US Supreme Court Rebuffs Meta Bid to Avoid Advertisers’ Lawsuit January 14, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by Meta Platforms to avoid a multi-billion dollar class...
US Sues Airbnb After Host Rejected Rental to Mother With Children January 13, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. government sued Airbnb on Friday, alleging housing discrimination after a host refused to rent an apartment to a...
Berkshire Shareholder Seeks Committee to Oversee AI at Buffett’s Company January 8, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A Berkshire Hathaway shareholder wants a committee of independent directors to oversee risks associated with artificial intelligence at the dozens...
Asian American Venture Capitalist Accuses PayPal of Racial Bias in Minority Program January 7, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel PayPal has been sued by an Asian American businesswoman who accused the digital payments company of racial bias for restricting...
Bernard Madoff’s Victims Collect $4.3B as US Government Fund Completes Payouts January 2, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. government fund to compensate people swindled by Bernard Madoff announced its tenth and final distribution on Monday, saying...
Judge Allows Lawsuit Claiming Poland Spring Water Is Not From a Spring January 2, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge in Connecticut refused to dismiss a long-running lawsuit accusing the former Nestle Waters North America of defrauding...
LL Bean Agrees to Injunction to End Skechers Shoe Patents Lawsuit December 27, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel LL Bean, the clothing and outdoor gear company, agreed to stop selling a line of casual shoes to settle a...
Mattel Sued Over ‘Wicked’ Dolls With Porn Website Link December 4, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Mattel was sued on Tuesday by a South Carolina mother for mistakenly putting a link to a pornographic website on...
Nissan Persuades Appeals Court to Decertify Brake Defect Class Actions November 25, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Nissan persuaded a federal appeals court on Friday to decertify 10 class actions accusing the Japanese automaker of selling cars...
US Charges Five in ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacking Scheme November 22, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel U.S. prosecutors unveiled criminal charges on Wednesday against five alleged members of Scattered Spider, a loose-knit community of hackers suspected...