Court Upholds Uber Forced Arbitration, Ban on Customer Lawsuits August 17, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. appeals court on Thursday ruled in favor of Uber Technologies Inc. in a closely watched lawsuit over whether...
N.Y. Times Must Face Defamation Lawsuit Over Professor’s Slavery Comments August 17, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Tuesday said the New York Times Co. must face a defamation lawsuit by a Louisiana...
Appeals Court Answers Supreme Court, Finds Injury in Spokeo False Profile Claim August 16, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a California man’s lawsuit accusing Spokeo Inc. of publishing an online profile about...
Tiffany Wins $19.4 Million in Fake Ring Damages from Costco August 16, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge on Monday said Tiffany & Co. may recover at least $19.4 million in damages from Costco Wholesale...
Court Shaves $2 Million in Lawyers’ Fees from Whirlpool Moldy Washer Settlement August 15, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court reduced by $2 million the legal fees that Sears Holdings Corp. and Whirlpool Corp. must pay...
Wal-Mart, Liberty Mutual Insurers Settle Over Tracy Morgan Crash August 8, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has settled a lawsuit by two insurers that sought to avoid covering its multimillion-dollar payout to comedian...
Wells Fargo Faces Lawsuit Alleging Fraud Over Unwanted Car Insurance Sales August 1, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel A new lawsuit accuses Wells Fargo & Co. of racketeering violations and fraud after the bank admitted to charging several...
Deutsche Bank ($77M), JPMorgan ($71M) to Settle Libor Claims in U.S. July 24, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel Deutsche Bank AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have agreed to pay a combined $148 million to end private U.S....
Adultery Site Ashley Madison to Pay $11.2 Million for User Data Breach July 17, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel The owner of the Ashley Madison adultery website said on Friday it will pay $11.2 million to settle U.S. litigation...
Panel-Maker Arconic Sued in U.S. Over Losses Linked to London Tower Fire July 14, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel A shareholder of Arconic Inc. on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing the company of defrauding shareholders over its supply of...