Lawsuits and Litigation: Page 4
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5th Circuit tosses DOL’s tip credit final rule
The department’s “80/20” guidance for dual job workers is inconsistent with the Fair Labor Standards Act, the court held.
By Ryan Golden , Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Aug. 26, 2024 -
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Chipotle ruling exposes murky future of mandatory arbitration
The 8th Circuit’s ruling that a sexual assault claim must go to court sheds light on how the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act has shaken up arbitration law.
By David Weisenfeld • Aug. 26, 2024 -
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FTC exceeded its authority with noncompete ban, judge says
The agency’s rulemaking under Sec 6(g) of the FTC Act is procedural, not substantive, Judge Ada Brown of Texas federal court says, blocking a nationwide rule that would have taken effect shortly.
By Robert Freedman • Aug. 21, 2024 -
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Friend or foe: Unpacking what the amicus briefs say about the SEC’s climate rule
Amicus briefs in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ongoing lawsuit concerning its climate disclosure rule find institutional investors and businesses largely on opposite sides.
By Lamar Johnson • Aug. 20, 2024 -
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Kroger says FTC’s effort to block merger with Albertsons is unconstitutional
The grocer claims the agency’s administrative proceeding alongside its federal lawsuit challenging the deal is “an inappropriate attempt to receive multiple opportunities to litigate the same issues.”
By Catherine Douglas Moran , Sam Silverstein • Updated Aug. 19, 2024 -
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FTC noncompete ban suffers another blow
The ruling — which applies only to one Florida-based real estate broker — comes just weeks before the ban is slated to take effect.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 19, 2024 -
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Adidas wins dismissal of shareholder suit over Kanye West conduct
A federal judge ruled the German apparel maker did not mislead investors about its stock ahead of the fashion designer’s public meltdown in 2022.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 19, 2024 -
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Nvidia, OpenAI face YouTube creator lawsuits for using online videos
A video creator alleges that the companies scraped his videos, and millions of others, without permission to help train their generative AI learning models.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 16, 2024 -
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United Airlines gets sustainable fuel greenwashing lawsuit tossed
A federal court dismissed a class-action suit brought against the airline that alleged it deceptively advertised its sustainable aviation fuel efforts.
By Lamar Johnson • Aug. 15, 2024 -
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Texas sues GM for selling customer driving data
The automaker failed to tell buyers it was selling their driving data to help insurers analyze driving behavior, according to a Texas AG lawsuit.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 14, 2024 -
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Vote revives J&J’s hope of getting talc bankruptcy back on track
More than 75% of people who have cancer claims against Johnson & Johnson approved a plan to settle their litigation in a $6.5B bankruptcy package.
By Robert Freedman • Aug. 13, 2024 -
On-again, off-again relationship didn’t doom employee’s harassment claim, 4th Circuit says
A material issue of fact existed as to when a sales representative last called it quits with a company owner, the court held, leading to reversal of summary judgment for the employer.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 12, 2024 -
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SEC defends its authority for climate disclosure rule in court
The agency said its climate rule will help to better inform investors with “more detailed, consistent, and comparable information” in replying to legal challengers.
By Lamar Johnson • Aug. 8, 2024 -
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Musk’s X site sues advertisers alleging a widespread boycott
The social media platform’s antitrust suit accuses a global advertising group and four companies of an “illegal boycott” that siphoned away billions in ad sales.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 6, 2024 -
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USAA to pay $64.2M to settle military overcharge lawsuit
More than $33 million will go to members who were sent remediation checks in 2021 and never cashed them. Plaintiffs said the checks came in “nondescript envelope[s]” that looked like “junk mail.”
By Dan Ennis • Aug. 6, 2024 -
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Google loses U.S. lawsuit alleging antitrust violations
The search giant used deals with mobile phone makers to restrict competitors in the search and search text advertising markets, a federal court ruled.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 5, 2024 -
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7th Circuit: Religious objections to COVID-19 vaccine may include secular reasons
Healthcare employees who were denied a vaccination exemption based on their Christian beliefs and concerns about the vaccine’s safety can sue the employer for violating Title VII, an appeals court panel held.
By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 5, 2024 -
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DOJ whistleblower program starts with self-inflicted wounds, critics say
Few insiders are likely to come forward because disincentives outweigh incentives, according to attorneys who work with whistleblowers and companies involved in enforcement actions.
By Robert Freedman • Aug. 2, 2024 -
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NFL Sunday Ticket multi-billion verdict tossed by federal judge
The court ruled that two of the plaintiffs’ expert witnesses in the case employed flawed methodology that incorrectly led jurors to $4.7 billion in damages.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 2, 2024 -
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Former CNN anchor sues Elon Musk and X over collapsed partnership
Don Lemon says the social media platform used his fame and failed to pay him after Musk abruptly canceled their express content agreement.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 1, 2024 -
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7-Eleven trademark infringement lawsuit dismissed
The retailer sued Seven Eleven Law Group last November for using its name and its green-and-white color scheme.
By Brett Dworski • Aug. 1, 2024 -
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Live Nation lawyers get access to rivals’ confidential material
The company’s lawyers can’t access highly confidential information, though, as part of the lawyers’ work preparing Live Nation’s defense against a DOJ antitrust lawsuit.
By Robert Freedman • July 31, 2024 -
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Boeing put speed over safety: DOJ plea deal
The Justice Department criticized the company for failing to properly implement safety and compliance in its manufacturing.
By Sara Samora • July 30, 2024 -
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Wells Fargo faces lawsuit for alleged sham DEI hiring effort
The bank is said to have interviewed diverse candidates for jobs that were already filled or for which they weren’t qualified to polish its DEI credentials.
By Robert Freedman • July 30, 2024 -
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Jury awards $22.1M to Wells Fargo director laid off after WFH accommodation request
A judge said it wasn’t clear whether the employer engaged in “genuine discourse” about the ADA request.
By Kate Tornone • July 29, 2024
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