<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-topline">TOPLINE</h2>



Two unnamed players from Netflix’s “Squid Game: The Challenge” are threatening to sue the streaming giant and the game show’s producers over claims they experienced hypothermia and nerve damage while shooting the show, according to&nbsp;<a href="https://deadline.com/2023/11/squid-game-the-challenge-contestants-threaten-injury-lawsuit-1235635675/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Deadline</a>, which cited British personal injuries firm Express Solicitors.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-key-facts">KEY FACTS</h2>



Express Solicitors said in a statement the contestants are seeking compensation for the alleged injuries suffered while filming in the U.K. early this year.



The injuries were allegedly sustained while the contestants played the “Red Light, Green Light” game, which tasks players with crossing a field of play and having to suddenly stop their advances anytime an announcer says “red light.”



Express Solicitors told Deadline the contestants were left with injuries “after spending time being stuck in painful stress positions in cold temperatures.”



The lawsuit threat comes several months after Netflix acknowledged that three players required medical attention while filming at a former Royal Air Force base in Bedford.



A spokesperson for the show confirmed to Deadline that no lawsuit has been filed by any of the contestants.



Express Solicitors did not immediately respond to Forbes’ request for comment.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-big-number">BIG NUMBER</h2>



$4.56 million. That’s the cash prize for the show, which currently has five out of 10 episodes out on Netflix and will be won by one of its 456 contestants.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-crucial-quote">CRUCIAL QUOTE</h2>



“We have sent letters of claim on behalf of contestants injured in this show,” Daniel Slade, chief executive officer at Express Solicitors, said in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.expresssolicitors.co.uk/blog/express-solicitors-in-the-news#news1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a statement</a>. “From what we’ve been told they pushed the boundaries of safety in the name of entertainment.”



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-key-background">KEY BACKGROUND</h2>



The show’s contestants called out the show this year in an interview with&nbsp;<a href="https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/netflix-squid-game-reality-show-frozen-inhumane-welfare-1235511809/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Variety</a>, saying the shooting conditions were “absolutely inhumane and had nothing to do with the game.” Contestants weren’t paid to participate in the show and were reportedly told the shoot would take about two hours to complete, though some players participated for nearly seven hours. The shoot also took place during a cold snap in the U.K., when temperatures dropped to 32 degrees fahrenheit and contestants collapsed, according to Variety, which reported cold and fatigue had hit players who dealt with eight hours of prep time before the game started. The game show is based on the South Korean dystopian drama, Squid Game, which raked in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/netflix-squid-game-is-even-bigger-than-you-thought-2-billion-hours-big/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">more than 1.5 billion&nbsp;</a>of streaming hours from users and became one of Netflix’s most popular shows of all time.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-further-reading">FURTHER READING</h2>



<a href="https://deadline.com/2023/11/squid-game-the-challenge-contestants-threaten-injury-lawsuit-1235635675/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Contestants Threaten Lawsuit After Claiming They Suffered Hypothermia &amp; Nerve Damage During Filming</a>&nbsp;(Deadline)



<a href="https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/netflix-squid-game-reality-show-frozen-inhumane-welfare-1235511809/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Inside Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ Reality Show Disaster: ‘The Conditions Were Absolutely Inhumane’</a> (Variety)

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‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Players Threaten Netflix With Lawsuit Over Alleged Injuries

TOPLINE Trustees working to claw back money owed to investors, lenders and attendees of the 2017 bankrupt music extravaganza Fyre Festival settled a lawsuit with model and influencer Kendall Jenner for $90,000⁠—less than half of the $275,000 she was sued for in connection to a promotional Instagram post.



KEY FACTS



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Jenner is among entertainers such as Blink-182 and Pusha T who were paid for their involvement in the festival⁠—which promised days of parties, luxury accommodations and gourmet food, but was instead a complete flop, and generated multiple lawsuits.</li></ul>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Bankruptcy law <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.americanbar.org/groups/business_law/publications/blt/2020/02/trustee-clawback/" target="_blank">allows</a> trustees to recover, or claw back, payments made before a company filed for bankruptcy, and Jenner and other entertainers were sued by Fyre Festival trustees to recover money for creditors.</li></ul>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>According to <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/fyre_festival_trustee_lawsuit_kendall_jenner.pdf?mod=article_inline" target="_blank">court documents</a>, Jenner was allegedly paid $250,000 to promote the festival in a single, now-deleted Instagram post, along with an additional $25,000 a few days after the post went live.</li></ul>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>“So hyped to announce my G.O.O.D Music Family as the first headliners for @fyrefestival,” Jenner wrote in the deleted post, according to court documents. “Use my promo code KJONFYRE for the next 24 hours to get on the list for the artists and talents afterparty on Fyre Cay.”</li></ul>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>The lawsuit <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/fyre_festival_trustee_lawsuit_kendall_jenner.pdf?mod=article_inline" target="_blank">alleges</a> that Jenner did not indicate she was paid for the Instagram post, and “intentionally led certain members of the public and ticket purchasers to believe” her brother-in-law Kanye West, G.O.O.D’s founder, could attend or perform at the festival.</li></ul>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Jenner, who has 129 million Instagram followers, denied any liability connected to the lawsuit, according to court documents; the settlement still requires a judge’s approval, and, as the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/kendall-jenner-settles-lawsuit-over-fyre-festival-11589991702?mod=e2tw" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> reported, will avoid spending more time and money on litigation.</li></ul>



BIG NUMBER



Over $26 million. That’s how much money Fyre Festival investors&nbsp;<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandrasternlicht/2019/10/24/fyre-proof-the-sudden-fall-and-swift-re-emergence-of-fckjerrys-elliot-tebele/#24b9cfe564e8">ultimately lost</a>, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.&nbsp;



KEY BACKGROUND



Fyre Festival⁠—which promised attendees (who paid anywhere from $500 to over $250,000) a two weekends-long party full of marquee music acts and models like Jenner and Bella Hadid⁠—was a failure. The reality, as chronicled in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&amp;ai=DChcSEwjgzcKYnMPpAhW87LUKHfP3DkUYABAAGgJxbg&amp;ohost=www.google.com&amp;cid=CAESQeD2Naq493iIchLiPH00lSujsk3BkXm6RuGpYhP5MfzrplJ8a5Dxo-R6Lq8PZo3Yqk9dQ_NuTBcJ8w43wDSkl-c0&amp;sig=AOD64_14YAQP3GC5wvqfp81vZfTd2RFOGQ&amp;q=&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiVgbeYnMPpAhWHhOAKHWq_CAYQ0Qx6BAgsEAE&amp;adurl=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">two</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81035279" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">documentaries</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://pagesix.com/2019/01/22/amy-schumer-jumps-in-on-mocking-fyre-festival/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">mocked</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thewrap.com/fyre-festival-disaster-twitter-mocks/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">extensively</a>, involved FEMA tents, cheese sandwiches in foam containers and stranded festival-goers. None of the promised entertainers showed. The Fyre Festival fallout resulted in multiple lawsuits. Its founder, Billy McFarland, is serving a six year prison sentence for multiple fraudulent schemes. He&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thewrap.com/fyre-festivals-billy-mcfarland-asks-for-early-prison-release-due-to-coronavirus-risk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">requested</a>&nbsp;compassionate release in light of the coronavirus pandemic. It was denied.



TANGENT



In 2019, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2019/07/05/kardashian-clans-716-trademarks-how-kim-kanye-kylie-and-kendall-protect-their-brands/#2f8d4df24e67">Forbes reported</a> that Jenner held 34 U.S. trademark applications among the over 700 owned by the Kardashian clan (that’s Kim, Kanye, and sister Kylie, along with Kendall)⁠.



&#8211;<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/">Lisette Voytko</a>, Forbes Staff, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/business">Business</a>

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Kendall Jenner Settles Fyre Festival Instagram Post Lawsuit For $90,000

TOPLINE Former Facebook moderators will receive at least $1,000 each after Facebook agreed to pay $52 million to settle a lawsuit over allegedly failing to protect moderators being exposed to harmful content online.



KEY FACTS



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Moderators were exposed to the worst types of content online including terrorism, pedophilia and animal abuse. They were hired by Facebook through third-party firms.</li></ul>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>The settlement covers more than 11,000 current and former moderators across California, Arizona, Texas and Florida. It was filed at San Mateo County Superior Court on Friday.</li></ul>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Plaintiffs who have been diagnosed with a mental illness, including PTSD, qualify for additional compensation of up to $50,000.</li></ul>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>The social media giant says it will change its policies in response to the case, and introduce compulsory group counseling sessions for moderators, while third-party firms will be required to step up support for moderators’ mental health.</li></ul>



CRUCIAL COMMENT



Lawyer Steve Williams, representing the plaintiffs, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/may/12/facebook-settlement-mental-health-moderators" target="_blank">told</a> The Guardian: “The harm that can be suffered from this work is real and severe. So the fact that we got some real, meaningful relief going forward just feels really good.”



KEY BACKGROUND



Facebook was sued in September 2018 by former content moderator Selena Scola, who developed PTSD after nine months in the job, thanks to regular exposure to images of rape and murder. The scale of the mental toll on moderators was exposed by The Verge last year. The outlet <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/25/18229714/cognizant-facebook-content-moderator-interviews-trauma-working-conditions-arizona" target="_blank">reported</a> that some Facebook content moderators working for IT firm Cognizant <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.forbes.com/companies/cognizant" target="_blank">CTSH</a> in Arizona had developed fringe views after exposure to extreme right-wing and conspiracy theorist content, while some had developed PTSD. To cope, some moderators at the firm smoked weed to numb their emotions, while being paid just $28,800 a year. A Guardian report last year found that moderators for Facebook based in Berlin were becoming <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/17/revealed-catastrophic-effects-working-facebook-moderator" target="_blank">addicted</a> to extreme content, were overworked and paid little. 



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&#8211; <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/isabeltogoh/">Isabel Togoh</a>, Forbes Staff, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/business">Business</a>

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