SYDNEY – CNN said it is preventing Australians from accessing its Facebook Inc pages after a court ruled that publishers can be liable for defamation in public comment sections and the social media firm refused to help it disable comments …
A telecommunications tower climber who suffered severe injuries when a ladder rung dislodged and sent him hurtling 50 feet to the ground has reached a settlement with AT&T and others for $30 million. The June 2013 fall in Allentown, Pennsylvania, …
One major insurance carrier already has a program underway to train claims adjusters to visit accident sites and fly drones to gather data. American Family Insurance started working on developing a drone program around 2013, and the company now has …
AT&T has agreed to pay nearly $7.8 million to settle government allegations of unauthorized third-party charges for directory assistance services not provided. The Federal Communications Commission on Monday announced the settlement with the Dallas-based telecommunications giant. Billing for unauthorized charges …
A Portland, Ore. jury has awarded more than $224,000 to a woman who said she suffered retaliation for complaining about racism on the job at AT&T. The Multnomah County Circuit Court jury awarded the money Monday to Jeanine Clair for …
The University of Minnesota sued the four largest wireless carriers in the United States over alleged patent infringement. Complaints filed in U.S. District Court in Minnesota contend that AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon are illegally using technology developed by a …
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has licensed Gateway Rivers Insurance Co., the captive insurance subsidiary of AT&T Inc. Gateway Rivers is based in Dallas. “We’re very pleased to have this business in Texas,” said Commissioner of Insurance Julia Rathgeber. …
A California Yellow Pages company has filed a lawsuit against AT&T in a dispute over phone book advertising. The lawsuit filed by Fresno-based Valley Yellow Pages says a rival phone book run by AT&T is offering illegal, secret discounts to …
The state has filed a lawsuit against AT&T’s Indiana operating unit, alleging it has a policy of suspending workers who report work-related injuries. The Indianapolis Business Journal reported the state Department of Labor filed the lawsuit against Indiana Bell Telephone …
A former Kansas City woman who converted to Islam in 2005 said she was harassed for years at AT&T, and that the abuse boiled over in 2008 when her boss snatched her head scarf and exposed her hair. A Jackson …
