Lawsuits

Billionaire Jeff Bezos appears to have a major conflict of interest on his hands with a newspaper he owns trying to get records from another company he founded. What Happened: While he's no longer the CEO of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), Bezos remains a shareholder and the executive chairman of the...

In a court appearance in Oakland, California on Friday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, along with his legal team, argued against being personally liable in a series of lawsuits alleging that social media platforms under his leadership, including Facebook and Instagram, have...

A lawsuit filed against Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, centers on whether the social media giant is doing enough to protect the safety of children. What Happened: Unredacted documents from a lawsuit filed by the New Mexico Department of...

Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), is proposing a $51 million settlement in response to a class-action lawsuit in Canada. The lawsuit alleges unauthorized use of users’ images in Facebook ads. What Happened: The lawsuit was initiated by a British...

A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against social media companies. Companies in the hot seat could include Meta (NASDAQ:META), which owns Facebook, as well as ByteDance‘s Tik Tok and Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP). What Happened: Meta and Google parent, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)...

Four major medical marijuana retailers in New York sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul urging her to give them licenses to sell adult-use cannabis as court injunctions continue to block licensing activity in the state. The letter points to the thousands...

The ongoing decline of the crypto market has left more commercial wreckage in sports — as an affiliate of the NFL Players Association scrambles to recoup nearly $42 million. The union's annual report recently filed with the U.S. Department of Labor detailed $41.8 million in accounts...

Over the last couple of months, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has been entangled in several lawsuits, from regulatory scrapes to shareholder tussles to a Hollywood couple’s divorce aftermath. Amid all these legal involvements and the recent allegations of sexual misconduct...

The CEO of a video game company facing lawsuits and investigations over its work environment is speaking out about changes the company will make going forward. What Happened: Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) is stepping up its game to create a safe work environment and be more inclusive...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is facing a class-action lawsuit over allegations that its M1 MacBook models have a hidden defect that causes screens of the devices to easily crack. What Happened: The lawsuit, first noted on Apple Insider, was filed in the Northern District of California on Tuesday...

This article was originally published on Nisonco, and appears here with permission. One of the most important skills for a journalist to have is the ability to file successful records requests, commonly referred to as FOIAs. FOIA is an acronym for the Freedom Of Information Act. That’s...

Ocean automotive carrier Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) was convicted of being in a criminal cartel today (August 2, 2019) in Australia. It was fined A$34.5 million (US$23.4 million) by the Federal Court of Australia. The company would have been given an even bigger fine, A$48 million, but the...

It turns out that $1,000,000 isn't enough for some plaintiff's attorneys. That's the amount of auto liability insurance coverage on a typical commercial vehicle and what victims of an accident can get if the truck is found liable. But plaintiffs' attorneys from California to Maryland, in journal...

A federal judge ruled that his court lacks jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit brought by three carriers and the American Trucking Associations (ATA) against Rhode Island's truck-only tolling program. ATA and co-plaintiffs Cumberland Farms, M&M Transport Services and New England Motor Freight...