Google Settles $5 Billion Consumer Privacy Lawsuit December 29, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel Alphabet’s Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of millions of people who...
Alibaba Must Face Lawsuit Over Counterfeit Squishmallows December 28, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Alibaba’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit over the alleged sale by various merchants of...
Texas Attorney General Sues Pfizer Over COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy December 1, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel Pfizer has been sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who on Thursday accused the drugmaker of misrepresenting the efficacy...
Jewish Groups Sue UC Berkeley Over ‘Unchecked’ Antisemitism November 28, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel The University of California, Berkeley was sued on Tuesday by Jewish groups who said it has become a hotbed of...
Citigroup Managing Director Sues Over Sexual Harassment November 21, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel Citigroup was sued on Monday by a managing director who said a former top equities banker subjected her to sexual...
SEC Sues SolarWinds for Concealing Risks Before Massive Hack November 20, 2023 By Chris Prentice, Jonathan Stempel and Raphael Satter The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30 sued software company SolarWinds Corp. and its top information security executive,...
Hyundai, Kia Must Face Insurers’ Lawsuits Over Vehicle Thefts November 17, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge rejected bids by Hyundai and Kia to dismiss litigation by several hundred insurers seeking to recoup more...
Manhattan Real Estate Brokerages Sued for Inflating Commissions November 16, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel A lawsuit filed on Monday accuses the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) and more than two dozen brokerages...
GE Settles Claims a Massachusetts Plant Sold Improperly Inspected Parts to Army, Navy November 13, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel General Electric’s aerospace unit agreed on Monday to pay $9.4 million to settle federal government claims that a Massachusetts plant...
Uber Settles New York State Claims Related to Unemployment Benefits for Drivers November 3, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel Uber Technologies has reached a settlement with the New York State Department of Labor to help ensure that eligible drivers...