Amazon Steers Consumers to Higher-Priced Items, Lawsuit Claims February 9, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Amazon.com was sued in a proposed U.S. class action accusing the online retailer of violating a consumer protection law by...
Appeals Court Overturns $366M FedEx Race Bias Verdict February 2, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out a $366.2 million verdict against FedEx in a case brought by a...
Boeing Is Sued by Shareholders Following MAX 9 Blowout February 1, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Boeing has been sued by shareholders who said the company prioritized profit over safety and misled them about its commitment...
J&J Agrees to Resolve Talc Investigations in 42 States January 23, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday said it had reached a tentative settlement to resolve probes by U.S. states into whether...
Sam Bankman-Fried Will Not Face a Second Trial January 2, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel U.S. prosecutors said they do not plan to conduct a second trial against Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted last month...
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...