Instagram Suggested ‘Groomers’ Connect With Minors, FTC Says May 7, 2025 By Riley Griffin and Kurt Wagner Instagram’s automated software systems recommended that child “groomers” connect with minors on the app, making it easier for them to...
Burger King Must Face Lawsuit Over Whopper Ads May 6, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Burger King must face a lawsuit claiming it misleads customers with advertisements that make its Whopper sandwich and other products...
UBS Will Pay $511 Million to End Credit Suisse US Tax Probe May 6, 2025 By David Voreacos UBS Group AG agreed to pay $511 million to settle a U.S. investigation into how Credit Suisse Group, the Swiss...
Dashboard Shows New York City Paid Nearly $2 Billion to Settle Claims in 2024 May 5, 2025 Last year, New York City settled 13,397 claims against it for a total cost of $1.94 billion, the most ever...
Conservative Activist Robby Starbuck Sues Meta Over AI Responses About Him May 2, 2025 By Sarah Parvini Conservative activist Robby Starbuck has filed a defamation lawsuit against Meta alleging that the social media giant’s artificial intelligence chatbot...
US Alleges Medicare Insurers, Brokers Used Illegal Kickbacks May 2, 2025 By John Tozzi and Ike Swetlitz The U.S. Department of Justice sued top health insurance companies and brokers alleging they used illegal kickbacks to steer members...
New Suit in Ohio Derailment Adds Doubts to Northfolk Southern’s Commitment May 2, 2025 By Josh Funk and John Seewer Norfolk Southern began making promises to East Palestine, Ohio, soon after its train derailed and caught fire in February 2023....
LA County Approves $4B Payout to Settle Sexual Abuse Claims at Juvenile Facilities May 1, 2025 Los Angeles County officials this week approved a $4 billion payout to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in...
Heritage Files Libel, Defamation Suit vs. Adjuster After ’60 Minutes’ Report April 30, 2025 By William Rabb Weeks after Tampa-based Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance filed a libel suit against a whistleblower claims adjuster, the adjuster’s lawyer...
Gilead Sciences Reaches $202M Settlement Over Kickbacks to Doctors April 29, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Gilead Sciences agreed to pay $202 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit accusing the drugmaker of civil fraud for paying...