HP Enterprise to Pay $8.5 Million to Settle Gender Pay Gap Suit September 29, 2022 By Robert Burnson Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. agreed to pay $8.5 million to resolve a lawsuit that alleged it pays female employees less...
Ford Motor Hit With $1.7B Verdict for Fatal Rollover Accident: Lawyer August 22, 2022 By Robert Burnson Ford Motor Co. was told by a jury to pay more than $1.7 billion over a 2014 rollover accident that...
NHL Stymied by Judge in Its Pursuit of Billions From Insurer for COVID Damages July 21, 2022 By Robert Burnson The National Hockey League can pursue a lawsuit against its insurance provider over losses stemming from the COVID pandemic —...
MLB Agrees to Pay $185 Million to Settle Minor League Wage Suit July 18, 2022 By Robert Burnson Major League Baseball agreed to pay $185 million as part of a settlement with minor league ballplayers who say the...
Oracle Corp. Women Stumble in Pay Bias Suit While Google Cuts a Deal June 14, 2022 By Malathi Nayak and Robert Burnson Women at Oracle Corp. suing over alleged pay disparities took a big step backward, while more than 15,000 female workers...
Google Agrees to Pay $118 Million to Settle Pay Equity Suit June 13, 2022 By Robert Burnson Alphabet Inc.’s Google agreed to pay $118 million to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit with about 15,500 female employees, lawfirms...
Mother Sues Meta, Snap Over Social Media ‘Addicted’ Daughter’s Suicide January 21, 2022 By Robert Burnson Meta Platforms Inc. and Snap Inc. are to blame for the suicide of an 11-year-old girl who was addicted to...
Twitter Agrees to Pay $810M to Settle Shareholder Lawsuit Over Growth Prospects September 20, 2021 By Molly Schuetz and Robert Burnson Twitter Inc. agreed to pay $809.5 million to settle a shareholder class action lawsuit that accused the social media company...
Houston Fans Shamed by Astros Cheating Scandal Strike Out with Lawsuit July 16, 2021 By Robert Burnson Houston Astros ticket holders can’t sue the team over its signal-stealing scandal even if it caused them “embarrassment, disappointment, shame...
Judge Rejects Uber Denial of Liability in Student’s Death on Freeway April 5, 2021 By Robert Burnson Uber Technologies Inc. lost the first round in a lawsuit filed by the relatives of a university student who was...