Lawsuits and Litigation: Page 2

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    Absolute litigation privilege has limits, Chancery ruling makes clear

    The principle is intended to let parties speak their minds, but that protection doesn’t necessarily stop a contractual clause that triggers on defamation, a case shows.

    By • Oct. 21, 2024
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    Judge in Boeing 737 Max crash settlement seeks DEI data

    The court wants briefs on how diversity programs at Boeing and the Justice Dept. would affect the choice of an outside compliance monitor.

    By • Oct. 17, 2024
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    Supreme Court rejects calls to put a hold on EPA power plant carbon rule

    Utilities asking the court to stay the rule included American Electric Power, Duke Energy, MidAmerican Energy, PacifiCorp and Southern Co.

    By Ethan Howland • Oct. 17, 2024
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    Former Fox CLO named in Hunter Biden lawsuit

    Viet Dinh knew it was a violation of revenge porn law for Fox to air images of Biden for its mockumentary about the President’s son. But Dinh allowed the company to do it anyway, a lawsuit says.

    By • Oct. 16, 2024
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    Justices weigh extent of RICO liability for companies

    A truck driver claims RICO covers the harms he suffered after he lost his job due to a company’s alleged misrepresentation about its product. 

    By David Weisenfeld • Oct. 15, 2024
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    Google ready for long antitrust fights, CEO Pichai says

    The executive insists the tech giant has acted respectfully and responsively in cases against it. That might surprise judges who accuse it of deliberate spoliation of evidence. 

    By • Oct. 15, 2024
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    Jury may decide whether SHRM conducted sham bias investigation

    The association’s HR department allegedly prepared an employee’s termination paperwork before investigating her retaliation claim. SHRM said it is prepared to “vigorously” defend the lawsuit.

    By Kate Tornone • Oct. 10, 2024
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    TD hit with asset cap, $3B in penalties over AML woes

    The bank will pay $1.8 billion to the Justice Department, $1.3 billion to FinCEN, and growth will be restricted in the bank’s U.S. retail unit.

    By Dan Ennis , Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 10, 2024
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    Gas utility faces climate deception lawsuit by Oregon county

    It's the first time a U.S. community has sued a gas utility for allegedly deceiving the public about the climate impacts of fossil fuels, advocates say.

    By Ysabelle Kempe • Oct. 10, 2024
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    DOJ considering breaking up Google

    The company, found in August to be an illegal monopoly, might need a “structural” remedy to prevent it from dominating search and online ads, the agency says in a filing.

    By • Oct. 9, 2024
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    Uber win on lawsuit motion highlights major role of binding arbitration

    A New Jersey couple severely injured during an Uber ride must take their complaint to arbitration per the company’s use terms, a state appeals court ruled.

    By • Oct. 3, 2024
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    SCOTUS looks to a quieter business term after bombshell rulings

    Veteran appellate advocate Michael Kimberly discusses the Supreme Court’s upcoming term and key issues at stake affecting U.S. companies.

    By David Weisenfeld • Oct. 3, 2024
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    Visa boosts litigation funding ahead of US antitrust fight

    The company added $1.5 billion to a litigation escrow account as it battles a Justice Department lawsuit and ongoing legal case with merchants.

    By • Oct. 1, 2024
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    TD to pay regulators $28.5M over spoofing scheme

    The broker-dealer arm of the Canadian bank will pay penalties to the DOJ, SEC and FINRA over a former trader’s scheme to place hundreds of fraudulent spoof orders amounting to billions of dollars.

    By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 1, 2024
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    Berkeley settles ADA lawsuit over remote attendance for commission members

    City representatives approved requests but required commission members’ home addresses be publicly posted and that they allow members of the public into their homes, the complaint alleged.

    By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 30, 2024
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    Elon Musk takes campaign against the regulatory state from labor to aviation

    SpaceX has filed two lawsuits seeking to dismantle the NLRB, and Musk is now in a new conflict with the FAA over rocketry regulation.

    By • Sept. 27, 2024
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    A look at 7 Supreme Court cases Big Business will be watching

    The court’s term begins Oct. 7 with a docket that involves corporate securities, labor, RICO and environmental questions.

    By • Sept. 25, 2024
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    Uber turns Nevada into contingency fee-cap battleground

    A ballot initiative pushed by the company would cap contingency fees at 20% for all civil litigation, sparking an outcry by plaintiff’s attorneys in the state. 

    By David Weisenfeld • Sept. 25, 2024
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    DoorDash, Uber Eats win NYC customer data court battle

    New York City’s rule requiring delivery apps to give restaurants consumer information violates the First Amendment, a judge found Tuesday.

    By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Sept. 25, 2024
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    DOJ suit accuses Visa of illegal monopoly for debit payments

    The company threatens merchants with high fees, and "makes its potential rivals business partners to thwart competition in debit card processing," the DOJ says.

    By • Sept. 24, 2024
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    Elon Musk asks court to dismiss former CNN anchor’s fraud lawsuit

    Their business relationship fizzled after Don Lemon’s “invasive and inappropriate interview,” the billionaire says in his response to the complaint.

    By • Sept. 24, 2024
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    Visa faces possible DOJ lawsuit, news reports say

    The card network may soon be sued by the Department of Justice over its debit card practices, according to multiple news reports citing anonymous sources.

    By Lynne Marek • Sept. 24, 2024
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    Google’s legal hold policy figures into a third federal antitrust trial

    Another U.S. judge has criticized Google’s legal approach for preserving employee communications as the company defends its online advertising dominance.

    By • Sept. 23, 2024
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    EEOC: Employer refused remote work for employee who had stroke, violating ADA

    Working on site was not an essential function of the employee’s job responding to customer inquiries, according to the lawsuit.

    By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 23, 2024
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    OceanFirst to pay $15M in DOJ redlining settlement

    The bank failed to provide mortgage lending services to predominantly nonwhite neighborhoods in three New Jersey counties, the agency said. The OCC downgraded the bank’s CRA rating in 2021.

    By Dan Ennis • Sept. 19, 2024