Consumer Reports Urges Dark Chocolate Makers to Reduce Lead, Cadmium Levels January 23, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel Consumer Reports on Monday urged four chocolate producers to commit by Valentine’s Day to reduce the amounts of lead and...
Bayer Sued for Barring Non-U.S. Citizen from Roundup Settlement January 23, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel A new U.S. lawsuit on Thursday accused Germany’s Bayer AG of illegally excluding a Virginia farmworker from a settlement over...
OSHA Says Amazon.com Exposed Workers to Safety Hazards January 20, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. government agency on Wednesday issued citations against Amazon.com Inc. for failing to keep warehouse workers safe, by exposing...
Costco Must Face Lawsuit Over ‘Dolphin Safe’ Tuna Claim January 18, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge on Tuesday said Costco Wholesale Corp. must face a lawsuit claiming it falsely advertises and labels its...
Donald Trump’s Company Sentenced to Pay $1.61M Penalty for Tax Fraud January 13, 2023 By Karen Freifeld and Jonathan Stempel A New York judge on Friday sentenced Donald Trump’s namesake real estate company to pay a $1.61 million criminal penalty...
Shareholders Sue Southwest Airlines Over Flight Meltdown January 13, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel Shareholders filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines Co. on Thursday, accusing the carrier of fraudulently concealing problems that led last...
CIBC Ordered to Pay $848M in Damages to Cerberus; Plans Appeal January 5, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CM.TO plans to appeal a New York judge’s order that it pay about $848 million...
Trader Joe’s Sued Over Lead, Cadmium Levels in Dark Chocolate January 5, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel Trader Joe’s was sued on Wednesday by a consumer who accused the grocery chain of misleading and endangering shoppers by...
Southwest Airlines Is Sued for Not Providing Refunds After Meltdown January 3, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel Southwest Airlines has been sued by a passenger who said it failed to provide refunds to passengers left stranded when...
U.S. Sues AmerisourceBergen, Says Distributor Helped Ignite Opioid Epidemic January 3, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel, Nate Raymond and Gram Slattery The U.S. government filed a lawsuit accusing AmerisourceBergen Corp., one of the nation’s largest drug distributors, of helping ignite the...