‘Call of Duty’ Maker Activision Blizzard to Pay $35M Over SEC Charges February 9, 2023 By Susan Heavey Activision Blizzard Inc ATVI.O has agreed to pay $35 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it...
Amazon Fined for Worker Safety Violations in Three States February 3, 2023 By Spencer Soper US federal workplace safety regulators fined Amazon.com Inc. more than $60,000 for putting warehouse employees at risk for lower back...
Meta’s WhatsApp Fined 5.5M Euro by Lead EU Privacy Regulator January 19, 2023 By Padraic Halpin Meta’s WhatsApp subsidiary was fined 5.5 million euros ($5.95 million) on Thursday by Ireland’s Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC), its lead...
SEC Charges McDonald’s Ex-CEO for Misrepresentations to Investors January 10, 2023 By Chris Prentice The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged former McDonald’s Corp Chief Executive Stephen Easterbrook with making false and...
Peloton to Pay $19M Fine Over Treadmill Hazard January 5, 2023 By David Shepardson Peloton Interactive Inc. has agreed to pay a $19 million fine for failing to promptly report a defect with its...
Wells Fargo to Pay $3.7B for Illegal Conduct That Harmed Customers December 21, 2022 By Chris Prentice and Hannah Lang The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hit Wells Fargo & Co. with the watchdog’s largest ever civil penalty on Tuesday...
“Fortnite” Maker Epic Games to Settle Alleged Privacy Violation for $520M December 19, 2022 “Fortnite” creator Epic Games will pay $520 million to settle allegations that it illegally collected children’s personal information and tricked...
SEC Assessed Record Penalties in Fiscal 2022 November 15, 2022 By John McCrank The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission assessed a record $6.4 billion in fines and ill-gotten gains as it picked up...
Toymaker Mattel Agrees to Pay $3.5M to Settle SEC Charges October 24, 2022 By Chris Prentice California-based Toymaker Mattel Inc has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges over...
16 Wall Street Firms Fined $1.8B for Talking Deals, Trades on Personal Apps September 28, 2022 By Michelle Price U.S. regulators on Tuesday fined 16 financial firms, including Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley...