Federal Safety Agency Sues Amazon to Hold It Responsible for Hazardous Products July 14, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel and havi Mehta The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Wednesday it has sued Amazon.com Inc. to force the retailer to...
Judge Dismisses Alabama Candidate Moore’s $95M Suit Against Comedian, Showtime July 14, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen on Tuesday won the dismissal of a $95 million defamation lawsuit by Roy Moore, a...
Judge Advances Privacy Lawsuit Against Google Voice Assistant July 7, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel and Sara Merken A federal judge said Google must face much of a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally recording and disseminating private...
Berkshire Hathaway Looks to Be Buying Back More of Its Own Stock June 25, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. appears to have extended its drive to repurchase its own stock, even with its share...
Exxon Weighs Next Move After Judge Rules It Must Face Massachusetts Climate Suit June 24, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel A Massachusetts state judge has rejected Exxon Mobil Corp.’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by state Attorney General Maura Healey...
Court Says Google Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Hiding Security Risks June 17, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday revived a lawsuit in which shareholders of Google parent Alphabet Inc. accused the company...
$6.4 Billion Suit Claims Bristol-Myers Delayed Cancer Drug to Avoid Shareholder Payment June 4, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Bristol Myers Squibb Co. was sued for $6.4 billion on Thursday for allegedly delaying its Breyanzi cancer drug to avoid...
Businesses Sue MLB for Moving All-Star Game to Protest Georgia Voting Law June 1, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel A conservative group representing small businesses has sued Major League Baseball and its players’ union over the decision to move...
Black Media Mogul Allen Alleges Advertising Bias in Suing McDonald’s for $10 Billion May 21, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel McDonald’s Corp. was sued on Thursday for at least $10 billion by two companies owned by media entrepreneur Byron Allen,...
5 Women File Employment Discrimination Suits Against Amazon.com May 20, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Amazon.com Inc. was hit on Wednesday with five new lawsuits by women who worked in corporate or warehouse management roles,...