US DOJ Charges British Man Over ‘Hack-to-Trade’ Scheme October 2, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A British man has been arrested and charged by U.S. authorities with hacking into the computers of five companies to...
Judge Dismisses Shareholder Lawsuit Against Tesla, Musk Over Self-Driving Promises October 1, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk on Monday won the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing them of defrauding shareholders by...
Judge Rules eBay Not Liable for Selling Harmful Products October 1, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit accusing eBay of violating environmental laws by allowing the sale...
American Eagle Outfitters Sues Amazon for Infringing ‘Aerie’ Trademarks September 26, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel American Eagle Outfitters sued Amazon.com on Wednesday, accusing it of intentionally infringing the clothing and accessories retailer’s “Aerie” and “Offline...
SEC Intends to Seek Sanctions Against Elon Musk in Twitter Probe September 23, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel and Chris Prentice The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday it intends to seek sanctions against Elon Musk after he failed...
Big Oil Companies Defeat Consumer Lawsuit Over Production, Prices September 17, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Several oil companies including Exxon Mobil and Chevron defeated an appeal on Monday by consumers who accused them of colluding...
Walgreens Paying $106.8 Million to Settle Prescription Billing Fraud Charges September 16, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Walgreens Boots Alliance agreed to pay $106.8 million to settle charges it fraudulently billed the U.S. government for prescriptions that...
23andMe Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for $30 Million September 16, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel 23andMe will pay $30 million and provide three years of security monitoring to settle a lawsuit accusing the genetics testing...
Buffett’s Insurance Leader Ajit Jain Sells Large Part of Berkshire Stake September 13, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Ajit Jain, the longtime top insurance executive at Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N, sold more than half of his Class...
Trojan Condoms Contain ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Lawsuit Claims September 10, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A new lawsuit on Monday claims that Trojan condoms are not safe because they contain toxic “forever chemicals,” which have...