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Judge Buchwald: Online Staffing Agency’s “Drip Pricing” Model of Adding Service Fees at Check Out Is Not Deceptive
On Friday, Judge Buchwald dismissed a proposed class action against online staffing agency Fiverr, an online platform connecting freelance service providers to customers. Three individuals alleged that Fiverr’s presentation of service fees is a deceptive...
MSC World America Lifeguard Arrested Over Alleged Sexual Activity With 17-Year-Old Passenger
A lifeguard working aboard the MSC World America was arrested by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office after allegedly having sex with a 17-year-old passenger, according to NBC Miami. Rafael Cayetano Blanco, 38, of Guatemala, was taken into custody when the cruise...
Senate Democrats call for hearing on Iran war strain on troops
The request for information on troop welfare follows reports of struggles aboard USS Abraham Lincoln during a long, demanding deployment.
Military facilities are $285 billion behind in maintenance and repairs, watchdog says
The GAO offered 13 recommendations, including risk assessments, identifying and solving worker shortages and evaluating and updating policies around maintenance data and priorities.
Mother who tried to pass off suffocated 12-day-old baby in 'filthy' trailer as SIDS death admits to more serious charges after new info comes to light
Inset: Allysen Armenta. Background: Allysen Armenta's newborn baby (KBOI). An Idaho mother who tried to pass off the suffocation death of her 12-day-old baby as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has pleaded guilty to more serious charges than she initially intended...
California Court of Appeal Tentatively Holds That Collecting a Website Visitor’s IP Address Alone Does Not Constitute Pen Register Activity Under CIPA
The California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, has issued its tentative ruling in Variety Media, LLC v. Superior Court, the closely watched writ proceeding that asks whether the pen register provisions of the California Invasion of Privacy Act...
Beyond the Floodplain: The Levee Was Dry Expands Its Focus
Friends and Colleagues,Since its launch, The Levee Was Dry has served as a forum for commentary on flood risk and floodplain management. As the legal and policy issues shaping California’s and the United States’ water landscape continue to evolve, so too...
SEC Announces 37% Decrease in Registration Fee Rates Effective October 1, 2026
On August 21, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a decrease in the fees that public companies and other issuers will be required to pay to register their securities, from $138.10 per million dollars to $87.00 per million...
AI Contracts Are Quietly Becoming The Best Product Documentation
For years, contracts and product documentation lived in separate worlds. If you wanted to understand how software actually worked, you talked to the product team, read the technical documentation, or sat through a product demo. If you wanted to understand the legal...