Florida Sues ChatGPT, Cassie Left the Country & the $642 Deli Platter That Cost JPMorgan Millions

Florida Sues ChatGPT, Cassie Left the Country & the $642 Deli Platter That Cost JPMorgan Millions

Episode 40 is here and every story this week is about what happens when institutions, celebrities, and corporations overestimate their ability to control the outcome. JPMorgan fired a senior wealth manager who had been there over a decade and managed nearly a billion dollars in client assets. The stated reason: a $642 deli platter submitted on an expense report for a Super Bowl client event. A FINRA arbitration panel just awarded him $4.25 million. Jasmine explains what a U5 termination filing is, why a defamatory U5 follows a financial professional for the rest of their career, and why JPMorgan's attempt to challenge the award is an uphill battle under the Federal Arbitration Act. Florida became the first state in the country to sue OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman personally in an 83-page complaint filed June 1st. The lawsuit ties ChatGPT to a mass shooting at Florida State University, accuses OpenAI of addicting children with no parental oversight, and seeks to hold Altman personally liable for what Florida calls an utter disregard for the risk to human life. Jasmine breaks down the product liability theory, why the personal liability claim against Altman is the most aggressive part of the complaint, and what the First Amendment fight inside this case is going to look like. Cassie Ventura filed a court declaration in May stating she no longer lives in the United States and has no plans to return. After years of litigation, a federal trial, and testimony that described the worst years of her life, she quietly collected a reported $30 million in settlements, had her third baby, and left. Jasmine talks about what this means legally and what it means humanly. Megan Thee Stallion is being sued for $1.2 million in allegedly unpaid styling fees by celebrity stylist Eric Archibald and his agency Six K. Megan's team is calling the invoices fraudulent. The stylist says he spent two years trying to collect. Jasmine explains the breach of contract framework, why the fraud counter-argument is actually a significant escalation, and what the signed agreement should have looked like before the first event was ever styled. And Amazon Studios and Vice Studios just got sued for defamation over their Prime Video docuseries Hollywood Hustler: Glitz, Glam, Scam. The plaintiff, Julio Hallivis, was the business partner of convicted $650 million Ponzi schemer Zach Horwitz. He says he had no knowledge of the scheme and that the documentary implied he was complicit without ever giving him a chance to respond. Jasmine explains defamation by implication, why the private figure standard makes this case more viable than it might appear, and what documentary filmmakers owe to private individuals who appear adjacent to public stories. Plus a full round of Sustained or Overruled on every story. Follow Jasmine:Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jasminewegesq⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/jasminewegesq%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jas_the_lawyer⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@jas_the_lawyer%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]Website: https://www.wegesq.com [https://www.wegesq.com]Subscribe, rate, and share Exhibit A-List to stay updated on new episodes.

What Predators Know About You That You Don’t | Forensic Psychologist Dr. Leslie Dobson

WELCOME BACK TO EXHIBIT A-LIST! What makes someone a target? In this eye-opening conversation, forensic psychologist Dr. Leslie Dobson shares what she’s learned from years of evaluating predators, conducting threat assessments, testifying in court, and working on some of the most disturbing cases imaginable. We discuss: • How predators identify potential victims • Why trusting your intuition matters • The mistakes parents make without realizing it • Red flags in relationships • The psychology of manipulation and coercive control • Why boundaries can be one of your strongest forms of protection • How social media and modern life have made us less aware of our surroundings • High-profile cases including Ruby Franke, Taylor Frankie Paul, and teacher-student abuse allegations Whether you’re a parent, a woman navigating the world, or simply interested in how dangerous people think, this episode may change how you see everyday situations. Dr. Leslie Dobson is a clinical and forensic psychologist who specializes in threat assessment, criminal behavior, trauma, abuse, and forensic evaluations. Listen now and share this episode with someone you care about. Forensic psychologist Dr. Leslie Dobson has spent 20 years inside courtrooms, jails, and forensic evaluations of predators, abusers, and the people who hurt children. She testifies. She's deposed every two weeks. The work is real. And the way she sees the world is going to change the way you walk through it. Jasmine and Dr. Dobson break down the cases dominating the news right now and the patterns most of us are walking past every single day. In this episode: Why predators don't follow social norms and what that means for the rest of us The everyday habits that are quietly making women and children targets (yes, including the shopping cart one) How forensic psychologists actually read people, spot lying, and identify the red flags most of us miss The Crash on Netflix, Mackenzie Shirilla, and what the documentary left out about her psychological profile and the cultural rush to diagnose her The Haley Beck case, the female perpetrator dynamic, and why women who prey on minors look psychologically different from male predators Taylor Frankie Paul, Dakota Mortensen, and the abuse pattern hiding behind the headline Ruby Franke, Jodi Hildebrandt, and the moral question of viewer responsibility when abuse plays out on YouTube for years Whether CPS treats white middle-class families differently than minority families (and the research that backs it up) The lightning round where Leslie sets pop psych myths on fire Plus a cold open you have to hear. Follow Dr. Leslie Dobson:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drlesliedobson [https://www.instagram.com/drlesliedobson]TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drlesliedobson [https://www.tiktok.com/@drlesliedobson]YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drlesliedobson [https://www.youtube.com/@drlesliedobson]Website: https://drlesliedobson.com [https://drlesliedobson.com/]Podcast: Intentionally Disturbing Sponsors:This episode is also sponsored by Ironveil Intelligence. If you practice in complex litigation or criminal defense and need real investigative work, check out Ironveil. For legal teams that value thorough intelligence development, fast response times, and an investigator who understands both courtroom strategy and real-world investigative work, Ironveil is the call. Licensed in New York. To connect, visit https://www.ironveilintelligence.com [https://www.ironveilintelligence.com/] or email John directly at JohnSivori@ironveilintelligence.com [JohnSivori@ironveilintelligence.com]. Follow Jasmine:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasminewegesq [https://www.instagram.com/jasminewegesq]TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jas_the_lawyer [https://www.tiktok.com/@jas_the_lawyer]Website: https://www.wegesq.com [https://www.wegesq.com/] Subscribe, rate, and share Exhibit A-List to stay updated on new episodes.

CNN Sues Perplexity, Hollywood's Secret PR Machine Exposed & Katy Perry Collects

WELCOME BACK TO EXHIBIT A-LIST, WHERE POP CULTURE GETS CROSS-EXAMINED! Episode 38 is one of the most connected episodes yet because nearly every story this week traces back to the same question: who controls the narrative, and what happens when they get caught? CNN filed a lawsuit this week against Perplexity, the AI search engine company, accusing it of scraping over seventeen thousand CNN stories, videos, and images to power its products without permission or payment. Perplexity's response: you cannot copyright facts. Jasmine explains why that defense is not the whole story, breaks down the copyright and trademark claims in the complaint, and makes the case for why this fight between AI companies and original journalism is one of the defining legal battles of this decade. Then the story that connects everything. Court documents in the Stephanie Jones lawsuit, which grew out of the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni case, have now revealed that Travis Scott's manager was communicating with crisis PR operatives Melissa Nathan and Jed Wallace about building ghost platforms, planting stories, coordinating social media campaigns across Reddit, X, 4Chan, and Discord, and rebuilding relationships with judges and law enforcement. The same names have now appeared in connection with Rebel Wilson, Scooter Braun, Andrew Huberman, and Astroworld fallout management. Jasmine breaks down what this operation allegedly is, what the legal exposure looks like, and why your outrage about celebrities may be more curated than you realize. Leah McSweeney is still fighting her lawsuit against Andy Cohen, Bravo, NBCUniversal, and Warner Bros. Discovery, and this week she named a name. Jennifer Geisser, described as Andy Cohen's publicist and a high-level NBCUniversal executive, is now alleged to be the person behind the coordinated public statements campaign against McSweeney. The case is heading toward trial and the same Judge Liman who presided over the Lively and Baldoni case is on the bench. Kenneth Iwamasa, Matthew Perry's personal assistant, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for his role in the actor's death. Jasmine walks through the facts, the cover-up, and the moral question at the center of this case: at what point does following your employer's instructions stop being a defense? Kelly Dodd is facing three misdemeanor charges including one for allegedly distributing intimate images of another person without consent. And Katy Perry just collected over three million dollars in legal fees from the Texas millionaire who tried to rescind a $15 million real estate sale and spent six years in court on a claim the judge found had no persuasive evidence behind it. Jasmine explains attorney's fee provisions, why Westcott is not the sympathetic party here, and what happens when you keep hauling someone to court over something that is not right. Then Petty Court puts tipping culture on trial. Specifically the most contested scenario: when the person behind the counter with the iPad is the owner of the business. Prosecution, defense, and a split verdict. Sponsors: This episode is also sponsored by Ironveil Intelligence. If you practice in complex litigation or criminal defense and need real investigative work, check out Ironveil. For legal teams that value thorough intelligence development, fast response times, and an investigator who understands both courtroom strategy and real-world investigative work, Ironveil is the call. Licensed in New York. To connect, visit ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/jasminewegesq%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]https://www.ironveilintelligence.com [https://www.ironveilintelligence.com] or email John directly at JohnSivori@ironveilintelligence.com [JohnSivori@ironveilintelligence.com]. Follow Jasmine: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/jasminewegesq⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/jasminewegesq%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jas_the_lawyer⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@jas_the_lawyer%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Website: https://www.wegesq.com [https://www.wegesq.com] Subscribe, rate, and share Exhibit A-List to stay updated on new episodes.

Caraway Lawsuit, Elon Musk’s $150B Loss & Mikayla Nogueira’s TikTok Divorce Court GRWM

Episode 37 is a big one. The brand behind those pastel ceramic pans you bought after hearing about them on a wellness podcast just got sued by two of the biggest cookware conglomerates in the world. Groupe SEB and Meyer Corporation, the companies behind All-Clad, T-fal, Farberware, and Rachael Ray cookware, filed a federal lawsuit against Caraway in the Southern District of New York alleging false advertising, commercial disparagement, and trade libel. Their argument: calling PTFE-coated cookware toxic, cancer-causing, and full of forever chemicals is scientifically inaccurate and designed to scare consumers. Caraway says they are simply telling the truth. Jasmine breaks down the Lanham Act false advertising framework, what the science actually says on both sides, and why the fake American Cancer Society link in Caraway's marketing is the most damaging detail in the complaint. Elon Musk just lost a $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI. Not because the jury found he was wrong. Because he waited too long to file. A nine-member jury deliberated for three hours and unanimously dismissed every claim on statute of limitations grounds. The court never ruled on whether OpenAI actually broke its founding nonprofit promise. Jasmine explains what a statute of limitations is, why the most expensive legal team in the country still ran into one, and her honest theory about why Musk may have filed this lawsuit even knowing it could fail. Dalton Eatherly, the Tennessee rage-bait livestreamer known as Chud the Builder, was charged with attempted murder after a shooting outside the Montgomery County Courthouse. His victim Joshua Fox is a Black disabled veteran and father of three. Eatherly livestreamed himself from the stretcher. Jasmine breaks down the self-defense question, why his documented history of deliberately provoking confrontations is going to matter enormously to a jury, and what the charges actually carry in Tennessee. Then Mikayla Nogueira, the TikToker with 17.4 million followers, posted a get ready with me for divorce court and showed up in a brand new Birkin, fresh Louboutins, and a full diamond stack while announcing she was serving a certain energy. Jasmine explains exactly why that video is now evidence, what divorce proceedings actually turn on financially, and what her lawyer was probably feeling when those seventeen million views started rolling in. Plus: Erika Jayne settled her $25 million bankruptcy lawsuit days before trial without disclosing terms. And the combined legal fees in the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni case are now estimated at $60 million, making the attorneys the only confirmed winners of that entire eighteen-month saga. Follow Jasmine:Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jasminewegesq⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/jasminewegesq%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jas_the_lawyer⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@jas_the_lawyer%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]Website: https://www.wegesq.com [https://www.wegesq.com]Subscribe, rate, and share Exhibit A-List to stay updated on new episodes.

Samsung Stole Dua Lipa's Face, Bethenny Frankel Owes Nobody a Post & Paris Jackson Won

Episode 36 is here and the stories this week are storying. Dua Lipa is suing Samsung for $15 million after the company put her photograph on their TV packaging without asking, without paying, and without telling her. When her team sent a cease and desist, Samsung ignored it for nearly a year. Jasmine breaks down all four legal theories in the complaint including copyright infringement, California right of publicity, Lanham Act false endorsement, and trademark claims, and explains why the innocent infringer defense Samsung is leaning on evaporated the moment they received that cease and desist letter. Then there is the Bethenny Frankel and Dina Manzo shoe situation that took over social media this week. Bethenny wore shoes gifted to her by Dina's daughter Lexi's brand Nou, and then linked a similar pair from Bloomingdale's with her own affiliate link instead of crediting the brand. The fallout was immediate. Jasmine explains what the gifting economy actually looks like legally, why Bethenny had no legal obligation to post, why Lexi's frustration is still valid, and why one page of paper would have prevented this entire situation for every creator and brand listening. Dorit Kemsley's divorce from PK is escalating fast. PK is pushing to force the sale of their Encino home over $6 million in outstanding mortgage debt while his filings allege Dorit spent nearly a million dollars on designer goods in a four month window. Dorit's attorneys are calling his approach a starve-out strategy. Jasmine breaks down the legal concept of waste in divorce proceedings, what the starve-out tactic actually is, and why Dorit's spending record is going to be very hard to defend in front of a judge regardless of who is playing games. And Paris Jackson just won a significant legal battle against the executors of the Michael Jackson estate, forcing $625,000 in unauthorized attorney bonus payments to be returned to the estate. The judge also ruled that going forward no bonus payments can be made to outside counsel without written beneficiary consent or a court order. Jasmine explains fiduciary duty, what beneficiaries of any estate are entitled to ask for, and why Paris Jackson showed up to fight for $625,000 when she stands to inherit hundreds of millions. Plus the debut of Sustained or Overruled, the new rapid fire segment where Jasmine rules on behaviors, trends, and phenomena with no deliberation. Today's docket includes PR packages with no agreements, voice notes longer than three minutes, per my last email, and couples who share one Facebook account. Follow Jasmine:Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jasminewegesq⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/jasminewegesq%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jas_the_lawyer⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@jas_the_lawyer%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]Website: https://www.wegesq.com [https://www.wegesq.com] Subscribe, rate, and share Exhibit A-List to stay updated on new episodes.