Hobby Lobby fined $3mn, will return 5,500 ancient Iraqi artifacts illegally imported

Arts and crafts chain, Hobby Lobby, will return 5,500 ancient Iraqi religious artifacts which were smuggled into the US through Israel and the United Arab Emirates as a result of a civil complaint from the US Justice Department. Hobby Lobby announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to return the artifacts and pay a $ […]

Art critic or ‘jerk’? Man slashes $3mn painting (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Published time: 6 May, 2017 10:17 An unidentified assailant slashed a wall sized painting in an Aspen art gallery, destroying the work of art worth nearly $ 3 million. Surveillance footage released by the Aspen Police Department shows a mysterious art critic wearing sunglasses, a hat, and full beard entering the Opera Gallery in Aspen, […]

Sex toy espionage: Vibrator maker to pay out $3mn for tracking customer usage

Published time: 14 Mar, 2017 14:19 A Canadian sex-toy manufacturer has agreed to pay US$ 3 million (CAD$ 4 million) to customers for collecting data relating to their sexual habits without their consent. The settlement is the result of a class action lawsuit filed against Standard Innovation, the company behind the We-Vibe 4 Plus vibrator, […]