Lyft Faces Patent Suit by Professor Over Ridesharing Model August 6, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel A retired Georgia Institute of Technology engineering professor described as a “pioneer” in developing the idea of ridesharing sued Lyft...
Court to Revisit Dismissal of $210 Million Hyundai-Kia Fuel Economy Settlement July 31, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. appeals court will reconsider its decision to throw out a $210 million nationwide class-action settlement for owners of...
First Facebook Investor Suit Filed Over Plunge in Shares July 30, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel Facebook Inc. and its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg were sued on Friday in what could be the first of many...
Lyft Faces Patent Suit by Professor Over Ridesharing Model July 25, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel A retired Georgia Institute of Technology engineering professor described as a “pioneer” in developing the idea of ride sharing sued...
Court Allows Trial in Children’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Over Climate Change July 23, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court in San Francisco on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s renewed bid to dismiss a lawsuit by...
Hearst Settles Magazine Subscribers’ Michigan Privacy Claim for $50 Million July 13, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel Hearst Communications Inc. on Thursday reached a $50 million settlement of a lawsuit claiming it violated Michigan privacy law by...
Court Rules Airport Screeners Shielded From Passenger Abuse Claims July 12, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel Fliers may have a tough time recovering damages for invasive screenings at U.S. airport security checkpoints, after a federal appeals...
Jury Convicts Press Release Hackers Involved in Illegal Trading Scheme July 9, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel A federal jury in Brooklyn, New York on Friday convicted two men for their roles in an international scheme to...
Lawsuit Claims Guggenheim Defrauded Insurance Buyers to Buy Baseball Team July 6, 2018 By Jennifer Ablan and Jonathan Stempel Guggenheim Partners, overseen by billionaire Mark Walter, is facing a lawsuit claiming it defrauded annuity investors by saddling an insurance...
Fujifilm Sues Xerox for Failed Merger, Citing Lack of ‘Shareholder Democracy’ June 19, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel Fujifilm Holdings Corp. sued Xerox Corp. on Monday for well over $1 billion, faulting the printer and copier company for...