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...
Mattel Sued Over ‘Wicked’ Dolls With Porn Website Link December 4, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Mattel was sued on Tuesday by a South Carolina mother for mistakenly putting a link to a pornographic website on...
Nissan Persuades Appeals Court to Decertify Brake Defect Class Actions November 25, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Nissan persuaded a federal appeals court on Friday to decertify 10 class actions accusing the Japanese automaker of selling cars...
US Charges Five in ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacking Scheme November 22, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel U.S. prosecutors unveiled criminal charges on Wednesday against five alleged members of Scattered Spider, a loose-knit community of hackers suspected...
Judge Reduces UPS Driver’s $237.6M Bias Verdict to $39.6M November 18, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge reduced a $237.6 million jury award against United Parcel Service to $39.6 million in the case of...
Sarah Palin, NY Times Have Explored Settlement, as Judge Sets Defamation Retrial November 13, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Sarah Palin and the New York Times have explored trying to settle the former Alaska governor and Republican U.S. vice...
Chipotle Shareholders Sue Over Fallout From Skimping on Portion Sizes November 12, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Chipotle Mexican Grill was sued on Monday by shareholders for concealing how many of its restaurants were skimping on portions,...
Meta’s Zuckerberg Not Liable in Lawsuits Over Social Media Harm to Children November 12, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge said Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not personally liable in 25 lawsuits accusing his company of...