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Meta reaches landmark $18 billion settlement with states in trial over teen social media addiction
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Meta agreed Aug. 26 to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly every state.
The settlement resolved a pivotal case ... (full story)
Revised laws on soliciting crime and accident victims properly enacted
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Two laws addressing the ability of healthcare providers to contact crime and accident victims, which were passed in the state budget bill, then amended later, are not unconstitutional for violating the “one-subject rule,” the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled Aug. 27.
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court reversed an ... (full story)
Crime spree plea to reduced charges was complete admission of guilt
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Absent a criminal defendant’s assertion of actual innocence of a charge, a trial court can presume the defendant understands that pleading guilty is a complete admission of guilt to the crime, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled Aug. 26.
In a 6-1 decision, the Supreme Court rejected the attempt of Albert Fontanez to withdraw h ... (full story)
Couple can seek restitution for court-ordered transfer of ownership of their land
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The Supreme Court of Ohio on Aug. 25 permitted a Pike County couple to challenge a lower court judgment that ordered real estate they owned to be taken to satisfy the debts of another couple who was buying that land through a “land contract ” but did not own it outright.
In reversing a Fourth District Court of Appeal ... (full story)
Court Ends Dispute Over Payment for Roundabout Construction
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The Supreme Court of Ohio on Aug. 21 rejected a request to reopen a dispute regarding the amount of money owed to Lorain County landowners whose road access was cut off to build a new roundabout.
In a unanimous per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court denied a request to require the city of North Ridgeville to pay additional compen ... (full story)