After Being Sued by Sonos, Google Sues Sonos Alleging Patent Infringement June 12, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel and Paresh Dave Google filed a lawsuit accusing home speaker maker Sonos Inc. of infringing five of its patents, escalating tensions between the...
New York Charges Drugmaker Endo with Insurance Fraud Over Opioid Claims June 11, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel New York state filed civil charges on Wednesday accusing Endo International Plc of insurance fraud for misrepresenting the safety and...
States’ Lawsuit Accuses 26 Drugmakers of Price Fixing of Generic Drugs June 11, 2020 By Diane Bartz and Jonathan Stempel Twenty-six drug manufacturers were sued on Wednesday by the attorneys general of most U.S. states and several territories, which accused...
Amazon Sued Over Warehouses After N.Y. Worker Brings Coronavirus Home June 4, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Amazon.com Inc has been sued for allegedly fostering the spread of the coronavirus by mandating unsafe working conditions, causing at...
$5 Billion Lawsuit Accuses Google of Tracking Users’ Private Internet Activity June 3, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading the privacy...
Federal Court Allows Counties’ Clean Air Claims Against VW for Diesel Scandal June 2, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel and David Shepardson A U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Volkswagen AG cannot escape potential financial penalties from two counties in Florida...
Investors, Bondholders Sue Occidental Over Anadarko Merger June 1, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Occidental Petroleum Corp. has been sued by investors who claim they suffered billions of dollars of losses because the heavily...
Ben & Jerry’s Scoops a Win in ‘Happy Cows’ Lawsuit May 8, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Ben & Jerry’s won the dismissal on Thursday of a lawsuit by an environmental advocate who claimed the company deceived...
Virtual ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’ May Show How Buffett’s Handling Coronavirus May 1, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s annual meeting will be nothing like the extravaganzas of years past, but will give Warren Buffett a...
Court Approves GM’s $120M Ignition Switch Lost Value Claims Settlement with Owners April 24, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel General Motors Co. on Thursday won preliminary U.S. court approval of a $120 million settlement with owners who said defective...