In a complaint filed early Wednesday in Los Angeles federal court, the Dearborn, Mich.-based car manufacturer claimed the lawyers violated the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act by working together to carry out the alleged fraud for years.

(Subscription required) Business groups argue that a California law allowing litigants to move their claims to trial courts if their adversaries miss an arbitration firm payment violates the Federal Arbitration Act.

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected arguments made by an artificial intelligence company that its chatbots are protected by the First Amendment — at least for now. The developers behind Character.AI are seeking to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the company’s chatbots pushed a teenage boy to kill himself.

The Shasta County Courthouse reopened today after being closed for eight days due to flooding. However, the focus for many visitors was the recent reduction in juror pay.