Articles by Jonathan Stempel

Delaware Supreme Court May Have Made It Easier for Some Firms to Leave State

The Delaware Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a decision involving TripAdvisor that could make it easier for some companies to move out of the state, which is the corporate home for about two-thirds of the Fortune 500. In a 5-0 …

LinkedIn Lawsuit Over Use of Customer Data for AI Models Is Dismissed

A proposed class action accusing Microsoft’s LinkedIn of violating the privacy of millions of Premium customers by disclosing their private messages to train generative artificial intelligence models has been dismissed. The plaintiff Alessandro De La Torre on Thursday filed a …

Lawsuit Accuses Amazon of Secretly Tracking Consumers Through Cellphones

Amazon.com was sued on Wednesday by consumers who accused the retailing giant of secretly tracking their movements through their cellphones, and selling data it collects. According to a proposed class action in San Francisco federal court, Amazon obtained “backdoor access” …

Microsoft’s LinkedIn Sued for Disclosing Customer Information to Train AI Models

Microsoft’s LinkedIn has been sued by Premium customers who said the business-focused social media platform disclosed their private messages to third parties without permission to train generative artificial intelligence models. According to a proposed class action filed on Tuesday night …

Citigroup Must Face New York Lawsuit Over Handling of Fraud Scams

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Citigroup’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James claiming it failed to protect customers from online scammers and refused to reimburse customers who were victimized. U.S. District Judge Paul …

EEOC Sues Two Automakers, Alleging Discrimination and Harassment

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Jan. 17 sued two large automakers, accusing General Motors and the United Auto Workers of age discrimination and the Stellantis unit that includes Chrysler of subjecting female employees to sexual harassment. GM and …

New York City Lawsuit Against Exxon, BP, Shell Over Climate Change Dismissed

A judge has dismissed New York City’s lawsuit seeking to hold Exxon Mobil, BP and Shell liable for misleading the public about their products, and their commitment to renewable energy and fighting climate change. In a decision on Tuesday, state …

SEC Sues Elon Musk Over Late Disclosure of Twitter Stake

Elon Musk was sued on Tuesday by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which accused the world’s richest person of waiting too long to disclose in 2022 he had amassed a large stake in Twitter, the social media company he …

US Supreme Court Rebuffs Meta Bid to Avoid Advertisers’ Lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by Meta Platforms to avoid a multi-billion dollar class action by advertisers that accused the Facebook and Instagram parent company of overcharging them by inflating the number of people …

US Sues Airbnb After Host Rejected Rental to Mother With Children

The U.S. government sued Airbnb on Friday, alleging housing discrimination after a host refused to rent an apartment to a mother with three school-age children. In a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, the Department of Justice said the …