Lawsuits and Litigation: Page 5
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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 Justin Bachman • 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 -
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US files $100M claim from Maryland bridge collapse that killed six
The government says the tragedy was ‘entirely avoidable’ as the Dali cargo ship sailed from Baltimore with known defects and an improperly trained crew.
By Justin Bachman • Sept. 19, 2024 -
Raytheon decision shows Delaware’s high bar to meet demand futility
The ruling poses a hurdle to shareholders hoping to sue board members for how they tweaked equity valuations when Raytheon and United Technologies merged.
By Robert Freedman • Sept. 18, 2024 -
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Court tosses journalists’ ‘reverse discrimination’ challenge to Gannett’s diversity policy
The plaintiffs still have a chance to amend their complaint to sufficiently allege a cause of action for disparate treatment, the court said.
By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 17, 2024 -
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Cigna drug intermediary sues FTC for defamation
Express Scripts says it’s facing lawsuits and reputational damage because of a poorly researched agency report on pharmacy benefit managers.
By Robert Freedman • Sept. 17, 2024 -
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TikTok fights for a legal path to continue its U.S. business
The online video platform argues that a law forcing it to divest its U.S. operation or shut down violates its First Amendment rights.
By Justin Bachman • Sept. 16, 2024 -
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3rd Circuit revives lawsuit against DOL’s home care wage-and-hour final rule
The agency argued that a lawsuit filed by several home care companies was barred by a federal statute of limitations, but the court disagreed, overturning a district court decision.
By Ryan Golden • Sept. 12, 2024 -
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SEC levies over $3M in civil fines for whistleblower rule violations
Seven companies had required employees to waive their right to receive financial rewards from reporting misconduct to regulators.
By Justin Bachman • Sept. 9, 2024 -
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J&J breached earnout promises, costing it $1B in robotic device deal
The company also acted fraudulently by omitting a material fact in the deal to buy medical device maker Auris, a Chancery Court decision finds.
By Robert Freedman • Sept. 6, 2024 -
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Ex-Discover exec alleges age, gender bias in lawsuit
Diane Offereins is suing the card network over roughly $7 million in clawed-back equity, claiming she was a “convenient scapegoat” for Discover’s card misclassification issue.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 5, 2024 -
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Coca-Cola must face greenwashing lawsuit: D.C. Appeals Court
The appeals court reversed a prior dismissal, ruling environmental nonprofit Earth Island Institute made plausible allegations the beverage company overstates its environmental efforts.
By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 4, 2024 -
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Court ruling limits EU regulators’ merger review power
The European Commission lacked oversight authority to examine the proposed sale of a cancer-detection company to biotech company Illumina, the court found.
By Justin Bachman • Sept. 4, 2024 -
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Nevada favors directors and officers while Delaware favors shareholders, analysis finds
Both incorporation hubs try to get the right balance of protections for stakeholders but the way they do it leads to different biases.
By Robert Freedman • Sept. 3, 2024 -
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Illumina avoids fine for Grail purchase in European court victory
Illumina will avoid a penalty of 432 million euros after a court ruled the European Commission did not have jurisdiction to challenge the company’s Grail acquisition.
By Susan Kelly • Sept. 3, 2024 -
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American Sustainable Business Council sues Texas over anti-ESG law
The organization alleged that the 2021 law violates its members rights to speech and free association, as well as due process, and are seeking an injunction.
By Lamar Johnson • Aug. 29, 2024 -
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RealPage lawsuit opens a new antitrust front for pricing algorithms
The rise of Big Data across the economy raises antitrust concerns, especially where companies are sharing sensitive proprietary data, legal experts say.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 28, 2024 -
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Deer Park water owner has microplastics greenwashing suit dismissed
Earlier this month, a federal judge ruled that the class-action complaint against BlueTriton was preempted by federal law, but the plaintiffs recently amended their complaint.
By Lamar Johnson • Aug. 27, 2024 -
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Hawaii $4B fire settlement would prevent insurers’ clawback claims
A deal to resolve hundreds of lawsuits from the devastating 2023 Maui fires could collapse without a resolution on insurers’ recoupment rights against defendants.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 27, 2024 -
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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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