US District Judge William Alsup said that he would tentatively approve the deal, which would see Pinterest commit $50 million to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives over a decade-long period. However, Alsup said he believes other shareholders should have the opportunity to decide whether it requires an enforcement mechanism. In 2020, a lawsuit, filed […]
On Wednesday, US District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan said convicted murderer Henry Franklin could pursue a proposed class action after he was turned down from a grocery delivery position at Cornucopia Logistics, which serves Amazon and Whole Foods. After a background check, Amazon determined that Franklin had lied on a 2019 job application by […]
Attorneys for Alec Baldwin have asked a court to dismiss a civil lawsuit filed by script supervisor Mamie Mitchell who was on the set when the actor fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. In a filing in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, Baldwin’s attorneys said that the claim by Mitchell should be dismissed because there […]
In a statement, Washington DC Attorney General Karl Racine’s office said, "Google falsely led consumers to believe that changing their account and device settings would allow customers to protect their privacy and control what personal data the company could access.” The statement went on to say that the tech giant “continues to systematically surveil customers […]
Back in November, the US Supreme Court rejected the car giant’s bid to avoid lawsuits filed by officials in three states including Ohio. Volkswagen’s US subsidiary argued that, under the Clean Air Act, emissions claims can only be pursued by the federal government. The car giant also said that it had already reached a more […]
On Tuesday, Tesla shareholders urged a judge to find that CEO Elon Musk coerced the company’s board into a 2016 deal with SolarCity. They have asked that Musk be ordered to pay the EV company $13 billion.
On Tuesday, drugmaker Endo International said it had agreed to pay up to $65 million to resolve claims by the state of Florida and local governments that it had contributed to the US opioid epidemic. The deal comes as one of many in recent months as the drugmaker works to resolve several similar cases. In […]
The class action against the social media giant’s parent firm, Meta, was launched by competition law expert Liza Lovdahl Gormsen at the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London. Lovdahl Gormsen claims that Facebook used its dominant position to force users to agree to its “unfair” terms and conditions. The lawsuit, which is the first of its […]
The new developments of criminal defence law Over time, the criminal justice system in Australia has seen many changes. As explained by expert criminal lawyers, the law is constantly adapting to meet the community's needs, and this is certainly true for criminal defence law. In recent years, there have been some significant new developments in […]
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