Meta Loses Bid to Appeal UK Class Action Over Data, Could be Liable for up to $3.2B November 1, 2024 By Upmanyu Trivedi Meta Platforms Inc. failed in a bid to challenge a class action suit in the UK that alleged Facebook abused...
Abbott, Reckitt Score First Victory in Baby Formula Trial November 1, 2024 By Jef Feeley Abbott Laboratories and a unit of Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc were cleared by a jury over claims they hid risks...
Sony Sues CBS Over ‘Dismal’ Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune Revenue November 1, 2024 By Rachel Graf Sony Pictures Television Inc. accused CBS Studios Inc. in a lawsuit of leaving millions of dollars on the table in...
Purdue Pharma Nears New Bankruptcy Deal With Sacklers, Mediator Says November 1, 2024 By Dietrich Knauth Purdue Pharma is close to a new bankruptcy settlement with its owners, members of the wealthy Sackler family, and state...
Los Angeles County Sues PepsiCo and Coca-Cola Over Plastic Pollution November 1, 2024 By Nate Raymond Los Angeles County has sued beverage makers PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, accusing them of polluting the most populous U.S. county with...
GE, Shipbuilder HII Reach Settlement on Aircraft Carrier’s Faulty Gears October 31, 2024 By Tony Capaccio Shipbuilder HII has settled claims against General Electric Co. that one of its units produced faulty propulsion gears for the...
Taiwan Suspends Stock Trading Due to Super Typhoon Kong-Rey October 30, 2024 By Mary Hui and Cindy Wang Taiwan will suspend trading on its $2.5 trillion stock exchange Thursday as a powerful typhoon barrels toward the archipelago. Super...
McDonald’s Sued by Consumers in Proposed Class Action Over E.coli Outbreak October 30, 2024 McDonald’s was sued on Tuesday by consumers in a proposed class action stemming from the E.coli outbreak linked to onions...
Brazil Institute Sues Social Media Giants for $525M Over Excessive Use by Minors October 29, 2024 By Ricardo Brito Brazil’s Collective Defense Institute has filed two lawsuits demanding 3 billion reais ($525.27 million) from the Brazilian units of TikTok,...
J&J’s $8.2 Billion Talc Settlement Faces January Court Test October 29, 2024 By Jef Feeley The fate of Johnson & Johnson’s latest push to use bankruptcy courts to end thousands of cancer lawsuits tied to...