Meta, Google, TikTok Must Face Schools’ Addiction Claims October 25, 2024 By Isaiah Poritz Meta Platforms Inc., Google, TikTok and Snap will have to face lawsuits brought by school districts in federal court blaming...
Avenue’s Lasry Faces Harassment Suit After Filing Extortion Case October 25, 2024 By Gillian Tan A former Avenue Capital Group employee accused by Marc Lasry in a recent court filing of trying to extort him...
George Weiss Hedge Fund in Talks With Jefferies to Settle Suit October 25, 2024 By Jonathan Randles Bankrupt hedge fund Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC and its largest creditor, Jefferies Financial Group, are discussing a potential settlement that...
McDonald’s Sued by Colorado Man Sickened in E. Coli Outbreak October 25, 2024 By Diana Novak Jones A Colorado man has filed what appears to be the first lawsuit against McDonald’s over an E. coli outbreak linked...
Billionaire Sex Saga Is Latest Scandal to Hit Australia CEOs October 25, 2024 By Angus Whitley The sex-for-investment scandal that swiftly deposed Australian tech billionaire Richard White is just the latest corporate calamity in a country...
McDonald’s Is Racing to Contain Fallout From E. Coli Outbreak October 24, 2024 By Daniela Sirtori, Deena Shanker and Curtis Heinzl McDonald’s Corp. is trying to contain the fallout from a severe E. coli outbreak that appears to be linked to...
BHP Says Claim It Put Profit Over Safety ‘Unjustified’ in Brazilian Dam Collapse Case October 23, 2024 By Sam Tobin BHP said on Wednesday that allegations a pursuit of profit over safety contributed to Brazil’s worst environmental disaster were “far-fetched...
Appeals Court Says Experts Must Show Causal Relationship in BP Oil Workers’ Suits October 23, 2024 By William Rabb A federal appeals court has underscored the high bar that expert witnesses must meet before a court can connect the...
Walmart to Pay $7.5M to Resolve California Hazardous Waste Charges October 23, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Walmart will pay $7.5 million to resolve charges that the largest U.S. retailer illegally disposed of hazardous and medical waste...
Dam Disaster Deal Should Curb Lawsuits Against Vale And BHP, Sources Say October 23, 2024 By Marta Nogueira, Lisandra Paraguassu, Ricardo Britto and Luana Maria Benedito An agreement by Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco to pay 170 billion reais ($29.85 billion) in compensation for...