Meta Reaches $37.5 Million Settlement of Facebook Location Tracking Lawsuit August 23, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Meta Platforms Inc. reached a $37.5 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing the parent of Facebook of violating users’ privacy...
Peloton Must Face Lawsuit Over Availability of Fitness Classes August 15, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge on Thursday said Peloton Interactive Inc. must face a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the bike and...
Berkshire Hathaway Posts $43.8 Billion Loss as Stock Holdings Tumble August 8, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel The slide in U.S. stock prices punished Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s bottom line in the second quarter, as the conglomerate run...
Uber Admits Covering Up 2016 Hacking, Avoids Prosecution in U.S. Settlement July 26, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Uber Technologies Inc. on Friday accepted responsibility for covering up a 2016 data breach that affected 57 million passengers and...
T-Mobile to Pay $350 Million in Settlement Over Massive Hacking July 25, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel and Sara Merken T-Mobile US Inc. agreed Friday to pay $350 million and spend an additional $150 million to upgrade data security to...
Jury Finds Tesla 1% Negligent in Fatal Model S Crash July 20, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel A Florida jury found electric car maker Tesla Inc. to be 1% negligent in the death of an 18-year-old man...
Apple Sued Over Antitrust Violations Involving Apple Pay July 20, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Apple Inc. was sued on Monday in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing the iPhone maker of...
New York Accuses Drug Firm Teva of Lying About Opioid Role July 18, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel New York’s attorney general says Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. lied to evade accountability for helping fuel the state’s opioid crisis,...
Skittles Are Toxic, Federal Lawsuit Claims July 15, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Mars Inc. has been sued by a consumer who claims that Skittles candies are unfit to eat because they contain...
New York Accuses Drug Firm Teva of Lying About Opioid Role July 11, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel New York’s attorney general on Monday said Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. lied to evade accountability for helping fuel the state’s...