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DoorDash Agrees To Pay $5.3 Million In Settlement With San Francisco Workers

23rd November 2021
DoorDash will pay approximately $5.3 million under the agreement, with the bulk of the money going to the firm’s delivery workers, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said in a statement. Out of the $5.3 million, almost $5.1 million will go to the nearly 4,500 DoorDash workers who made deliveries in the city between 2016 […]
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Theranos Trial: Elizabeth Holmes Takes Stand To Defend Herself

22nd November 2021
Holmes is accused of making false claims about Theranos, including that its blood-testing devices could run a wide range of diagnostic tests more quickly and accurately than conventional laboratory testing with just a finger prick of blood.  Stepping forward to testify on Friday, Holmes said that her work at Theranos led her to believe in […]
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Lib Dem Leader Quits Herbert Smith Freehills Consultancy Job Amid MP’s Second Job Row

19th November 2021
On November 16, a spokesperson for the Liberal Democrat party confirmed that Davey had resigned from his position at Herbert Smith Freehills and had also stepped down as a member of the advisory board of Next Energy Capital.  Davey received $60,000 per annum by Herbert Smith Freehills for 72 hours of advice on political matters […]
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Judge Dismisses Meme Stock Lawsuit Against Robinhood

19th November 2021
On Wednesday, Chief Judge Cecilia Altonaga found no evidence of an illegal conspiracy to stop trading of GameStop Corp, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc and six other stocks.  Investors claimed the brokerages and Citadel Securities LLC schemed to stop a “short squeeze” that was leading to losses in the billions for […]
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YouTube And Google Hit With $26 Million Verdict In Video-Sharing Patent Fight

18th November 2021
On Tuesday, the Texas jury found that YouTube’s streaming technology worked uniformly to VideoShare’s patented technology for converting a video to multiple formats and transmitting it in the format that best suits a user’s device. Google and YouTube’s claims that the patent was invalid for containing “well-understood, routine, and conventional” elements were dismissed by the […]
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Theranos Trial: Brian Grossman Says Elizabeth Holmes Lied About Finger-Prick Tech And Military Use

17th November 2021
In Holmes’ criminal trial on Tuesday, Grossman told jurors that in 2014, as part of his due diligence, he had his own blood drawn from a Theranos blood-testing machine at a Walgreen pharmacy. He recalled how his blood had been drawn with a venous draw rather than a finger stick, saying that that the experience […]
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Law Firm Leaders Increasingly Concerned About Escalating Battle For Attorney Talent, Report Finds

17th November 2021
While law firm business leaders remain optimistic about client demand and profits over the next year, many leaders are becoming increasingly concerned about the escalating battle for attorney talent, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters and Georgetown Law’s Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession. The survey, released Tuesday, polled 55 chief operating officers […]
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JPMorgan Sues Tesla For $162 Million In Warrants Dispute Related To Musk’s 2018 Tweets

16th November 2021
According to court filings on Monday, JPMorgan Chase filed a lawsuit against electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla in a dispute over warrants. The banking giant is seeking $162.2 million plus interest, attorneys’ fees, and expenses.  JPMorgan claims that Tesla breached the terms of a contract that was signed between the two companies about repricing the warrants. […]
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UPS Faces $250 Million Sex Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit

15th November 2021
Three female employees who work at a UPS hub in Oakland filed a complaint in California federal court on Wednesday. The complaint claims that female staff are routinely given dead-end jobs, leading to lower pay and fewer opportunities for progression within the company than their male colleagues. The complaint also says that such issues are […]
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Hearing Could Restore Independence To Britney Spears Following 14-Year Conservatorship

12th November 2021
Los Angeles judge Brenda Penny will rule on requests to end the controversial legal arrangement that has allowed several people, primarily her father, to control Spears' finances, career, and personal life since 2008. Spears has repeatedly asked for the conservatorship to come to an end. Recently, her father, Jamie Spears, has also said that he […]
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