On Monday, US District Judge Maxine Chesney dismissed claims by Greenpeace that Walmart violated California's Unfair Competition Law by marketing and selling single-use plastic products. Greenpeace’s complaint argued that Walmart customers who bought plastic items, including plastic party cups, cutlery, and fruit snack cups, do not have access to recycling programmes that accept these items. […]
The lawsuit asks a federal court in Boston to block the “Northeast Alliance” partnership which was announced in July 2020 following its approval by the US Transportation Department. The suit takes aim at American Airlines, arguing that the alliance would dramatically increase prices for consumers. Both American Airlines and JetBlue have said they will contest […]
Guy Robson, partner at Keller Lenkner UK, discusses Dieselgate and how the past continues to haunt the car industry. In July this year, the European Commission fined the Volkswagen Group (which includes Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi) and BMW €875 million for breaching EU competition law by colluding in a cartel with Daimler (Mercedes-Benz’s parent company), […]
The SEC claims that, between 2017 and 2019, SHE Beverages Co raised over $15 million from more than 2,000 investors in unregistered stock sales by falsely touting its business plans and showcasing its success. The SEC says that the company overstated revenue, made deceptive claims that it had received takeover bids of up to $500 […]
Burnes Libman Law Group explore the question “what is a commercial vehicle?” When we think of the term “commercial vehicle”, 18 wheeler or semi-truck comes to mind. The shocking truth is the number of large trucks and buses in fatal crashes has increased by 48% from 2009 to 2018 and is continuing to grow every […]
The ruling by the Dutch Court is another victory for unions battling for better pay and benefits for those working in the gig economy. The ruling followed a similar decision about the ride-hailing company in the UK this year. The Amsterdam District Court agreed with the Federation of Dutch Trade Unions’ argument that Uber’s 4,000 […]
Following Thomson Geer's work on the merger between Intrust and Hostplus, we speak exclusively with Scott Charaneka, Head of Superannuation and Wealth Management at THOMSON GEER about the work and the deal.
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