, saying the cases don’t meet legal standards.

Seven French families have filed a lawsuit against social media platform TikTok, accusing the company of exposing their teenage children to content that allegedly contributed to their mental health decline, and for two of them, the cause of suicide.

On Thursday, a federal appeals court in Los Angeles revived a child sexual exploitation lawsuit brought forth by Spencer Elden, the man featured as a naked 4-month-old on Nirvana's 1991 album cover for Nevermind.

US pop star Lizzo has firmly denied the allegations made by three of her ex-dancers, which include accusations of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. She described the past few days as "gut-wrenchingly difficult and overwhelmingly disappointing".

US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is ordered to pay out $4.69 billion in damages in a lawsuit representing 22 women and their families who alleged a talc sold by the company contained asbestos and caused them to suffer cancer.

A trio of former Google employees files a lawsuit accusing the technology giant of paying women less than men for the same work.

A Fox News radio correspondent files a lawsuit claiming she was fired for complaining about sex discrimination.

The High Court has released its full judgement that cleared the way for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s trial in Barapukuria coalmine corruption case.

Facebook Inc lost the first round in a court fight against some of its users who sued the social networking company, alleging it "unlawfully" collected and stored users' biometric data derived from their faces in photographs.

High Court stays for three months the proceedings of 72 cases against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam. The court also issues a rule upon the authorities concerned to explain as to why the initiation and continuation of the cases should not be declared illegal. The rule is returnable in three weeks, the court says.

Paltan police has submitted charge sheet against BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 33 others in a violence case of last year.

The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam has secured bail in a Tk 50-crore defamation case in Faridpur.

The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam has secured bail in a Tk 5 crore defamation case in Gazipur.

Rangpur court grants bail to Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam in a defamation case filed by ruling Awami League’s Rangpur district organising secretary. The court sets May 26 for next hearing.

A Dhaka court frames charges against Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman and 8 others in an arson case of March 2013.

The estate of Jimi Hendrix is suing a Tucson man for a guitar once owned by the legendary guitarist.

Singer Taylor Swift has reportedly been sued by former radio host David Mueller after he was wrongly accused of inappropriately touching the popstar.

Chittagong court grants bail to former Chittagong city mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury and 15 others in a graft case over allocating shops

High Court will deliver verdict on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s pleas challenging the legality of Gatco graft trial proceedings on Wednesday.

Supreme Cour upholds a High Court bail for BNP leader Goyeshwar Chandra Roy and paves way for his release from jail.