An LA federal judge has said she is prepared to approve an $18 million settlement between Activision Blizzard Inc and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a lawsuit claiming widespread sex discrimination by the American video game company. On Tuesday, US District Judge Dale Fischer said that the deal was sufficient, but asked […]
In a letter distributed by the New York Office of Court Administration on Monday, staff were told they had been deemed “unfit for service” for failing to comply with the court system’s covid-19 vaccine mandate. 156 court employees were told that unless they submit proof of receiving at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine […]
Latham & Watkins has taken on two mental health professionals to offer counselling to UK employees amid growing concerns over burnout in the legal sector, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Previously, the firm offered counselling sessions to employees in its other offices but has now extended this initiative to cover more locations, such as London, […]
On Monday, a court in Moscow rejected a bid by Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook, to have extremism charges against it dismissed in a case that could see the US social media giant forced out of the Russian market. According to Russian news agency TASS, Meta had requested more time to prepare for its legal […]
But what if the grace period is over and you still can’t pay it? What if you have missed many due dates? Six months? One year? Many bad things could happen to you. The worst is getting kicked out of your house. But, there’s good news too. You can fix this. However, the process can […]
E-commerce giant Amazon has been referred to the US Department of Justice over claims of potential “criminal obstruction of Congress” by the company and some of its top executives. In a letter to the Attorney General of the United States, members of the US House Judiciary Committee said Amazon engaged in a "pattern and practice […]
The deal was made after the SEC sued Tesla following a tweet from Musk who said he had “funding secured” to take the electric vehicle company private. According to the Telegraph, Musk said he was forced to step down as company chairman and needed to obtain permission from Tesla before sharing sensitive tweets. “The SEC’s […]
Let’s consider an interesting potential legal case that might be arising sooner than you think. A prosecutor announces the filing of charges against a well-known figure. This riles up ardent fans of the popular person. Some of those fans are adamant that their perceived hero can do no wrong and that any effort to prosecute […]
The Sackler family, the founders and owners of pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma LP, have reached an agreement with a group of attorneys general to pay up to $6 billion in cash to resolve widespread litigation claiming they fueled the US opioid crisis. Attorneys general for eight US states and the District of Columbia, who blocked […]
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