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Ted Cruz Settles Lawsuit Brought by Seattle Music-Licensing Firm

Failed presidential candidate Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has settled a lawsuit alleging his campaign improperly used two copyrighted songs in political advertisements. Cruz’s campaign and the Hollywood ad agency he had hired, Madison McQueen, agreed to pay a Seattle music-licensing firm $55,000 and issued an apology for “unintentionally infringing upon the intellectual property rights” of the two …


Bank Seeks to Dismiss Lawsuit by Alleged Ponzi Scheme Victims

PNC Bank has asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit brought by victims of William Apostelos’ alleged Ponzi scheme. The class action lawsuit filed by Dr. Rafael M. Cruz, Dr. Gloria Cruz and Dr. Rafael F. Cruz in Dayton’s U.S. District Court seeks at least $30 million in damages. The suit alleges that PNC Bank missed red flags that Apostelos used his accounts in a suspicious manner.


Pleasanton Street Preacher’s Lawsuit Alleges Santa Cruz Violates His Free Speech

A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks to allow a Pleasanton man to resume preaching on a public street after he was ticketed three times for noise complaints and had his amplified speech permit revoked by Santa Cruz police. The lawsuit also seeks to overturn two city laws that allow police to issue a city permit for amplified public speech and allows police to revoke the permits …