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Jury awards $800,000 to a girl burned by a Chicken McNugget
Philana Holmes and her daughter, Olivia Caraballo, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The family sued McDonald’s and a franchise operator, Upchurch Foods, and won. Credit: Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel, via Associated Press
Jury awards $800,000 to a girl burned by a Chicken McNugget

A Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a 7-year-old girl on Wednesday for the suffering and mental anguish caused when a Chicken McNugget fell on her thigh, causing a second-degree burn. Ryan Calo, professor of law at the UW, is quoted. (Source: New York Times)

FTC faces uphill battle in Microsoft/Activision appeal
Microsoft logo with Activision games characters
FTC faces uphill battle in Microsoft/Activision appeal

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's bid to temporarily block Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard must clear some key hurdles to succeed, legal experts said. Douglas Ross, professor of law at the UW, is quoted. (Source: Reuters)

What the Gay Wedding Website Supreme Court Case Means for Washington
People speaking on the steps of the SCOTUS courthouse.
What the Gay Wedding Website Supreme Court Case Means for Washington

UW Law Professor Terry Price said the Supreme Court should not have ruled on this case in the first place because it doesn't appear that a gay couple ever asked the graphic designer, Lorie Smith of 303 Creative, to make a wedding website. (Source: The Stranger)

AI unicorn Character.AI lets you create Elon Musk chatbot
Albert Einsten speaks to the press.
AI unicorn Character.AI lets you create Elon Musk chatbot

UW Law Professor Zahr Said thinks there could be issues related to the use of copyrighted images on the site (users can upload an image of their choosing to accompany the chatbots they create). (Source: Fortune)

SPACE LDP Director on the Hague Diplomacy Podcast
Saadia Pekkanen
SPACE LDP Director on the Hague Diplomacy Podcast

Host Ilen Madhavji speaks with SPACE LDP Director Saadia Pekkanen to see what there is to learn from Japan's approach to Space Diplomacy.

Why U.N. watchdogs are warning White House about WA tribe's evictions
George Adams, who speaks and teaches the Nooksack Tribe’s Lhéchelesem language, isn’t one of those facing eviciton. However, he cut official tribal ties after facing retaliation for objecting to the disenrollment campaign, he said. (Daniel Kim / The Seattle Times)
Why U.N. watchdogs are warning White House about WA tribe's evictions

A long-running dispute over Indigenous heritage and property has captured the attention of experts assigned by the U.N. to monitor international human rights. Professor Eberhard is quoted. (Source: The Seattle Times)