23andMe Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for $30 Million September 16, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel 23andMe will pay $30 million and provide three years of security monitoring to settle a lawsuit accusing the genetics testing...
Buffett’s Insurance Leader Ajit Jain Sells Large Part of Berkshire Stake September 13, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Ajit Jain, the longtime top insurance executive at Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N, sold more than half of his Class...
Trojan Condoms Contain ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Lawsuit Claims September 10, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A new lawsuit on Monday claims that Trojan condoms are not safe because they contain toxic “forever chemicals,” which have...
Major Book Publishers Defeat Internet Archive Appeal Over Digital Scanning September 6, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. appeals court sided with four major book publishers that accused the nonprofit Internet Archive of illegally scanning copyrighted...
Hershey Attacks Lawsuits Targeting Product Packaging, Seeks to End Reese’s Case September 6, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Hershey urged a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it misled consumers about several Reese’s peanut butter candies, using...
Robinhood in $3.9M Settlement With California Over Crypto Withdrawals September 6, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A cryptocurrency platform run by Robinhood Markets will pay $3.9 million to settle claims it failed to let customers withdraw...
Invisalign Maker Reaches $27.5M Settlement of Consumer Antitrust Lawsuit August 30, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Align Technology, the maker of Invisalign clear teeth aligners, agreed to pay $27.5 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it...
GM Must Face Big Class Action Over Faulty Transmissions August 30, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel General Motors was ordered by a federal appeals court to face a class action claiming it violated laws of 26...
US Appeals Court Revives Google Privacy Class Action August 21, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. appeals court said Google must face a revived lawsuit by Google Chrome users who said the company collected...
Pilgrim’s Pride Agrees to $100M Settlement Over Chicken Farmers’ Pay August 20, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Pilgrim’s Pride, one of the largest U.S. poultry processors, agreed to pay $100 million to settle claims it conspired with...