Court Upholds Harvard’s Use of Race in Admissions; Opponents Eye Supreme Court November 13, 2020 By Nate Raymond and Jonathan Stempel A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld Harvard University’s use of race in undergraduate admissions, rejecting a challenge by affirmative...
New York Sues Sotheby’s for Helping Client Escape Sales Taxes on Artwork November 10, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Sotheby’s was sued on Friday by New York’s attorney general, who accused the auction house of defrauding the state by...
Mediator Reports ‘Substantial Progress’ by Bayer in Resolving Roundup Cancer Lawsuits November 10, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A court-appointed mediator on Monday said Bayer AG has made “substantial progress” toward resolving tens of thousands of remaining claims...
Apple Faces Shareholder Class-Action Suit over CEO’s China Sales Comments November 6, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Apple Inc has been ordered to face a proposed class-action lawsuit by shareholders who accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of...
Missouri High Court Rejects Johnson & Johnson Appeal of $2.12B Baby Powder Award November 4, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Missouri’s highest court on Tuesday refused to consider Johnson & Johnson’s appeal of a $2.12 billion damages award to women...
McDonald’s Black Franchisees File New Discrimination Lawsuit October 30, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel McDonald’s Corp. was hit on Thursday with a potentially multi-billion-dollar lawsuit by Black franchise owners who accused the fast-food giant...
McDonald’s Seeks Dismissal of Racial Bias Claims by Black Former Franchise Owners October 26, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel McDonald’s Corp. on Friday urged a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit by dozens of Black former franchise owners who...
Twitter Security Failure Prompts Call for Regulating Internet Giants as Systemic Risks October 14, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Twitter Inc. suffered from cybersecurity shortfalls that enabled a “simple” hack attributed to a Florida teenager to take over the...
Judge Orders Cisco to Pay $1.9 Billion in Cybersecurity Patent Lawsuit October 6, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge on Monday ordered Cisco Systems Inc. to pay $1.9 billion to a Virginia company that accused it...
Appeals Court Reinstates Glaxo $235.5 Million Verdict Against Teva October 5, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated a 2017 jury verdict ordering Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. to pay GlaxoSmithKline Plc...