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Mother of Suicide Victim Sues OpenAI and Its CEO, Alleging ChatGPT Encouraged Her Daughter to Take Her Own Life
A New Brunswick mother's wrongful-death suit asks whether an AI chatbot can be treated as a defectively designed product.
Supreme Court Says Local Delivery Workers May Avoid Forced Arbitration
A unanimous SCOTUS ruling in Flowers Foods v. Brock says a Colorado bread distributor can sue in court, not arbitration, even though he never crossed a state line.
Trade Court Strikes Down Trump's 10% Global Tariffs, but Most Importers Will Keep Paying
A divided panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled May 7 that the administration exceeded its authority under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, but limited relief to three named plaintiffs.