EEOC Sues Two Automakers, Alleging Discrimination and Harassment January 21, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Jan. 17 sued two large automakers, accusing General Motors and the United Auto...
New York City Lawsuit Against Exxon, BP, Shell Over Climate Change Dismissed January 16, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A judge has dismissed New York City’s lawsuit seeking to hold Exxon Mobil, BP and Shell liable for misleading the...
SEC Sues Elon Musk Over Late Disclosure of Twitter Stake January 15, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Elon Musk was sued on Tuesday by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which accused the world’s richest person of...
US Supreme Court Rebuffs Meta Bid to Avoid Advertisers’ Lawsuit January 14, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by Meta Platforms to avoid a multi-billion dollar class...
US Sues Airbnb After Host Rejected Rental to Mother With Children January 13, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. government sued Airbnb on Friday, alleging housing discrimination after a host refused to rent an apartment to a...
Berkshire Shareholder Seeks Committee to Oversee AI at Buffett’s Company January 8, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A Berkshire Hathaway shareholder wants a committee of independent directors to oversee risks associated with artificial intelligence at the dozens...
Asian American Venture Capitalist Accuses PayPal of Racial Bias in Minority Program January 7, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel PayPal has been sued by an Asian American businesswoman who accused the digital payments company of racial bias for restricting...
Bernard Madoff’s Victims Collect $4.3B as US Government Fund Completes Payouts January 2, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. government fund to compensate people swindled by Bernard Madoff announced its tenth and final distribution on Monday, saying...
Judge Allows Lawsuit Claiming Poland Spring Water Is Not From a Spring January 2, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge in Connecticut refused to dismiss a long-running lawsuit accusing the former Nestle Waters North America of defrauding...
LL Bean Agrees to Injunction to End Skechers Shoe Patents Lawsuit December 27, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel LL Bean, the clothing and outdoor gear company, agreed to stop selling a line of casual shoes to settle a...